The Demand Response Coordinating Committee
The Demand Response Coordinating Committee (DRCC) is a non-profit organization formed in 2004 to increase the knowledge base in the U.S. on demand response and facilitate the exchange of information and expertise among demand response practitioners and policy makers.
DRCC News
Registration is now open for the upcoming National Town Meeting on Demand Response and Smart Grid!
July 13-14, 2009
Renaissance Mayflower Hotel, Washington DC
Take advantage of early bird princing for the premier Demand Response and Smart Grid event in the U.S. by registering before June 1st. Top government officials and business leaders have signed on to speak, with more to be added in the coming weeks:
- John Wellinghoff, Chairman, FERC
- Gary Brown, Chairman, New York Public Service Commission
- Rick Sergal, President and CEO, NERC
- George Arnold, Director of Interoperability, NIST
- Stephan Johnston, CEO, SmartSynch
- Chris King, Chief Strategy Officer, eMeter
- Frank Ramirez, CEO, Ice Energy
- Cheryl Hindes, Director, Load Analysis and Settlement, BGE
- Meg Chapmans, Communications Director, GE Energy
- Henry Yoshimura, Director, Demand Response, ISO-NE
- Susan Covino, Manager, Market Strategy, PJM Interconnection
- Tim Roughan, Director, Demand Response, National Grid
- Stephan George, Principal, FSC Group
For more information, click here.
New Report Details Policy Actions on Demand Response and Smart Grid Technologies Since 2005
(Washington – December 8, 2008) The Demand Response Coordinating Committee (DRCC) today announced the availability of a new Report on state and federal policies that have been enacted or are under development in recent years in the area of demand response, smart meters and smart grid technologies. The Report was produced by the DRCC for the National Council on Electricity Policy, a coalition of several organizations representing policy makers, including the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC), the National Governors Association, and the National Conference of State Legislatures.
The report is a snapshot of State and Federal demand response and smart grid technology policy actions that have taken place in the period between 2005 and September 1, 2008. It represents an attempt to catalogue information on policy developments in both the legislative and regulatory arenas and at both the federal and state levels. The report includes a special focus on State implementation of the demand response and smart metering provisions—Section 1252—of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPACT). To read the full report, click here.
The Fifth National Town Meeting on Demand Response
The DRCC recently held its Fifth National Town Meeting on Demand Response in Washington, DC. This event is considered the premier national event for those in the demand response community and this year brought together federal and state policy makers, utilities, RTO/ISOs, technology companies and various stakeholders from around the country. To see what happened at the Town Meeting, click here.
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