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Demand response allows users of electricity to be compensated for reducing electricity demand at times when the system capacity is reaching its limits and during periods when wholesale electricity prices are very high. Reducing use during periods of high demand alleviates strain on the system and increases system reliability. In addition, when system demand is high and prices rise, users may opt to conserve electricity, rather than consume it at the going price.
At certain times of the year when electricity demand is at its peak, supply shortages may occur and severe congestion on the electric transmission system can cause local delivery issues. These shortages and transmission constraints leave areas of the system vulnerable to service interruptions, particularly during the hot summer months. Demand response is one of the single best solutions to such problems.
The Ontario Power Authority has contracted Rodan Energy to engage energy consumers to participate in the York Region DR Program. Rodan Energy, in cooperation with local distributors Newmarket Hydro, PowerStream, Barrie Hydro and Hydro One, has developed a demand response program that enables commercial and industrial energy customers to quickly curtail their electricity consumption during periods of system constraint and peak demand when prices are highest.
Rodan Energy is seeking Participants with the ability to deliver reliable and verifiable demand reduction in response to operational directives issued by Rodan. The DR Program will focus on customers with the ability to drop more than 50kW of demand for a maximum of 6 hours between the periods of 8 a.m. and 8 p.m within 1.5 hours of receiving notification from Rodan Energy. Participants can be called up to a maximum of 125 hours during both the periods of May 1 to September 30 and October 1 to April 30.
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