http://blog.jparkhill.com/2007/03/05/smart-griddemand-response-an-alternative-energy-space-to-watch/ Business and Legal Notes, mostly Sun, 07 Mar 2010 19:48:21 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://blog.jparkhill.com/2007/03/05/smart-griddemand-response-an-alternative-energy-space-to-watch/comment-page-1/#comment-286 TXU goes Nuclear- (rant) « EE/RE Investing Tue, 10 Apr 2007 19:46:16 +0000 http://blog.jparkhill.com/2007/03/05/smart-griddemand-response-an-alternative-energy-space-to-watch/#comment-286 [...] Demand Response [...] [...] Demand Response [...]

]]> http://blog.jparkhill.com/2007/03/05/smart-griddemand-response-an-alternative-energy-space-to-watch/comment-page-1/#comment-74 A Demand Response IPO « EE/RE Investing Sat, 10 Mar 2007 03:33:06 +0000 http://blog.jparkhill.com/2007/03/05/smart-griddemand-response-an-alternative-energy-space-to-watch/#comment-74 [...] Another way of thinking of Demand Response as “dispatchable demand.” In general, the electic utility matches supply and demand of electricity by controlling supply and trying to keep it in sync with demand from customers. But the other side of this coin is to allow customers to respond to price signals from the utility to allow them to choose to use electricity when it is easier and cheaper for the utility to supply. I see the widespread use of demand response (along with energy storage) as essential if we are going to meet our energy needs with intermittent resources such as solar and wind. [...] [...] Another way of thinking of Demand Response as “dispatchable demand.” In general, the electic utility matches supply and demand of electricity by controlling supply and trying to keep it in sync with demand from customers. But the other side of this coin is to allow customers to respond to price signals from the utility to allow them to choose to use electricity when it is easier and cheaper for the utility to supply. I see the widespread use of demand response (along with energy storage) as essential if we are going to meet our energy needs with intermittent resources such as solar and wind. [...]

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