Demand Response, Advanced Metering Growing In U.s.

摘要

Demand response (DR) and advanced metering programs (AMP) have made significant progress in serving more consumers across the United States, says a new Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) report that charts the expansion of these energy-saving programs since 2006. The report - 2005 Assessment of Demand Response and Advanced Metering - is FERC's third annual report on demand response issues. While it noted progress on overcoming regulatory and financial hurdles over the past three years, the report also pointed to continuing obstacles, that could limit opportunities for continued growth in these programs, such as:rn1. the limited number of retail customers on time-based rates;rn2. restrictions on customer access to meter data; andrn3. the scale of financial investment necessary to deploy enabling technologies during an economic downturn.