EnerNOC, Inc., a specialist in demand response applications and services, revealed that it has been selected by Duquesne Light Company to provide 40 megawatts of demand response through September 30, 2012.

DemandSMART is EnerNOC's comprehensive demand response application. Recently the application got selected by UK cleantech research firm Greenbang as its 2011 Efficiency Awards winner in the Energy Technologies category, TMCnet reported.

DemandSMART enables customers to view real-time energy data, to monitor demand response performance and to assess the impact of other energy efficiency measures. In addition, through DemandSMART's automated demand response functionality, EnerNOC can automatically reduce electricity usage at participating sites directly from its Network Operations Center.

“Pennsylvania utilities are looking for ways to reduce peak demand for electricity and offer their largest energy users new money-saving opportunities. EnerNOC has become the demand response partner of choice for Duquesne and several of its peer utilities across the Commonwealth,” Tim Healy, chairman and chief executive officer of EnerNOC said in a press release.

“Our growing demand response portfolio continues to provide more value to both our utility partners and their C&I customers,” Healy added.

As indicated, this deployment of EnerNOC's comprehensive demand response application, DemandSMART, is believed to help Duquesne Light reduce peak demand for electricity at commercial, institutional, and industrial customer sites and meet energy reduction targets established by Pennsylvania Act 129.

EnerNOC also indicated that it has been selected to provide substantially more C&I demand response capacity to Pennsylvania utilities with Act 129 goals than all other third-party providers combined.

“Duquesne Light is committed to offering energy- and cost-saving measures to our customers,” Dave Defide, manager of Customer Programs at Duquesne Light Company, said in a statement.

“Working with EnerNOC on demand response will help our customers keep peak demand in check, and the program provides incentives and technology that encourage more efficient energy use throughout the year,” Defide added.

EnerNOC emphasized that it works closely with each site in its demand response network to develop a customized energy reduction plan. It then connects each site to its Network Operations Center, at no cost to the customer. When dispatched by Duquesne Light or its other utility partners, EnerNOC manages each site in real time to ensure that its network achieves the targeted demand reduction. 

Participating sites also receive access to DemandSMART's online energy management tools, which help customers track their performance to maximize payments and identify opportunities for further energy savings.

Working with more than 100 utilities and grid operators globally, EnerNOC delivers energy, ancillary services, and carbon mitigation resources that provide cost-effective alternatives to investments in traditional power generation, transmission, and distribution. Other energy management applications delivered by EnerNOC includes; EfficiencySMART, data-driven energy efficiency; SupplySMART, energy price and risk management; and CarbonSMART, enterprise carbon management.