Orange & Rockland

Summary

O&R is partnering with Simple Energy to offer an online engagement platform that leverages customer data and analytics to help customers find energy products and services that meet their needs.

REV objectives addressed include: Enhanced Customer Knowledge and Tools for Effective Total Energy Bill Management, Market Animation, Revenue Generation, Increased Adoption of Energy Efficient Measures

Current Status

Since the launch of the marketplace (My ORU Store) in early 2016, O&R has regularly added new efficiency product lines, which now span across connected home and water saving products, Wi-Fi thermostats, advanced power strips, LED lighting, large appliances, EV chargers, in-home energy assessments, and fixed-priced services provided by local contractors. The company continues to advance customer energy education through My ORU Store, promotional campaigns, and home energy reports.

Summary

O&R is utilizing partner Smarter Grid Solutions’ technology platform to increase hosting capacity through the use of new technology, reduce interconnection costs and create new revenue streams for the utility. This demonstration project tests whether a new protection methodology with corresponding monitoring and control technology, as well as a variety of interconnection options to developers, will increase hosting capacity on a circuit.

REV objectives addressed include: Leveraging Customer Contributions, System-Wide Efficiency, System Reliability and Resiliency, Market Rules and Standards

Current Status

The project Implementation Plan was filed in August 2018, and project activities are underway.

Summary

O&R uses partner Tesla’s battery and optimization technology to demonstrate an innovative storage business model, which the partners believe has the potential to realize the unique attributes of energy storage and enable wide-scale deployment. The batteries in this demonstration will be used to reduce the host customers’ demand charges, while also being dispatched for the benefit of the overall grid.

REV objectives addressed include: System-Wide Efficiency, System Reliability and Resiliency, Transactive Grid

Current Status

The project Implementation Plan was filed in July 2018, and project 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.