Released: 1/2/2009
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FERC Reports Progress in Demand Response, Advanced Metering
DEMAND response and advanced metering programs have made significant progress in serving more consumers across the country, says a new Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) report that charts the expansion of these energy-saving programs since 2006.
The report, 2008 Assessment of Demand Response and Advanced Metering, is FERC’s third annual report on demand response issues. While it notes progress on overcoming regulatory and financial hurdles over the past three years, the report also points to continuing obstacles – the limited number of retail customers on time-based rates, restrictions on customer access to meter data and the scale of financial investment necessary to deploy enabling technologies during an economic downturn – that could limit opportunities for continued growth in these programs.
(See complete article in the Illinois Energy Forum - January, 2009.)
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