NorthWestern Energy has chosen Tendril for its Smart Grid Demonstration Grant Project.

Tendril provides the cloud platform for the Energy Internet, and NorthWestern Energy is

one of the largest providers of electricity and natural gas in the Upper Midwest and Northwest.

As per the agreement between the two companies, Tendril Energize and Tendril Connect will be deployed to deliver consumer engagement and enable energy usage behavioral changes.

Tendril Connect is an open standards-based, scalable, secure software-as-a-service (SaaS (News - Alert)) technology solution. Tendril Energize is an application suite built on Tendril Connect.

Part of the Pacific Northwest Smart Grid Demonstration Project, the deployment will also be able to provide demand response (DR) and load control benefits to NorthWestern Energy.

According to a release, the Pacific Northwest Smart Grid Demonstration Project

has been set up to test new technologies and advanced analytical tools for the Smart Grid.

NorthWestern Energy's portion will be used to test distribution automation (DA) and conservation voltage reduction (CVR), as well as energy savings associated with DR and load control.

"Tendril's cloud-based platform and suite of consumer engagement tools based on behavior-based research are a perfect match for NorthWestern Energy to demonstrate price-driven load management and demand response," said Jeanne Vold, lead director, Business Technology for NorthWestern Energy.

"They are a leader in energy platform technology and consumer engagement tools, which not only spur meaningful behavior changes, but also allow NorthWestern Energy to pursue enhanced grid reliability and performance, with customer service benefits such as dynamic pricing."

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