Industrial Demand Response - Crosscutting

The purpose of this project is to undertake a survey of California industrial facilities to better understand existing control capabilities, or near-term plans for upgrades. This information will increase the understanding of California industry’s capacity to voluntarily receive and respond to an automated demand response signal to shift or shed non-essential electrical load. The results of this survey will be used with data collected from other sources (integrated audits, field work, and sector-based analyses) to identify potential shift and shed strategies within specific industrial sectors. This information with inputs from industry experts will assist these industrial sectors to better manage their electricity use during times of peak use and answer following key questions on related opportunities and challenges:

• Is the facility participating in DR? (Industrial facilities participating in DR programs may realize additional benefits from automating all or part of their DR capabilities.)
• Does the facility have automated controls for DR? (Firms with automated controls and information technology will be able to effectively participate in utility electricity demand response and future dynamic pricing programs. This could result in cost savings and other benefits to industrial facilities.)
• What are the challenges for DR? (Identify needed public policies to effectively assist businesses like yours to meet the challenges of real-time pricing.)