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Upcoming
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November 16, 2005
EnerNOC will be exhibiting at the Connecticut Business and Industry Association's and Connecticut Power and Energy Society's What's the Deal? VI Event in Cromwell, CT.
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EnerNOC Headquarters Moving to Boston's Financial District November 14th |
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With the continuous expansion
of our team, EnerNOC has outgrown its office space in Faneuil
Hall Marketplace. Effective November 14, 2005, the company's
headquarters will be moved to the third floor of 75 Federal Street
in Boston's Financial District. The new space offers increased elbow
room, improved conference areas, and superior networking space
highly suitable for EnerNOC's advanced technical and communications needs.
All physical correspondence should be addressed to:
75 Federal Street
Suite 300
Boston, MA 02110
All EnerNOC telephone and fax numbers (and email addresses) will remain the same.
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What Do Customers Want?
Written by Gregg Dixon,
Vice President of Marketing and Sales
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the question, "How does better energy management
affect the total profitability equation?" It's
usually a pretty simple answer but the answer always has
to come from the customer. Our job at EnerNOC is to educate
the customer on better energy management options, to inform
the answer that the customer provides, and then to deliver
commercially-attractive solutions that meet the identified needs.
It's too simple to assume that all customers want cost savings
– they don't! To be certain, many customers do want
cost savings but others prioritize factors like energy
security and are willing to pay a premium for that security.
Enhanced energy security can be delivered in many forms, from
advance notices of brownouts and blackouts to high-reliability,
market-linked emergency power systems.
So, where does EnerNOC start in helping the customer
understand the options available for better energy
management? Well, we start with a simple, eye-opening
fact – less than 1% of all commercial and
institutional facilities in the US have an advanced
metering system that measures and records basic,
interval-based energy consumption (kilowatt hours).
The adage "you can't manage what you don't
measure" is especially true when it comes
to energy and this fact guides our business. In
the March/April issue
of On Demand, Phil Giudice, Managing
Director, described the "eras" and progress
of energy management in broad terms, citing many
advanced options that represent an "end game"
for many customers. Now, let's take a look at
how we help a customer start the process of getting
to their energy management ideal, beginning with
advanced metering and using our simple cornerstoning
framework, described below, to guide this process.
We'll bring this process to life with an actual customer,
Pathmark Stores, a leading East Coast grocer with approximately
140 stores under management. When we first approached Pathmark
we learned quickly that their hands were full trying to manage
energy decisions across a highly diverse set of stores, few of
which had a common footprint or consistent equipment infrastructure.
After identifying Pathmark's needs and issues (e.g., basic energy
data, IRR hurdle, strong desire to get to best practice energy
management) EnerNOC proposed a solution that gave Pathmark powerful
initial benefits:
- An advanced, real-time metering and control system
- A payback on this investment of less than six months based
on enrolling electrical capacity in demand response
- A free Internet-based data presentment tool that helped with energy management decisions
Once these first two components (advanced metering and demand
response) of our energy management cornerstoning framework were
completed, and Pathmark had gained confidence in EnerNOC's team
and solution, it was ready to take the next steps, where the
big benefits are! These next steps include:
- Energy benchmarking. A powerful set
of decisions can be made once Pathmark's stores are able to
be compared to one another. EnerNOC "normalizes" energy
consumption data with store data, including location (degree day data),
square footage, structure (insulation r-values, roofing,
ingress/egress dimensions), and other proprietary data that allows
EnerNOC to benchmark stores against each other using an index of
energy efficiency. This provides a clear picture of efficiency
that gives Pathmark's energy management team a game plan for action.
- Advanced control. The first step taken once
store benchmarking data is in hand is to identify outliers and
to bring basic, scheduled energy consumption back in line. For
example, this includes ensuring that lights are set-back consistently
across all stores according to store-specific schedules and that
these schedules don't "drift" because store staff forgot
to reset setback settings after an all-night stocking exercise.
Because Pathmark receives real-time data (in real-time, not day
after or month after) they don't have to wait to act on operational
outliers – they can correct in real-time! If this situation
were to occur the first day of the month, 29 days may go by where
100 kW of lights are on for 8 hours more per day than they should
be. At $0.12/kWh this would translate into a $2,784 mistake.
- Demand-side management. The big value in
having real-time data is continuous improvement. We set the stage
with 365 days of data, we make adjustments, we compare the results.
A multitude of adjustments can be made, all of which can be
categorized as demand-side management measures. This includes more
efficient lighting, newer reflective roofing, natural lighting,
ventilation and seal improvements, etc. Without advanced metering,
benchmarking data, and advanced controls in place, the energy
management team at Pathmark would have a more difficult time
justifying investments.
- Energy procurement. Knowledge is power and
having deep knowledge of the operational specifics of each store
and the advanced metering and control needed to manipulate the
load curve across the entire portfolio provides Pathmark with
unique leverage in negotiating with retail energy suppliers. Retail
energy suppliers benefit as well because Pathmark can enter into an
active partnership as opposed to being a passive consumer of energy.
In total, these improvements are expected to generate more than
$1,000,000 per year in cost savings. But it's not just cost savings
that Pathmark is after. As a result of these measures they see
operational improvements to backup generation and front-end systems,
environmental benefits from more efficient operation, and public
recognition for corporate citizenship. That is what THIS customer wants!
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Customer
Spotlight: City of Meriden, Connecticut
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Due to constrained transmission and distribution capacity into
and around Southwest Connecticut, demand response in that region
is a critical component used by the Independent System Operator
of New England to ensure reliable and adequate electrical supplies
to the region. Each and every participant in ISO New England's
demand response programs contributes to the overall reliability
of the electrical grid by providing the system operator with
additional emergency capacity.
The City of Meriden's Water Pollution Control
Authority (WPCA) and Water Division both participate in the Real-Time
Demand Response Program through EnerNOC and proved the value of
their participation during this past summer's heat wave. During the
July 27th demand response event, the City freed up nearly 800 kW of
electrical load for the grid when EnerNOC remotely started the City's
enrolled backup generators and transferred load within thirty minutes
of notification by the ISO.
The new revenue stream that demand response has created for both
the WPCA and Water Division provides much needed support to their
operating budgets. Bob Mercaldi and Dave Lohman, Assistant Directors
of the WPCA and Water Divisions agreed, "Working in a municipal
environment means we are always looking for ways to reduce our cost
while optimizing our day-to-day operations. The demand response program
provides an additional source of revenue for our respective budgets
and allows us to pass savings onto our system users."
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EnerNOC Voted "Most Promising Company" at Energy Venture Fair VI |
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On November 3rd, EnerNOC was voted "Most
Promising Company" out of 80 of the best emerging energy
companies that presented at Energy Venture Fair VI, an energy
industry forum bringing energy technology, product and service
companies together with venture capitalists, corporate investors,
and strategic investors who are looking for investment opportunities,
strategic alliances and access to emerging technologies.
Attendees at the conference vote for the "Most Promising
Company" after presentations from all companies are complete.
EnerNOC CEO Tim Healy said, "We are honored to be recognized
by both our peers and a highly respected investment community.
The award is a testament to the team that EnerNOC has assembled and
its proven ability to grow our business along a very exciting strategic roadmap."
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EnerNOC Demand Response Customer Awarded Energy Users Excellence Award
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EnerNOC is proud to announce that
its customer, Pathmark Stores, Inc., has been awarded The Energy
Planning Network's (EPN) "2004/2005 Energy Users Excellence
Award for Best Cost Control Initiative." Pathmark's demand
response initiative, implemented and managed by EnerNOC, formed
the basis for this award.
In 2004, twenty-three Pathmark stores were equipped with
EnerNOC's system which meters and controls both generator
output and facility electric usage, and allows for communication
between EnerNOC's Network Operations Center (NOC) and the facilities'
assets through the Internet and the company's wireless network.
The system not only enables Pathmark's participation in local
demand response programs to create a new revenue stream, but also
allows for remote identification and correction of failures, faster
maintenance dispatch, custom control schedules, targeted efficiency
upgrades, and more effective energy procurement.
Because of the initiative's success at the first set of stores,
in 2005 Pathmark expanded the initiative across its chain and increased
the benefits per store by rewiring additional loads for greater
curtailment potential. Pathmark's Energy Manager, Steve Castracane, said,
"EnerNOC helped us realize exceptional value by integrating demand
response into our overall energy strategy and, as a result, we've gained
insight into our energy use that we never had before."
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the entire release
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EnerNOC Partners with Competitive Electricity Supplier Strategic Energy®
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EnerNOC is pleased to announce a
new partnership with Strategic Energy, a leading national competitive
electricity supplier serving commercial, industrial and retail
customers in states including California, New York, New Jersey,
Pennsylvania, and Texas. With this partnership, EnerNOC customers gain
valuable access to the retail electricity market, an integral resource
for maximizing cost-savings and enhanced energy management opportunities.
Strategic Energy procures and manages over $2 billion of electricity
and natural gas per year to more than 7,000 customers. Strategic Energy
buys wholesale power under contract for direct delivery to retail
customers and supplies its customers with customized energy solutions
through its Energy Management Center, operating 24 hours a day, 365 days
a year. In most cases, procuring electricity through Strategic Energy
is a low-cost alternative to standard purchase contracts with many electric utilities.
For more information on Strategic Energy and the services they
offer, visit Strategic's website at www.sel.com
or call toll free at 1.800.830.5923.
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EnerNOC Expands California Presence by Providing Southern California Edison Customers with Demand Response Audits
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In September, EnerNOC was selected
as a preferred supplier of demand response audit services for Southern
California Edison (SCE). Under the terms of Southern California
Edison's Technical Assistance and Technology Incentives (TA&TI)
Program, EnerNOC provides customers with a detailed evaluation of energy
use and a customized plan for implementation of demand response. EnerNOC
also evaluates for customers the cost reimbursements that are available
to reduce the expense of installing technology that will help them more
effectively participate in demand response programs.
Over the past two months, EnerNOC's experienced energy audit team
has been very active providing assessments of demand response potential,
technical audits, and engineering reports and analyses to SCE customers.
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Brett Perlman, Former Texas PUC Commissioner, Joins EnerNOC's Strategic Advisory Board
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EnerNOC is proud to announce that
former Texas PUC Commissioner Brett Perlman has joined EnerNOC's Strategic
Advisory Board.
"Brett is a fantastic addition to our strategic advisory board,"
commented Tim Healy, EnerNOC CEO. "The leadership he gave to the Texas
electricity market proved to be extremely productive. His contributions to
EnerNOC will be beneficial as we enter into emerging demand response markets
both nationally and internationally," he added.
From 1999 through 2003, Mr. Perlman served as Commissioner of the
Public Utility Commission of Texas, where he led the highly successful
restructuring of the state's electric utility and telecommunications
industries. Today, in addition to his role on EnerNOC's Strategic Advisory
Board, Mr. Perlman provides management consulting services to telecommunications
and energy clients.
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the entire release
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