FERC Publishes Assessment of Demand Response & Advanced Metering Staff Report

Saturday, December 15, 2012

According to information provided by survey respondents to the FERC 2012 Demand Response and Advanced Metering Survey, the potential demand response resource contribution from all U.S. demand response programs is estimated to be nearly 72,000 megawatts (MW), or about 9.2 percent of U.S.peak demand. This is an increase of about 13,000 MW from the 2010 FERC Survey. The regions with the largest estimated demand response capability are the Midwest-to-Mid-Atlantic region, the Southeast, and the Upper Midwest. With regard to advanced metering, penetration reached approximately 22.9 percent in 2011 in the United States, compared to approximately 8.7 percent in the 2010 FERC Survey (covering calendar year 2009). Florida, Texas, and the West have advanced meter penetrations exceeding 30 percent. As in previous surveys, electric cooperatives have the largest penetration, nearly 31 percent, among categories of organizations. More than 1,900 entities responded to the voluntary FERC survey and many made themselves available for follow-up questions.