Exelon this week continued its vigorous push into the microgrid market, this time in Connecticut where it began construction of a fuel cell microgrid. The project is being developed by Exelon’s competitive subsidiary Constellation in partnership with fuel cell manufacturer Bloom Energy and the city of Hartford. The partners are constructing … [Read more...]
Quick Energy Efficiency News…Making Money on Home Demand Response…Fuel Cell Deals…Opower’s Latest Update
A tariff change at the PJM Interconnection will create a new way for residential demand response to earn revenue in the wholesale market, effective this week. The change means that residential demand response resources can now participate in PJM’s synchronized reserve market. Demand response company Comverge helped win the change by providing … [Read more...]
Energy Efficiency MicroNews: National Aquarium, FuelCell Energy, Energy Technology Savings
This week in energy efficiency micronews… The National Aquarium is teaming up with Constellation to support environmental conservation efforts in Baltimore and throughout the Chesapeake Bay. The aquarium will implement $3.7 million in energy and water conservation measures through a 15-year energy performance contract with Constellation. Under the … [Read more...]
Energy Efficiency MicroNews: EnerNOC, AES Energy Storage, FuelCell Energy
This week in energy efficiency MicroNews… Manhattan Center Studios has contracted with EnerNOC to deploy a suite of energy management software and professional services, including DemandSMART demand response software, EfficiencySMART software and services that deliver continuous energy savings, and SupplySMART, an intelligent energy procurement … [Read more...]
Fuel Cells: Yes, Maybe, at Last?
Before plug-in hybrids, and virtual power plants, and bikes that charge laptops, there was the fuel cell. The fuel cell was supposed to become the next cool, big thing – many times – over the last 120 years (It was invented in the late 1800s.) Remember how NASA generated excitement about the technology when it started developing hydrogen fuel … [Read more...]