Award-Winning Demand Response Initiatives (#D0550)
Room: 214D

Attendees to this mega session will gain insight from the winners of the 14th Annual Peak Load Management Association (PLMA ) awards, which recognized the best demand response programs, initiatives and achievements from calendar year 2016. Winners included: Program Pacesetters AEP Indiana Michigan Power Company's Demand Response Service Emergency Program; Central Hudson Gas & Electric's Peak Perks Program; City of New York's Municipal Demand Response Program; Portland General Electric and AutoGrid for Pricing and Peak Time Rebate Program; and Target Corp.’s Demand Side Energy Program. In addition, Thought leaders KCP&L and Nest for the KCP&L Thermostat Program; Alectra Utilities, Advantage Power Pricing; and Brett Feldman, Navigant Research, will be recognized. Winners were selected in the following categories: Program Pacesetter, which recognizes outstanding programs that effectively support and deliver peak load management; and Thought Leader, which recognizes the impact projects, outreach campaigns and individual contributions that have the potential to shape the industry’s future.