This panel discussed emerging natural gas DR programs, looking at research in and the status of gas demand response, utility justification and implementation, customer experience, and evaluation, measurement, and validation.
Panelists shared insights into how best to communicate the value of emerging AMI-enabled smart rate structures and price-responsive technologies to residential customers.
I will identify cautions for buyers, in the hope that utilities, regulators, and others communicate to potential solar customers what to look for when considering installing solar panels.
What are those barriers stifling certain energy technologies, what are their sources, and should current policies and regulations change to address them?
We conclude that from a market perspective, the combination of new RES, added gas generation, and carbon prices may cause lignite plants to retire at a faster pace than in the current resource plans.