Demand Response is Nothing New in Peterborough

摘要

With all the discussion and controversy over residential demand response in North American energy markets, it is refreshing to find pockets of programs that customers and utilities have embraced. Peterborough, Ontario, is a city of 80,000 nestled in the picturesque Kawartha region of lakes, rivers and cottages 90 minutes northeast of Toronto, Canada. So what makes this midsize city the hotbed of conservation? The success started long before demand response became a buzzword.