Sentences with phrase «response auction mechanism»

Over the course of the past two years, staff at the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) in the U.S. have introduced novel customer engagement opportunities to participate in wholesale energy markets via the Demand Response Auction Mechanism (DRAM) program.

«We recognize the need to move forward with third party direct participation in anticipation of a demand response auction mechanism pilot,» wrote Administrative Law Judge Kelly Hymes in a proposed decision.

Utilities were directed by the CPUC last year to set up a Demand Response Auction Mechanism, with the first pilot auction occurring in 2015 for a 2016 delivery.