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Electric Utilities: Distributed Energy

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The PJM Interconnect, the largest power market in the world, serving
. . . 60 million customers from the Mid-Atlantic to Chicago,
. . . has enthusiastically embraced demand response,
. . . where customers use internet and automated controls,
. . . to respond to calls for conservation and
. . . the market price of electricity in real time.
Controls can automatically change the:
. . . . . . temperature of thermostats,
. . . . . . dim lights,
. . . . . . briefly turn off water heaters and refrigerators, and
. . . . . . otherwise give the grid a break.
“We can reduce our peak loads in this country by 20% using demand response,”
. . . said Jon Wellinghoff, outgoing FERC Chair.
. . . “It’s happening and it’s coming very quickly.”

Ford has launched MyEnergi Lifestyle, to
. . . “showcase how combining renewable energy generation,
. . . with ‘time-flexible’ loads optimizes energy consumption,
. . . across a plug-in vehicle and home appliances.”
It is working with:
. . . . . . Georgia Tech,
. . . . . . Eaton,
. . . . . . Whirlpool,
. . . . . . SunPower, and
. . . . . . Nest to integrate the
. . . C-Max Energi electric car with smart appliances and solar, to achieve a
. . . . . . 60% reduction in energy costs for a typical home, and a
. . . . . . 50% reduction in CO2.

2013-11-29 Source:  Utilities  Ford MyEnergi


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