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Entergy Arkansas Chooses Comverge for Mass-Market Demand Response Program
May 29, 2012
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Comverge recently announced that Entergy Arkansas has selected it to implement a fully outsourced, pay-for-performance, Virtual Peaking Capacity (VPC) program. Under the terms of the agreement, Comverge will provide 15 megawatts of capacity to Entergy Arkansas through its suite of intelligent energy management software, hardware and services. Entergy Arkansas is the 25th utility to deploy Comverge's IntelliSOURCE software platform, which is designed to enable automation and end-to-end support for mass-market demand response programs.
"We are working with Comverge to deliver an innovative demand response program to our community as part of our comprehensive Energy Efficiency Plan," said Richard Smith, Manager, Energy Efficiency Resource Planning, Entergy Arkansas, Inc. "This is one of several programs that will help us achieve peak electric demand reductions and improve affordability of energy to all customers."
Comverge VPC programs are designed to reduce risk and capital investment for utilities by operating on a pay-for-performance basis. Comverge only receives payment for the verifiable megawatts of capacity actually delivered. At Entergy Arkansas, Comverge's IntelliSOURCE platform will support the full lifecycle of the new demand response program, including customer acquisition, program management and event control, measurement, analysis and optimization. The Comverge program is intended to help Entergy Arkansas meet its energy efficiency and demand management targets mandated by the Arkansas Public Service Commission.
Entergy Arkansas provides electricity to more than 692,000 customers in 63 counties. It is a subsidiary of Entergy Corporation. Entergy owns and operates power plants with approximately 30,000 megawatts of electric generating capacity, and it is the second-largest nuclear generator in the United States.
Source: Comverge
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