You may have heard that Demand Response (DR) can be an easy way to offset increasing energy costs, specifically the capacity costs that will increase beginning in June 2025.

There are many ways for companies and organizations to curtail energy usage and participate in a Demand Response program.

Here are a few:

• HVAC Controls

  • If you have an updated Building Automation System (BAS), you can use the temperature settings to reduce usage and hit your DR reduction levels. Strategies such as pre-cooling, temperature setbacks, zonal heating/cooling and VAVs are among some of the many ways to use your HVAC system to capture DR dollars.

• Mechanical, Lighting, Load Shift 

  • Whether you have zonal lighting controls or can cycle your elevator schedule, the ability to reduce or shift usage to non-peak times can earn you significant dollars from DR programs.

• On-Site Solar 

  • Companies that have installed onsite solar at their location are also great candidates for DR.  As they are likely already producing their own power from the sun when the grid is most taxed.

The payouts from DR programs are linked to capacity price.

As we’ve stated earlier, capacity costs will be going up tenfold in June 2025. Payouts for DR programs will also going up ten times.

Participating in a DR program is a great way to offset these upcoming cost increases.

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Link: How DR can help offset capacity rate increases

Link: More information on DR from the International Energy Agency