What is a Demand Response Program?
The New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) oversees New York State’s electricity grid and has the responsibility of maintaining a reliable, safe and efficiently operating grid. The most dangerous thing to an electricity grid is an extremely high electricity demand, which most typically occurs when the weather is extremely hot for an extended period of time. As demands increase, there is a continuing need for more and more supply. Given the many environmental and other restrictions, chances are that supply will never catch up pace with the increased demands. Simply put, there are occasional times (usually once or twice a year) when the demands are forecasted to be higher than the available supply. Because this situation can potentially cause blackouts or brownouts, NYISO had to come up with a plan to reduce electricity demand for these short but tenuous periods of time this was the birth of NYISO’s Demand Response Programs. Although ECS is administering NYISO’s programs, we are go
