July 10
Eversource Launches Targeted Load Management Pilots
This week's top smart energy news, curated by the Smart Energy Consumer Collaborative (SECC).
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Eversource is expanding its ConnectedSolutions demand response program with two targeted pilots in the Boston area and southeastern Massachusetts. The Boston pilot will recruit eligible stationary batteries, EVs, building management systems and smart thermostats at residences and businesses in areas where Eversource expects to see above-average loading during heatwaves.
With electric vehicles becoming more common across San Antonio, Texas, CPS Energy is partnering with WeaveGrid on a new program designed to help customers save money while supporting grid reliability. Through the EV Smart Rewards Program, eligible customers can earn bill credits for charging their electric vehicles during times that reduce strain on the electric grid.
In June, Uplight reached an exciting milestone: one million enrollments across our demand response programs! This means that we have one million devices and behavioral demand response (BDR) enrollments actively participating in the grid. We’ve already run 241 events this summer and have added 246 MWuM through new enrollments in the month of June alone.
U.S. electric utilities are increasing their investment in low-income energy efficiency programs, but the growing number of Americans considered income-challenged means a “gap” in funding exists, ACEEE said. Most utilities “are still underinvesting in low-income programs relative to the corresponding proportion of income-qualified population in their service territories.”
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Vermont just got its biggest delivery of superefficient manufactured homes – the latest example of how a pioneering state program can lower energy bills for residents of this type of affordable housing. The all-electric, heat-pump-equipped homes slash energy use by more than half compared with new conventional manufactured homes.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced her state had installed eight gigawatts of distributed solar power, making the state well on its way to reaching its 10-gigawatt goal by 2030. Hochul said the solar market growth has generated approximately $12.2 billion in private investment across the state and provided more than 16,000 jobs.
As Michigan’s biggest electric utilities try to bounce back from slow restoration times and customer headaches, the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) has launched a new tool that may help customers see if their utility is putting its money where its mouth is. MPSC says the application allows the public to access utility reliability data, analyzing utility performance at a “first-in-the-nation” level of detail.
A new solar installation on Martha’s Vineyard is set to lower utility costs for hundreds of low-income, year-round residents on the island best known as an upscale vacation destination. The project is the first to come out of a new program that channels solar savings to households grappling with high electricity bills.
