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Demand Response is the energy efficiency voice of the future. Advances in technology have allowed cost effective metering and real time monitoring to change how electric utility companies do business.

North America Power Partners - UtilitiesDemand Resources will allow utility providers to meet growing demands for additional electricity needs which have outgrown the pace of traditional supply resources. NAPP can provide a turn-key operation allowing Utilities to meet their goals as outlined by State Utility Commissions as well as lowering carbon emissions.

Value

  • Power System reliability
  • Cost Minimization
  • Environmental Benefits
  • Smart grid utility- nonresidential

Services

Utility Strategic DR Plans - NAPP develops individual utility strategic plans leading to the development of multifaceted demand response programs that improve reliability, reduce costs, and allow customers to respond to price signals and call events with their flexible load reduction capabilities that are enhanced with automation, controls, metering, reporting and portfolio management tools. NAPP provides program cost/ benefits analysis and DR valuation consulting. NAPP provides targeted DR programs that can be implemented to avoid or postpone costly system upgrades.

Meet DR objectives and mandates - Assist utility companies to achieve internal DR objectives and meet state regulatory mandates or goals for cost effective demand response initiatives within deadlines. DR included in utility integrated resource planning and resource adequacy. Utility based DR designed to qualify as RTO/ISO resources, including capacity, energy and ancillary services. DR as qualified operating reserves.

Direct load control programs – NAPP provides turnkey direct load control programs that are designed with best in class automation and control solutions for both generation and load reduction options for commercial and industrial customers.

Advanced metering – NAPP provides advanced metering solutions that store 1 minute interval data. NAPP can also coordinate its data management solutions with existing utility metering resources and utility smart metering initiatives.

Environmental Benefits Tracking and Reporting – NAPP tracks and reports the equivalent reduction in GHG emissions associated with offsetting traditional generation resources with clean green DR resources.

Web based customer reporting platform – NAPP provides customers with secure, web accessible platform that provides customer’s own usage, call event, performance, and payment reports. Private labeling and customization available.

Experience

NAPP has provided turn-key DR solutions to a large California utility since it was awarded the contract in March 2008. Formed in 2006, NAPP has been a leader in DR providing services across the USA. NAPP is a member of the PJM ISO, ISO-NE, NY ISO, MISO and is active in California with customers participating in DR programs with Southern California Edison and Pacific Gas & Electric. NAPP currently manages customers with hundreds of Megawatts of Demand and over 150 MW of DR capacity.

Public/Municipal Utility Company

Public power represents nearly half of the electricity delivered in the US. Advances in technology have allowed cost effective metering and real time monitoring to change how electric utilities do business. Demand Response has been growing in FERC regulated markets for nearly a decade as a proven Demand Resources have allowed utility providers to meet growing demands for additional electricity needs which have outgrown the pace of traditional supply resources. NAPP can provide a turn-key DR operations allowing public power utilities to meet their resource requirements while lowering carbon emissions.

Value

  • Power System reliability
  • Cost Minimization
  • Environmental Benefits
  • Smart grid utility- nonresidential

Services

Utility Strategic DR Plans - NAPP develops individual utility strategic plans leading to the development of multifaceted demand response programs that improve reliability, reduce costs, and allow customers to respond to price signals and call events with their flexible load reduction capabilities that are enhanced with automation, controls, metering, reporting and portfolio management tools. NAPP provides program cost/ benefits analysis and DR valuation consulting. NAPP provides targeted DR programs that can be implemented to avoid or postpone costly system upgrades.

Meet DR objectives and mandates - Assist utility companies to achieve internal DR objectives and meet state regulatory mandates or goals for cost effective demand response initiatives within deadlines. DR included in utility integrated resource planning and resource adequacy. Utility based DR designed to qualify as RTO/ISO resources, including capacity, energy and ancillary services. DR as qualified operating reserves.

Direct load control programs – NAPP provides turnkey direct load control programs that are designed with best in class automation and control solutions for both generation and load reduction options for commercial and industrial customers.

Advanced metering – NAPP provides advanced metering solutions that store 1 minute interval data. NAPP can also coordinate its data management solutions with existing utility metering resources and utility smart metering initiatives.

Environmental Benefits Tracking and Reporting – NAPP tracks and reports the equivalent reduction in GHG emissions associated with offsetting traditional generation resources with clean green DR resources.

Web based customer reporting platform – NAPP provides customers with secure, web accessible platform that provides customer’s own usage, call event, performance, and payment reports. Private labeling and customization available.

Experience

Experience: Formed in 2006, NAPP has been a leader in DR providing services across the USA. NAPP is a member of the PJM ISO, ISO-NE, NY ISO, MISO and is active in California with customers participating in DR programs with Southern California Edison and Pacific Gas & Electric. NAPP has provided turn-key DR solutions to a large California utility since it was awarded the contract in March 2008. NAPP was the first DR company to obtain approval of its public power based DR programs through the Department of Energy’s first smart grid award to the public power sector. NAPP’s turn-key DR program for City of Glendale Water & Power, a municipal utility, is scheduled to be activated in July 2010. NAPP manages customers with hundreds of Megawatts of Demand and over 150 MW of DR capacity.