Mississauga, ON, Canada, May 2, 2016 – Renewgridtech was selected by the Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) as Ontario-wide Aggregation Operator & Dispatch Administrator to operate the peaksaverPLUS Demand Response Program for Ontario’s Local Distribution Companies (LDCs). As the incumbent aggregation operator, Renewgridtech will continue to efficiently dispatch, support and manage approximately 320,000 Load Control Devices currently enrolled in the residential and small commercial peaksaverPLUS Program. To-date, the program has delivered approximately 160 MW in energy savings in the Province of Ontario when activated.
As the Province Wide Aggregation Operator for the IESO, Renewgridtech will continue to provide support for enrolled peaksaverPLUS participants together with the local LDCs to ensure devices can communicate effectively with our multi-vendor Control System.
The Dispatch Administrator responsibilities include coordinating communication with the IESO and participating LDC operators with respect to demand response activations. Renewgridtech will remotely activate load control devices to reduce the electricity demand of enrolled appliances and/or equipment on the Ontario electricity grid. In addition, Renewgridtech will provide the IESO with new, forward-thinking methods for safe and efficient operations.
“As a leading North American provider of demand response and energy intelligence solutions, Renewgridtech is pleased to leverage its world-class Network Operation Centre to support the IESO and Ontario’s LDCs by operating a reliable, vendor-neutral and efficient DR platform,” stated Paul Grod, Renewgridtech’s President. “Our residential DR offering maximizes consumer choice by enabling multiple DR technologies to enroll onto Rodan’s EnerVu platform. We are pleased to deliver a full suite of DR and EMIS solutions to commercial, industrial and residential consumers throughout North America.”
About Renewgridtech
Renewgridtech is a leading smart grid integrator delivering innovative energy solutions to electricity consumers, distributors and power producers. Combining our expertise in metering, engineering, demand response and energy information systems, we help our clients reduce their total energy spend.
Renewgridtech is headquartered in Mississauga, Ontario with an Innovation Hub in Kitchener-Waterloo and a Western Region office in Calgary, Alberta.
For more information, please visit www.rnwgtech.com or contact: Omi Sahota | Marketing Manager, Renewgridtech Tel: (866) 999.5006 ext. 241
