Demand Response

Demand Response

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Customers enrolled in demand response programs may be called upon to shift electricity consumption away from times of peak usage when electricity costs more to produce. These customers benefit through a lower rate. Demand response can also be a useful tool to avoid emergency situations where customer usage is expected to exceed available generation supply.

Actions to Date

• Demand Response Potential Study
• Demand Response Framework (U-18369)
• Integrated Resource Plans (Consumers Energy Integrated Resource Plan U-20165)
• Rate Cases/Demand Response Reconciliation Cases (Consumers Energy Reconciliation U-20164)
• Demand Response Wholesale Aggregation Workgroup (U-20348)
• Demand Response Public Act 342 Implementation Workgroup 
• Statewide Energy Assessment Review (U-20464 – Recommendation E-1)

Next Steps

• Establish stakeholder workgroup to meet with utilities, customers, Regional Transmission Organizations, and other interested parties to review demand response tariffs to:
  • Ensure increased participation
  • Improve performance
  • Review and update emergency operations procedures/alignment with wholesale markets
  • Improve communications with customers
  • Refine resource qualification understanding/process
• Continue to monitor demand response wholesale aggregation 

Staff Report Timeline

• May 12, 2020 - Comments/redlines to outline due to Staff
• July 1, 2020 - Draft report released to stakeholders
• July 17, 2020 - Comments/redlines to draft report due to Staff
• July 24, 2020 - Final written comments wishing to be attached as an appendix to Staff's report due
• July 31st, 2020 - Final report filed to docket

Stakeholder Sessions

May 19, 2020 (TELECONFERENCE ONLY)

Meeting Event | Agenda

April 28, 2020 (TELECONFERENCE ONLY)

Meeting Event | Agenda | Presentations | Recording

March 17, 2020 (TELECONFERENCE ONLY)

Meeting Event | Agenda | Presentations | Recording

February 19, 2020

Meeting Event | Agenda | Presentations | Recording 

January 16, 2020

Meeting Event | Agenda | Presentations | Recording

Staff Leads

Roger Doherty - Demand Response

Katie Smith - MI Power Grid Demand Response Stakeholder Workgroup
Erik Hanser - MI Power Grid Demand Response Stakeholder Workgroup

Related Documents

• Draft Report
• Staff Report - Draft Outline
• 2-19 Panel Solutions
• Interruptible Tariff Comparison
  • Supporting Data
• Interruptible Tariff Compilation

Related MPSC Case(s)

• U-20628 (Demand Response Tariffs)
• U-20471 (DTE Integrated Resource Plan)
• U-20350 (UPPCO Integrated Resource Plan)
• U-20563 (CE Demand Response Reconciliation)
• U-20521 (DTE Demand Response Reconciliation)

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