ECS Anticipates Paying Out $18 Million to New York Businesses this Summer
Buffalo, NY, Feb. 6
Energy Curtailment Specialists, Inc. (ECS), the largest demand response company in New York’s markets, expects to pay out more than $18 Million during the upcoming summer period to its customers participating in its Operation Save New York Demand Response Program.
Throughout New York, and across the United States, several thousand large electricity users receive payments for participating in demand response programs. Operation Save New York is the single largest such program and is focused on New York State businesses.
ECS’ aggregate customer pool across all of its markets represents an amount of electricity brought off line equivalent to powering over 800,000 homes. Over the past 6 years, ECS has paid its program members more than $50 million for their participation in the various demand response programs. Click here for more info
Foster’s Wine Estates Enrolls in Cut Back California
Facilities generate revenue through targeted energy conservation
Buffalo, NY, Feb. 4
Foster’s Wine Estates, owners of seven premium California wineries including Beringer Vineyards in St. Helena, and Chateau St. Jean and Asti in Sonoma County, has enrolled in the award-winning demand response program, Cut Back California. The program, administered by Energy Curtailment Specialists, Inc. (ECS), allows facilities to receive payments for their agreement to conserve energy in certain areas of their operations when there is an electricity shortage in the state.
With their enrollment, Foster’s has the option of reducing the use of lights, air compressors, chiller systems, or curtailing other non-essential operations in order to conserve electricity if and when problems arise in the grid. ECS then measures their conservation and compensates them for their cut backs. Click here for more info
First Tanning Salon Enrolls in Demand Response Program
Buffalo, NY, Jan. 28
Energy Curtailment Specialists, Inc. (ECS), the largest privately held demand response provider in the country, has enrolled the first tanning chain in their program. Perfect Color Tanning Salon, which has six locations in Long Island, has agreed to participate in ECS’ Operation Save New York in order to earn extra revenue for reducing their energy usage just a few times a year.
When the electric grid is forecast to be unstable, Perfect Color will reduce their electricity usage in order to help prevent blackouts or brownouts.
“Operation Save New York is a great opportunity for our salon to help out the environment and electric grid,” said Darlene Munoz, owner of Perfect Color. With the extra revenue we earn from ECS we are actually able to use that to rejuvenate our tanning facilities.” Click here for more info
Harris Beach NewsVine Client Feature: Energy Curtailment Specialists
Albany, NY, Jan. 18
As demand for energy continues to
climb, it is becoming increasingly
important for energy companies to
help their customers better manage
demand during peak periods. One of
the firm’s clients is a leader in this area.
Energy Curtailment
Specialists (ECS) is
the largest privately
held demand
response provider
in the United States,
with a current focus
on New York,
California, New England, Kansas City,
and a 13-state region in the areas of
Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland,
and Washington, DC. Since February
2007, Bill Flynn of our Albany office
who leads the Energy Industry Team
has been providing ECS with strategic
advice related to public affairs, federal
and New York state regulatory
matters, client development, strategic
alliances, and ancillary business
opportunities.. Click here for more info
Cashing in on MPower™ Seminar
KCP&L to host free “lunch and learn” seminar
Kansas City, MO, Jan. 8
Kansas City Power & Light (KCP&L), in conjunction with Energy Curtailment Specialists, Inc. (ECS), will hold a free “lunch & learn” seminar on Thursday, Jan. 24, 2008 from 11:00 am until 2:00 pm to educate local businesses about KCP&L’s MPower program.
Industry professionals, Brian File, Demand Response Product Manager at KCP&L and Paul Tyno, Executive Vice President, Program Development at ECS, will address topics including techniques for energy conservation and how to earn money with MPower. Click here for more info
Demand response firm explains why PJM is attractive
Washington, DC, Jan. 4
Energy Curtailment Specialists (ECS) is bringing its economic demand response program to PJM because it sees a need for the resource there, the firm said yesterday.
ECS offers a best-efforts program without penalties that pays participants for cutting power when the grid is unstable. The firm gives advance notice to customers when an event is expected.
The firm wants to expand and it believes it can bring a good product to the service territory, Vice President of Product Development Paul Tyno told us yesterday. PJM and other areas of the country seem primed for an expansion of DR, he added.
"There has to be the right financial motivation for a resource to want to participate and put themselves in a position where they're responding to a load reduction event," said Tyno. Click here for more info
Energy Curtailment Specialists Emerges in New Market
Buffalo, New York, Jan. 3
The need for demand response participants has arisen once again in the PJM territory and Buffalo-based Energy Curtailment Specialists, Inc. (ECS), the largest privately held demand response provider in the country, is pleased to announce their entrance into this market.
ECS’ program is a best-efforts, no penalty program in which participants are paid for reducing electricity when the grid is unstable. Participants receive advanced notification from ECS when the grid is forecast to be unstable, allowing businesses to form a reduction plan and notify staff of the curtailment event. Click here for more info
Allegany County Considering Energy Curtailment
Proposal
BELMONT, New York, Dec. 7, By BRIAN QUINN/Wellsville Daily Reporter
Allegany County may participate in a voluntary, five-year plan to cut back energy use at in the
event of a crisis.
The proposal, which still needs legislative approval, was explained to the Public Works Committee this week by
Stacey George, senior program representative for Energy Curtailment Specialists, Inc. (ECS).
“We ask all our customers to cut back on usage during times of crisis,” George said. “What makes a crisis is
when the New York State ISO (Independent System Operator) sees that the grid is starting to overload. We
are a third-party aggregator for the New York State ISO.” Click here for more info
ECS Hires Daniel Perez as Vice President of Technology
Buffalo, New York, Dec. 6
Energy Curtailment Specialists, Inc. (ECS), the largest privately held demand response provider in the country, headquartered in Buffalo, NY, has announced the hiring of Daniel Perez as Vice President of Technology.
Perez, who maintains a degree in Computer Science, has a great deal of experience in the technological field, and for the past several years has emerged as a leader in the field of building automation and energy management systems. Click here for more info
ECS’ Stephen Lynch Named as Chairman of NYISO Price Responsive Load Working Group Committee
Buffalo, New York, Nov. 29
Stephen Lynch, Principal and Co-founder of Energy Curtailment Specialists, Inc., a demand response provider headquartered in Buffalo, New York, and President of ACE Energy Company, Inc., a full service energy efficiency and savings company, has been named as chairman of the New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) Price Responsive Load Working Group (PRL WG) Committee.
On Tuesday, November 6, Lynch was officially appointed to the position. He will begin his official duties at the December 10th meeting of the PRL WG in Albany, NY.
The NYISO manages New York’s electricity transmission grid – a 10,775-mile network of high-voltage lines that carry electricity throughout the state- and also oversees wholesale electricity markets. Click here for more info
Marriott Hotels Join Demand Response Program
Buffalo, New York, Oct. 30
Twenty Marriott Hotels in New York State have enrolled in Operation Save New York, a demand response program administered by Energy Curtailment Specialists, Inc., headquartered in Buffalo, New York. Participants in this program receive payments in return for agreeing to reduce their load when the electric grid is overloaded and in trouble. This program helps prevent blackouts and rolling brownouts along with eliminating the need to build new power plants.
The hotels, located in New York City, Long Island, and Syracuse, will each develop their own customized plan that will maximize demand reduction while minimizing any impact on their guests. Some curtailment efforts that may be included in their plans include turning down public area and office lights, reducing cooling in unused areas, running emergency generators, and turning off non-critical equipment. Click here for more info
Energy Curtailment Specialists, Inc. Enters Into Five-Year Agreement with Southern California Edison
Buffalo, New York and California Oct. 22
Program to Focus on “Clean” Demand Response
Energy Curtailment Specialists, Inc. (ECS), the leading provider of “clean” demand response solutions, announced today that it has signed a demand response agreement with Southern California Edison (SCE). The agreement is the second contract in California signed by ECS this year and will extend to 2012. ECS’ program will target load reductions that do not require the use of back-up/distributed generation, with an emphasis on lowering emissions and providing “clean & green” demand response. Click here for more info
Brooklyn Law School Joins Demand Response Program
Buffalo, New York, and Brooklyn, New York, Oct. 16
Energy Curtailment Specialists, the largest private demand response provider in the country, headquartered in Buffalo, New York, announced that Brooklyn Law School recently joined their demand response program known as Operation Save New York.
Through their program participation, Brooklyn Law School, located in New York City, will become more energy conscious by reducing electric usage when the grid is forecasted to be unstable.
“By enrolling in Operation Save New York, we are creating a positive impact on the environment and our community and focusing our students on becoming more energy conscious,” said Joan Wexler, Dean of Brooklyn Law School. Click here for more info
Long Island Baseball Team Helps Environment Through Operation Save New York
Long Island, New York, Oct. 11
Long Island’s Atlantic League baseball team, the Long Island Ducks, has enrolled their home field, Citibank Park, in Operation Save New York, a demand response program administered by Energy Curtailment Specialists, Inc. (ECS).
ECS, headquartered in Buffalo, New York, will pay the Long Island Ducks for their best efforts in reducing electricity when the grid is forecasted to be unstable. As part of the program, the Ducks will receive day-ahead notice in order to prepare for the following day’s event. Click here for more info
Energy Curtailment Specialists to Speak at DR Expo
Energy Curtailment Specialists, the largest private demand response provider, will be attending the DR Expo in Chicago on October 16-17. ECS will display a trade show exhibit throughout the two day affair and Paul Tyno, executive vice president of program development of ECS, will be a panelist on the DR Expo Technology Track scheduled for October 17. To learn more about the DR Expo and the services ECS has to offer, click here. Click here for more info
ECS Nominated for Two Global Energy Awards
Buffalo, New York, Oct. 3
Platts announced on Friday, September 28, 2007 that Energy Curtailment Specialists, Inc. (“ECS”), one of the leading demand response service providers in the country, has been selected as a finalist for two separate award categories— the Industry Leadership Award and the Rising Star Award.
The Industry Leadership Award and the Rising Star Award are two of the sixteen categories recognized in Platts's annual Global Energy Awards. The Industry Leadership Award recognizes companies that have spearheaded a revolution in technology and industrial processes, and have led changes that are so clearly right that other companies are compelled to follow in its footsteps. The Rising Star Award looks at companies that have used their skills to establish themselves as equal-to or even more successful than existing players in their field. Click here for more info
KCP&L and ECS Announce Contract for Demand Response Partnership
Buffalo, New York and Kansas City, Missouri, Oct. 2
Energy Curtailment Specialists (ECS), the largest private demand response provider in the country headquartered in Buffalo, NY and Kansas City Power & Light (KCP&L), a full-service energy provider located in Kansas City, Mo., have entered into a contract whereby ECS will provide a full range of demand response (DR) services to KCP&L’s commercial customers in Missouri and Kansas.
KCP&L utilizes DR programs to help manage summer peak electric demand. These DR programs are a key component of KCP&L’s Comprehensive Energy Plan, the company’s long-term roadmap for providing sustainable, environmentally responsible energy to the Kansas City region. Click here for more info
ECS joined the Natural Resources Defense Council(NRDC)
NRDC is the nation's most effective environmental action organization. They use law, science and the support of 1.2 million members and online activists to protect the planet's wildlife and wild places and to ensure a safe and healthy environment for all living things. (See NRDC' mission statement here.)
December 3-4, 2007 is an EUCI Demand Response Conference Co-Sponsored by Energy Curtailment Specialists.
This conference brings together industry experts to explore how to move from the demand response programs of today into a successful long-term future. Leading regulators will offer recommendations on how to remove key barriers to demand response and address the role of residential customers and demand response.
Researchers will discuss new findings on smart rates and better ways to treat customers while industry experts review the demand response business models that are working today and growing in impact. Additionally experts will address the impacts and implications of widespread demand response for customers and the grid in the future. Click here for more info
CEO of Energy Curtailment Specialists, Inc. Elected to
Two Year Term on NERC Planning Committee
Buffalo, NY, Sept. 20
Glen Smith, president and chief executive officer of
Energy Curtailment Specialists, Inc. (ECS) has been elected to a two year term on the Planning
Committee of the North American Electric Reliability Council (NERC). NERC's mission is to
improve the reliability and security of the bulk power system in North America by developing and
enforcing reliability standards, monitoring the bulk power system and assessing future adequacy.
Mr. Smith's election to the Planning
Committee is an important step towards
having demand response considered an
integral part of the reliability planning
process across the country. Click here for the full story
Energy Curtailment Specialists Hires Mike Jaeger, Former NYISO Employee
Buffalo, NY and Albany, NY, Sept. 12
Energy Curtailment Specialists, Inc. (ECS), the largest privately held demand response provider in the country, headquartered in Buffalo, New York, announced the addition of Mike Jaeger, a former New York Independent Systems Operator (NYISO) employee, to their professional staff as director of market operations. Click here for the full story
Energy Curtailment Specialists Supports Prevention of Climate Change
Lake Tahoe, Nev. / July 30, 2007
Featured as speaker at California Manufacturers and Technology Association conference
Energy Curtailment Specialists (ECS) was featured as a speaker in California Manufacturers and Technology Association’s conference concerning efforts to reduce and prevent climate change in California. The 2-day conference, “California Manufacturers Leading the Way on Climate Change: Innovation, Markets & Prosperity”, took place in Lake Tahoe, on July 26 and 27 and focused on the need to lower greenhouse gas emissions while maintaining manufacturing competitiveness in order to ensure California’s prosperity. Click here for the full story
Energy Curtailment Specialists Featured as Speaker at FERC/NARUC Collaborative
Buffalo, NY & New York, NY , July 18, 2007
Special session held at NARUC 2007 Summer Committee Meetings to discuss demand response initiatives
On Sunday, July 15, Energy Curtailment Specialists, Inc. (ECS) participated as one of the featured panel speakers at the Demand Response Collaborative Meeting between Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC), which was part of NARUC’s 2007 Summer Committee Meetings, being held July 15 to 18 in New York City.
The Collaborative addressed the coordination of federal and state demand response policies, such as the regulatory barriers to increased customer participation in demand response programs identified in a report, “Assessment of Demand Response and Advanced Metering”, which FERC issued to Congress, last August, in response to a mandate in the Energy Policy Act of 2005. One such barrier is the disconnect between retail prices regulated by the states and the wholesale prices regulated by FERC. Click here for the full story
Energy Curtailment Specialists Announces Strategic Business Development Initiative
in New England Energy Market
Boston, MA, June 20, 2007
Energy Curtailment Specialists, Inc (ECS), the largest demand response service provider in the United States, announced today that it has added to its advisory team of former state energy regulators to provide counsel on strategic business development initiatives in the New England energy market. The group’s expert guidance will help ECS expand its demand response programs in the New England region. ECS currently has under contract more than 700 MW of demand response capacity, sufficient to power more than 700,000 New England homes.
ECS has tapped Paul G. Afonso, the former Chairman of the Massachusetts Department of Telecommunications and Energy (now the Public Utilities Commission), to join the already formed advisory group and lead ECS’ efforts in the New England region. Mr. Afonso is currently the Practice Leader of Brown Rudnick’s Government Law & Strategies Group in Boston. Click here for the full story
California Public Utilities Commission Approves Agreement between
Pacific Gas & Electric and Energy Curtailment Specialists
Sacramento, CA & Buffalo, NY, June 5
Energy Curtailment Specialists, Inc. (ECS), the largest demand response provider in the United States, announced approval of its Demand Response Purchase Agreement with Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC). Under the agreement, ECS will provide PG&E with a minimum of 40 megawatts of electricity over the next 5 years.
ECS’ program, Cut Back California, is designed to alleviate pressure on the electric grid during times of peak energy use. The program does this by offering financial incentives to various commercial and industrial customers who agree to cut back their electricity use during these peak periods. ECS, a carbon neutral company, will assist in preventing blackouts while remaining true to the environmental standards of the people of California. Click here for the full story
Energy Curtailment Specialists Launches Cut Back California Demand Response Program in San Diego
Seminars scheduled to increase public awareness of demand response benefits
San Diego, CA, May 8, 2007
Energy Curtailment Specialists, Inc. (ECS), the largest demand response service provider in the United
States, is launching its Cut Back California Program in San Diego.
Cut Back California is a customer-friendly demand response program which pays larger users to shift electric use during peak periods
and conserve electricity during shortages. This action, which is requested typically only a few days per summer, levels off electric
users’ demand and brings stability back to the grid. Click here for the full story
PG&E Cuts Deal with New York Energy Co.
Sacramento Business Journal - March 7, 2007
Pacific Gas & Electric Co. has made an agreement with Energy Curtailment Specialists Inc. that
ECS will provide a minimum of 40 megawatts of electricity to the utility over the next five years,
ECS said Wednesday.
The agreement has been submitted to the California Public Utility Commission for approval.
Terms were not disclosed.
The PG&E contract will begin this summer and run through 2011. It will involve ECS enrolling
large electricity users in its Cut Back California program within PG&E's service area to aid the grid
during the few occasions of the summer that supply might not be sufficient for extremely high
demands. Click here for the full story
Energy Curtailment Specialists (ECS) Announces Carbon Neutrality
BUFFALO, NY, Feb. 26, 2007
Energy Curtailment Specialists, Inc. (ECS), the largest demand response provider in the United States, has become carbon neutral. The purchase of BeGreen Carbon Offsets counterbalances 100 percent of ECS’ carbon emissions footprint, including that generated by travel for daily business operations as well as the portfolio of generating assets ECS manages through its demand response events. Click here for the full story
Columbia University Joins Energy-Reduction Incentive Program
New York, NY, Feb. 5, 2007
Columbia University has enrolled in the award-winning, electric demand response program, Operation Save New
York, the largest in the United States, administered by Energy Curtailment Specialists, Inc. (ECS). Columbia joins thousands of New
York facilities in receiving payments for their agreement to conserve electricity in certain areas of their operations when there is an
electric shortage in New York State. Other notable, participating academic facilities include Pratt Institute, Polytechnic University,
American Academy of Dramatic Arts, Suffolk Community College and the Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art. Click here for the full story
ECS Launches Advanced Technology Platform for Demand Response Programs
Buffalo, NY, Dec. 7, 2006
Today, Energy Curtailment Specialists, Inc. (ECS) announced the launch of their ECS
Power Direct™ energy management platform, a product of Connected Energy Corp. This leading edge technology
platform will give ECS new tools to administer Demand Response (DR) programs in the United States and manage
the energy consumption their program members.
ECS Power Direct is a fully managed, pre-engineered solution that brings local devices and control systems online to
create a virtual control center without enterprise software, systems or device - level integration. It will allow
participants in ECS’ DR programs to place their equipment on reduced energy usage settings from one access point
during periods in which the statewide electric grid is unstable. Click here for the full story
ECS’ Demand Response Program Expansion Brightens California’s Outlook for its Electric Grid
Forbes, NEW YORK, Nov. 27, 2006
Today Energy Curtailment Specialists (ECS), the largest demand response company in the
United States, announced plans to expand their programs into California over the next several months. ECS’ presence will
increase the scope of demand response programs to help keep the electricity grid working in California when demand is
extremely high.
ECS intends to become involved in the programs of all three major California utilities: Pacific Gas & Electric, Southern Cal
Edison, and San Diego Gas & Electric. “We intend to establish a footprint in every area of the state,” said Glen Smith,
president and CEO of ECS. “Every business in California, whether they are a manufacturer, hotel, hospital, commercial
building, etc., will have the opportunity to participate and earn significant payments, while at the same time helping their
community.” Click here for the full story
ECS to Bring Demand Response
Programs to California
Utility Automation & Engineering T&D, New York, NY, Nov. 28, 2006
Energy Curtailment
Specialists (ECS), a demand response company,
announced plans to expand their programs into California
over the next several months. ECS hopes its presence will
increase the scope of demand response programs to keep the electricity grid working in
California when demand is extremely high. Click here for the full story
Long Island City Business Development Discusses ECS Program
Long Island, NY, Sept 8, 2006
During the recent energy crunch, involving several days of record-breaking electric demands,
manufacturers in the LIC area helped ease strain, lower demand on the electric grid, and avoid
further blackouts, by reducing their electric usage as part of Energy Curtailment
Specialists' (ECS) Operation Save New York demand response program, the largest of its
kind in the United States.
The manufacturers shifted schedules to accommodate four to six hour blocks of electric
reduction, on Aug. 1, 2 and 3, by stopping lines, discontinuing or lightening electric-intensive
processes and reducing air conditioning. Click here for the full story
Less Water, More Juice
Long Island, NY, August 30, 2006
During the heat wave earlier in the month, 12 Long Island water suppliers cut their electric usage and ran backup generators, adding available power to the grid. The action was part of Operation Save New York, a demand response program administered by Energy Curtailment Specialists inc., which is headquatered in Buffalo and has offices in Jamaica, Queens. Click here for the full story
East Islip School District Gets Energy Conscious Participation in energy program and replacement of old equipment offer savings and
rewards
EAST ISLIP, N.Y., Aug. 28, 2006 /PRNewswire/
After the recent energy shortage and blackout
events, East Islip school district announced that it is serious about energy conservation. East Islip
recently joined Operation Save New York electric demand response program to help the grid by
reducing electric usage during shortage periods, and the district continues to replace old
equipment with energy efficient types as part of a project started two years ago. Click here for the full story
Energy Curtailment Specialists Hires Bob Boyle, Former
NYISO Associate, As Vice President
Albany, NY, August 16, 2006
Energy Curtailment Specialists, Inc. (ECS) announced the hiring of Bob
Boyle as vice president, Market Development, to work out of their recently opened Albany branch office in
Schenectady.
ECS administers “Operation Save New York,” the largest electricity demand response program in the U.S. Click here for the full story
Hicksville Water Eases Power Demand
While Increasing Revenues
Hicksville, August 11, 2006
Last week, as the mercury hit record-setting levels and consumers
throughout the tri-state area suffered through hot days and nights
marked by brownouts and blackouts, the Hicksville Water District
helped ease some of the heavy strain placed on the area's electric
grid, while generating income and saving money. Click here for the full story
Local Firm Helps Balance Power Supplies with Demand
The Buffalo News, Buffalo, N.Y., Aug 7, 2006
With the latest heat wave once again straining the
state's electric system, especially downstate, workers at a
Cheektowaga company started scrambling last week to help
keep the lights on in the New York City area.
The company, Energy Curtailment Specialists, has a stable of
clients in Western New York and downstate that have agreed
to cut their energy use by a total of more than 400 megawatts
when the state's power supplies start to get too tight to meet
the demand for electricity. Click here for the full story
Cut Demand, Save Grid, Money
Daily Gazette, The., Schenectady, NY,
July 20, 2006
The heat wave is over, but the memory of two power outages, one Monday night and one during
the day Tuesday, will remain for the couple of thousand Schenectady residents affected. While
the hardship was nothing compared to Baghdad or Beirut, it was certainly something to be
avoided if possible. Getting more participation in electric demand control programs like
Operation Save New York could help do that. Click here for the full story
Businesses Conserve Electricity to Relieve Tension on Grid
Forbes, NEW YORK, July 19 , 2006
In a joint effort, thousands of facilities in the five boroughs of NYC and in Long Island, involved in the Operation Save New York electric demand response program, conserved electricity to lower the electric demand by an estimated 200 megawatts (MW) Tuesday afternoon, enough to power 200,000 houses. Program members, including manufacturers, hospitals, nursing homes, hotels, commercial and residential buildings, schools and stadiums, receive payment at the end of the summer for their contributions to the electric grid. Click here for the full story
Queens Chamber Reports on ECS
Queens, NY, 2006
A few years ago, during the
California blackouts, when
there were electrical problems
all over that state, Glen Smith
and Stephen Lynch discovered an
opportunity. Realizing that California’s
problems were only the beginning, they
wondered how devastating it would be
if blackouts became commonplace in
New York City. Click here for the full story
In Face of Record Heat Waves across U.S. this Summer Companies Compensated for Reducing Demand
IFMA, Web Site, July 27, 2005
As we approach yet another stretch of hot weather, consider this: the growth of available electricity supply is greatly outpaced by the Herculean growth in the demand for electricity. Without sufficient supplies, utilities and grid operators will be strapped and will have to find ingenious ways of preventing rolling or whole community blackouts. Click here for the full story |
