by Wayne Pales | Apr 22, 2016
I spend less than $10 per week on electricity usage. I am two weeks away from the end of my first billing period with a new retailer. The predicted bill amount is $289.39. I am predicting my bill will be closer to $170. I am in the industry, so I get why this has...
by Wayne Pales | Apr 9, 2016
In the last in this series on developing your Demand Response strategy, I want to talk briefly about some of the analytical models that will underpin your success. Throughout this series, I have highlighted, both directly and indirectly, the need for a strong...
by Wayne Pales | Apr 4, 2016
Last week I talked about the back-office capabilities required to deliver a Demand Response program. In this second half of the post, I talk about technologies on the consumer side. Automated Demand Response (ADR) is relatively mature for Commercial and Industrial...
by Wayne Pales | Mar 28, 2016
So far in this Demand Response series, I have provided my thoughts on the primary definitions, so you know what is, and what is not Demand Response. I have talked about the drivers and why you may want to develop a Demand Response capability. I then talked about some...
by Wayne Pales | Mar 18, 2016
Assuming you have read part I and part II of this series you understand what demand response is and why you may want to have such a capability. You should also have an idea of what capacity you need under management to make your investment worthwhile. Remember; there...
by Wayne Pales | Mar 7, 2016
In my last post, I described what I believed Demand Response is, and isn’t. I described Demand Response as being where a third party, such as a Utility, has a need for a consumer to reduce their electricity during a specified period. In this post, I explore why...
by Wayne Pales | Feb 28, 2016
In this first of a five-part series I want to focus on the meaning of key terms. I continue to have conversations where people are using demand side management, demand response, energy conservation, and energy efficiency interchangeably. They all mean different...
by Wayne Pales | Feb 20, 2016
In my last post, I wrote about the need for a utility to build a comprehensive and holistic clean technology (CleanTech) strategy. I went on to write about the pivotal role demand response should play in this CleanTech strategy. Over the next few weeks, and based on...
by Wayne Pales | Feb 7, 2016
As with most things, industry buzzwords and phrases get interpreted to suit the author’s intention. Best case is this can be confusing and frustrating, worse case it can be misleading. I have been struggling with what term best describes those technologies that, when...
by Wayne Pales | Nov 19, 2015
Recently I attended EUW2015 for the first time. I have made many visits to Asian Utility Week (better known as Metering Asia) but never been to EUW. I missed out on the days of Amsterdam. AUW likes to be in Bangkok and can get moved at short notice. It struck me that...
