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Demand Response Potential

March 19, 2020
Carol Winkel

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Demand response is the voluntary and temporary reduction in consumers' electricity use when the power system is stressed, and it's one of the ways the region can meet its peak electricity loads.

Flat Loads

December 20, 2016
John Harrison

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For Northwest utilities, income from power sales and the rates charged per kilowatt-hour grew by more than 3 percent per year over the last 10 years, but customer bills grew just 1 percent per year thanks largely to warm weather and energy efficiency, both of which reduce demand for power.

Demand Response Advisory Committee Holds First Meeting

December 19, 2016
Carol Winkel

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Demand response resources are the least-cost solution for providing new peaking capacity and could save the region billions of dollars

Demand Response: Revamping an Old Idea for a More Efficient Northwest Grid

October 04, 2016
Tina Jayaweera

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The utility industry, including within the Pacific Northwest, has a long history of using demand response to reduce electricity use when the grid is stressed. Now it can also be used to help the grid when wind and solar produce too much power.

Demand Response Symposium Plans to Build on Its Success

October 04, 2016
Carol Winkel

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The Northwest's demand response symposium was the first step toward meeting the Council's goal of developing at least 600 megawatts of DR. But it's just the beginning.

Smart Grid NW Hosts Symposium on Demand Response

September 20, 2016
Carol Winkel

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Demand response, the voluntary and temporary reduction in consumers’ use of electricity when the power system is stressed, is the least-cost solution for new peaking capacity. An upcoming symposium is bringing people together to make this solution a reality.

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