Including New Construction in Demand Response Audits
Tuesday, July 5th, 2011 at
9:39 AM
Filed under Demand Response.
Q: If during a preliminary assessment, opportunities for demand response are identified in projects currently under design and/or under construction but not included in the historic demand provided by the utility, can these new loads be identified be made a part of the demand response audit?
A: Demand response programs require usage and/or interval data for a customer to participate. If the auditor wishes to proceed with a new construction project he should speak with the utility Program Manager if the new load can be made part of the utility’s demand response program.
Some utilities will allow the customer that is adding new load to the facility to participate in the program within 60 days of installing an interval meter.