FERC Staff Issue Assessment of Demand Response and Advanced Metering Report

Wednesday, December 24, 2014

(December 23, 2014) This report is the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission staff’s (Commission staff’s) ninth annual report on demand response and advanced metering required by section 1252(e)(3) of EPAct 2005. It is based on publicly-available information and discussions with market participants and industry experts.

Based on the information reviewed, it appears that:

• The penetration of advanced meters continues to climb. According to the Energy
Information Administration (EIA), an additional 5.9 million advanced meters were
installed and operational between 2011 and 2012, resulting in advanced meters
representing almost 30 percent of all meters in the United States;

• Potential peak reduction from demand response in the Regional Transmission
Organizations (RTOs), Independent System Operators (ISOs), and Electric Reliability
Council of Texas (ERCOT) markets increased by 2,451 MW to 28,503 MW from 2012 to
2013 or 9.3 percent; and,

• Demand response resources made significant contributions to balancing supply and
demand during the late 2013 and early 2014 extreme cold weather events and helped
preserve Eastern RTO and ISO reserve levels.

View and download the FERC Report at www.ferc.gov/legal/staff-reports/2014/demand-response.pdf