For those of you that are new to demand response and would prefer a very basic definition and understanding of one of the services Legends Energy Group provides, feel free to take a moment and give the link below a read.
http://smallbusiness.chron.com/make-demand-response-work-35202.html
Titled ‘What Does It Take to Make Demand Response Work?,’ the article does a great job of conveying the information very plainly and directly so that anyone reading can understand the complex process that is demand response more effectively.
Demand response involves reducing the electricity used in your business when power use in the area peaks. Doing so helps conserve energy but also provides financial benefits for participating businesses. For example, your business can save money by using less energy when power costs are highest. In addition, some power companies offer incentives such as discounts to businesses that participate in demand response programs. Some programs (including Legends Energy Group) even pay customers per kilowatt of power curtailed during program hours.
OK, maybe I added the parentheses in there about Legends, but it’s true!
The article continues on to explain some simple ways to cut back on electricity such as turning off lights in unused rooms, turning off printers and computers at the end of the day, or shutting down elevators and air conditioning units in an effort to reduce demand. The truth is that even though shutting off one light in a break room isn’t going to make a huge impact, if the 100 surrounding offices in the area do the same it’ll all start to add up very quickly.
In my opinion, the key to demand response is not necessarily the implementation of it but more the knowledge of its potential. There are a lot of heavily-populated areas in the US that are growing pretty rapidly and the electrical grid will have no choice but to grow as well to maintain grid stability. But when the utilities are unsuccessful in keeping up, a problem will soon exist that was not there in the past. The end result can be very costly for businesses; especially for manufacturers who have a lot of equipment that’s sensitive to voltage fluctuation. The equipment can often short out, resulting in either having to buy new (expensive) equipment or even worse…starting an electrical fire in the shop.
A program like demand response is designed specifically to eliminate that strain on the grid, preventing something like that from happening. The more that we are all willing to contribute to the effort of cutting back at times, the more we all benefit.
For additional demand response information, click here. Legends Energy Group, partnered with Energy Curtailment Specialists and BidURenergy, works with industrial businesses to help reduce their energy consumption. Our company assists in procuring your energy, saving on utility bills, and becoming smart energy consumers. Read more here or visit this site.
