Common Electricity Definitions – Learn the Electrical Lingo
Every industry has specific jargon and terms that are supposed to make communications easier. Not only do some of these confuse regular customers, but they also confuse industry professionals as the same thing is called different names by different people. See our list of common industry terms below: ICI ā Industrial Conservation
COVID-19 Recovery Post Hiatus & The Future of the ICI Program
Learn about the return and future of the ICI program.
COVID-19 will lead to a huge spike in Global Adjustment in 2021
In our last blog post; we explored the impact COVID-19 will have on The Ontario Electricity Demand and how this may impact the Top 5 Coincident Peaks for the Industrial Conservation Initiative (ICI) program.
Demand Response FAQ
Over the past few years, Edgecom Energy has gained a lot of experience as a Demand Response Aggregator in the Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO)ās Demand response program ā now called the Capacity Auction. In this time, we have also received and answered a wide variety of questions from our customers relating to the program and how it works. In this post, youāll find a selection of these questions and answers.
Demand Response: Ontarioās Capacity Auction Program
In modern grids, optimizing efficiency in electricity consumption and reducing strain on grid infrastructure has become crucial. During times of high demand […]
DR Standby and Activation Calls Explained
Over the past few weeks, the Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) has issued an unusually high number of standby calls to participants in the Demand Response (DR) program. Although this might be frustrating for DR participants and has kept us all busy recently, there are good reasons to explain the recent increase in calls. This blog post will briefly outline why standby and activation calls are issued in normal circumstances and will explain the IESOās recent increase in calls.
Dunn Paper Success Story – Accurate Peak Predictions with pTrackā¢
pTrackā¢ helped Dunn Paper's facility in St. Catherines increase their Global Adjustment savings.
Edgecom Energy Partners with Alert Labs
Alert Labs' Partnership with Edgecom Energy provides turn-key flood detection and water monitoring.
Energy Performance Program – The new and easy way to receive incentives for energy savings
The IESO has released the draft agreements for the new Energy Performance Program (EPP). This program is a new approach to energy savings which takes a look at the total building energy consumption instead of looking at specific equipment.
Energy Storage Use Cases
As countries around the world start/continue their transitions to renewable energy while also electrifying different sectors, new technologies must step up to support these parallel revolutions. While it might not be the āsilver bulletā solution, it is now clear that energy storage in various forms will be a crucial supportive technology - ensuring a successful and sustainable transition over the coming years and decades.
GA Cost Pools: Does it Make Sense to Opt-in as a Class A Customer?
As the GA cost pool is decreasing year over year, the decision to either opt-in to Class A or Class B needs to be more thought out. Decreasing GA cost pool means that the amount of potential savings is also reduced, so only customers who can hit all 5 peaks and curtail cheaply will reap the full benefit of being Class A.
Green Energy Doors Open Award
Back on October 27th, the Ontario Sustainable Energy Association (OSEA) hosted the 11th Annual Green Energy Doors Openā¢ (GEDO) event. Edgecom Energy was honoured to be named the winner of the energy storage category and have the opportunity to present our innovative battery energy storage solutions with the rest of the talented winners from across Ontario.