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Demand response
Earn payments for reducing energy consumption through demand response programs, while supporting grid flexibility and reliability.
What Is Demand Response?
Demand response programs pay you for your energy flexibility
With most commodities, value is determined by two key factors: price and quantity. But when it comes to energy, a third component – time – plays a big role. When facilities use energy is just as important as the price they pay for it and how much they use. Ultimately, a facility’s ability to be flexible about when they use energy represents both a value and a cost.
Utility and grid-sponsored demand response programs allow organizations to monetize that flexibility. Demand response provides payments to large energy consumers that agree to reduce their energy demand during times of electricity grid stress to help the grid remain in balance and avoid blackouts – a win-win for both organizations looking to boost their bottom line, and the communities they serve.
Global #1
Enel is the world’s largest demand response provider
$700 million
in demand response earnings paid to customers since 2015
4.9 GW
demand response capacity in North America
How It Works
How does demand response work?
Demand response plays a large role in enabling a more resilient and flexible grid. Supply and demand for electricity must remain in balance – when demand goes up, utilities and grid operators have a few options – risk a blackout, buy electricity in open markets, fire up a fossil fuel powered peaker plant, or dispatch a demand response network. When the grid anticipates the need for support, it dispatches a signal to demand response companies, like Enel North America. Enel makes it easy to participate – watch our video to learn more.
Benefits
The value of demand response
Generate revenue
Demand response programs pay you to reduce consumption, helping the grid balance supply and demand.
Reduce operating costs
Less money spent on overhead costs – like energy – boosts your bottom line and unlocks additional opportunities.
Support a more resilient electric grid
A cost-effective alternative to building new power plants, demand response contributes to a cleaner, more reliable grid.
Create an energy reduction strategy
Through demand response, design an energy reduction strategy based on operations, safety, and comfort.
Monetize demand management
Save on-bill through avoidance of peak demand charges and real-time energy rates.
Gain access to real-time energy data
Real-time data access for your facility helps you understand how you use energy and maximizes efficiency.
Regional presence
United States
Enel North America has expertise in over 15 demand response markets across the country. Each market has a wide range of opportunities organizations can leverage – our experts can help you unlock all opportunities available to you.
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Why Enel North America
We are your partner for demand response
Demand response program strategies to maximize earnings
Enel North America works with organizations to develop demand response participation plans that maximize earnings while minimizing operational disruption. We will work with you to identify ways to reduce non-essential energy without affecting business operations, comfort, or product quality.
We customize energy reduction strategies for every facility that can include temporarily reducing lighting, air conditioning, pumps, freezers and other non-essential equipment. Many facilities find that energy-intensive processes can simply be shifted by a few hours to facilitate dispatch participation. In some geographic areas, facilities may participate by switching to backup generation or battery storage systems, thereby reducing demand on the grid. We will work with your facility to create a customized participation strategy that works for you.
Why Enel North America
We are your partner for demand response
Demonstrated Success
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