Commercial Curtailment
The Demand Response Initiative (DRI) seeks to curtail commercial and industrial (C&I) customer demand to mitigate the impacts of peak demand and balance the increasing presence of renewable energy sources on the grid. This is accomplished through Efficiency Maine’s partnerships with pre-approved curtailment service providers (CSPs). CSPs provide energy management services to prospective participants. Participants and their CSPs are compensated on a pay-for-performance basis for their average kW curtailment performance when there is a forecast for peak demand on the New England electric grid.
Incentive: $35/kW curtailed
The following CSPs have been approved for 2024. If your organization is interested in curtailment incentives, please click the links below to learn more about each CSP. To sign up, use the “Contact” button found at the top right corner of each CSP’s websites with which your organization is interested in working.
Opportunities
Demand Response Initiative (PON)
Through this competitive Program Opportunity Notice (PON), Efficiency Maine is seeking applications from eligible Curtailment Service Providers (CSPs) for portfolios of curtailable load. Click here to learn more.