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Demand Response is an energy management program used by utilities to balance the demand and supply of the grid. It works by providing large energy consumers with financial incentives to reduce or shift their energy consumption during peak demand periods.

A demand response aggregator acts as an intermediary between the IESO and energy consumers, managing the participation of multiple consumers. By pooling together many electricity consumers, the aggregator enables even smaller facilities to participate in demand response programs.

Yes, you can participate independently. However, there are many advantages to partnering with an aggregator:

• Risk Management: The aggregator assumes the risks and financial penalties.
• Administrative Support: The aggregator handles all the paperwork.
• Bidding Management: The aggregator manages daily and seasonal bidding.
• Energy Monitoring: The aggregator may provide energy monitoring solutions.
• Curtailment Planning: The aggregator assists with curtailment planning.
• No Curtailment Minimums: There are no minimum requirements for curtailment.

Most participants join through an aggregator. Typically, only organizations with extremely large capacities and dedicated staff choose to participate independently.

By participating in the Demand Response program, you get an additional revenue stream that gets paid out twice a year. In addition, you’ll also be supporting the stability of the grid.

The Demand Response payment can vary year to year and region to region. There are also different payments between the summer and winter seasons. The demand response aggregator usually takes a small percentage of the payment for their services. For a better estimate, contact us.

Edgecom Energy offers a comprehensive Energy Bundle that includes 100% DR payments, dataTrack™, pTrack®, AI Energy CoPilot, and more.

Absolutely! In fact, many of our customers participate in both programs. If you’re already a part of the ICI program, that means you already have the ability to curtail your operations, so joining the DR program is an easy way to boost revenue.

If you are participating with an aggregator like Edgecom Energy there’s no minimum curtailment required. If you’re joining on your own, you’ll need at least 1 MW of curtailment capacity.

The easiest way to participate in the demand response program is with an aggregator like Edgecom Energy. Reach out to us and we’ll handle the rest.

Both the ICI and DR programs are grid management initiatives. The main differences between them are:

• Eligibility: The ICI program requires you to be a Class A customer (averaging over 500 kW of monthly peak demand). Whereas there are no minimum requirements if you participate with a DR aggregator.
• Voluntary Participation: The ICI program is voluntary. You choose whether or not to curtail during a peak event. In contrast, the Demand Response curtailment is mandatory once you join the DR program. Failure to curtail during an activation can result in removal from the DR program.

Edgecom is a registered aggregator in Ontario, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and the U.S. Mid-Atlantic region.