Demand Response
Your company may be able to realize significant savings by reducing energy consumption during peak usage periods when requested by your utility. As part of our xChange Point® energy management software and services solution, EPS creates and implements strategies enabling industrial manufacturers to participate in utility-sponsored Demand Response (DR) programs and take advantage of substantial financial incentives.
We start by assessing your operations and current energy consumption levels. Using data gathered from xChange Point we identify the facilities and specific equipment that offer the best opportunity for participating in the Demand Response program without impacting your production. We also identify the various available utility incentives, based on your location and energy load.
Using this information, we develop the optimal Demand Response strategy, including not only load shedding plans, but also installing and configuring the appropriate controls. xChange Point interfaces with these controls and gives your company a simple, immediate way to measure and verify that it has complied with the DR program and quantifies the energy and carbon emissions savings.
The EPS Approach goes well beyond the savings of traditional Demand Response programs. It identifies other ongoing steps for lowering your energy usage and carbon emissions, such as Controls Optimization, Permanent Load Shift and Energy Efficiency opportunities. Using this actionable intelligence, EPS will quantify the potential savings from these initiatives. On your approval, we implement the ones that are most financially compelling. And xChange Point automatically tracks the usage and savings associated with each initiative, so you can quantify the results.
In addition to traditional DR programs, EPS has helped several utilities successfully implement advanced Automated Demand Response (Auto-DR) programs among a number of their largest industrial customers. During times of high electricity prices or system emergencies, the utility automatically sends an Internet signal to their customers’ energy control systems. This initiates a series of pre-programmed, pre-authorized demand reduction strategies (vs. manually accepting/declining the request). In return for reducing or shifting energy use during critical periods, Auto-DR customers benefit from:
- Installation incentives
- No cost equipment
- Reduced electricity rates
- Increased savings
Read some EPS Demand Response Success Stories
Contact us today to learn how you can benefit from Demand Response and Automated Demand Response Programs.