Consolidated Edison

Summary

Con Edison is partnering with CLEAResult (formerly Retroficiency) to build a clean energy project origination, bidding, and technical support platform for medium to large commercial buildings. The platform is analyzing interval meter data to identify high potential projects that can be put out to bid on the platform, with technical support and financing options facilitated by Con Edison.

REV objectives addressed include: Enhanced Customer Knowledge and Tools for Effective Total Energy Bill Management, Market Animation

Current Status

Con Edison initially launched the Energy Insights Portal for end-use customers, allowing customers to identify measure-level recommendations and develop potential projects. Market Partners began to pursue project bids and development on the platform in Q2 2017. The project team continues to work with customers to develop projects.

Summary

Con Edison is partnering with Opower and Enervee to build a marketing platform that targets residential customers with relevant messaging from DER providers on bills, over email, and through an online marketplace.

REV objectives addressed include: Enhanced Customer Knowledge and Tools for Effective Total Energy Bill Management, Market Animation

Current Status

Since the marketplace launch in Q2 2016, customers in Con Edison’s  service territory have received customized print and digital home energy reports and the program has created qualified leads for partner companies. Con Edison has since updated the online marketplace design and capabilities and expanded marketing, also including a new module dedicated to electric vehicles (cars.coned.com). Targeted campaigns offered to date include offerings for Sealed home services, Wi-Fi thermostats, solar modules offered via competitive bids under the Pick My Solar platform, heat pumps with Mitsubishi Electric, and electric vehicles via the Cars module.

Summary

Con Edison expects to partner with DER providers to provide bundled solar with storage, which when aggregated serves as a virtual power plant (VPP) to provide grid services. The demonstration also would test the demand for a premium resiliency service that leverages the devices to keep the lights on during an outage.

REV objectives addressed include: System-wide Efficiency, Fuel and Resource Diversity, System Reliability and Resiliency

Current Status

As of Q1 2017, this project has been put on hold until further notice, pending guidance from the Department of Buildings and the Fire Department of the City of New York (FDNY) regarding the residential installation of lithium-ion storage systems.

Summary

Con Edison is partnering with GI Energy, NEC Energy Solutions, and Urban Electric Power to build front-of-the-meter (FTM) storage systems. Con Edison aims to test energy storage technologies and associated new business models, which have the potential to support cost-effective solutions for distribution-level grid needs.

REV objectives addressed include: Market Animation, System-wide Efficiency, Leveraging Customer Contributions, System Efficiency

Current Status

The project will build 4.2 MW/4.4 MWh FTM battery storage systems across four commercial customer host sites. The utility will have priority access to the battery during times of peak load on the grid, while the battery owner/project developer can participate in wholesale markets during all other times. The project team has identified viable host sites and is working with the Department of Buildings and the FDNY on permitting requirements.

Summary

Con Edison is partnering with NRG, LG Chem, and Greensmith to operate a mobile energy storage system. The transportable batteries will be deployed for Transmission and Distribution grid investment deferral and system emergencies; at other times they will participate in market applications.

REV objectives addressed include: Market Animation, Leveraging Customer Contributions, System-wide Efficiency, System Reliability and Resiliency

Current Status

The project will be divided into three phases. Phase 1 (underway) will focus on the design of the mobile energy storage units, Phase 2 will test whether these units can successfully bid into wholesale markets, and Phase 3 will test whether these units can meet grid needs in both planned and emergency scenarios. The purchase of the batteries will only occur once the FDNY issues a Letter of No Objection.

Summary

Con Edison, in partnership with National Express, a local school bus operator, will purchase five electric school buses from Lion Electric for use in the White Plains public school district. During the school year, the five electric buses will be used for student transportation, whereas in the summer, the buses’ batteries will be leveraged to meet system needs.

REV objectives addressed include: Third Party Partnerships, Reducing CO2 Emissions, Shared Value Streams, Advanced Distribution Management, System-wide Efficiency

Current Status

The Implementation Plan was submitted in Q4 2018, and project development activities are underway.

Summary

Con Edison and O&R will test two rate designs side-by-side. Both will be enabled by price-responsive home energy management technology platforms that will be developed by Tendril and Sunverge. The demonstration project will assess battery storage as an enabling technology, particularly for customers with existing solar PV systems. Participating customers will be provided with the enabling technology at no cost. ICF provides implementation and customer support in the project.

REV objectives addressed include: Market Animation, System-wide Efficiency, Pricing and Rate Design, Increased Customer Knowledge

Current Status

Following project development activities, customer recruitment is to launch in Q4 2018.

Summary

In Community Power, Con Edison will test a new self-sustainable model for supporting community distributed generation (CDG) for LMI customers. This project will deliver one megawatt (MW) of CDG from scattered rooftop solar arrays to approximately 350 directly metered LMI participants living in New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) housing. As part of this demonstration, a workforce of between 15 and 30 NYCHA housing residents will be trained to install the project’s solar arrays.

REV objectives addressed include: Market Animation, Enhanced Customer Knowledge and Tools for Effective Total Energy Bill Management, Third Party Partnerships, Reducing CO2 Emissions, System-wide Efficiency, Solutions for LMI Customers

Current Status

The development of the Implementation Plan is underway.