ConEd Files for Expansion of Residential Demand Response Programs
December 29,2014
Consolidated Edison has filed for several changes to its residential demand response program in New York.
ConEd sought:
• Under the Direct Load Control program, approval to increase the annual new thermostat installation goal from 3,500 units to 5,500 units, with sufficient funding for 2015 to achieve that goal.
• Funding to add an additional 5,000 thermostats in the Bring Your Own Thermostat program in 2015.
• Funding to integrate residential DR into the Company's Demand Response Management System in 2015.
• Extend the Residential Smart Appliance Program (RSAP) pilot for one year to enable expansion and increased testing of SmartAC kits, the range of devices provided through RSAP, and further testing of incentive reduction, gamification, and other behavioral modification pilots. The company proposes to increase the number of SmartAC kits in the coolNYC program by an additional 25,000 units.