The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) approved North America Power Partners’ contract with Southern California Edison, which will provide Edison with up to 75 megawatts of new demand response capability over five years to help reduce electricity demand during peak demand days. Read more »

Carl Salas and Laurie Wiegand-Jackson (R), Distinguished Service Award
Ms. Laurie Wiegand-Jackson is the Immediate Past President of AEE and the President of Utility Advantage, an energy service consulting company, and North America Power Partners, a premier demand response provider in the US . Read more »
“National Town Hall Meeting on Demand Response 2008, NAPP President Speaks on Panel of Experts”
http://www.demandresponsetownmeeting.com/agenda/.
On July 31, 2008, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) held a Demand Response Webcast to discuss opportunities for industrial facilities to earn a revenue stream as a demand source. The Webcast focuses on current issues driving the development of demand response across the United States including energy cost and reliability, sustainability, measurement and verification requirements, and developing a facility as a demand resource.
http://www1.eere.energy.gov/industry/resources/videos.html
July, 2008
Through demand response programs, utility companies pay a regular revenue stream to scrapyards willing to shut down or scale back electricity use during high-demand periods.
By Laurie Wiegand-Jackson Read more »