2022-016 - Implementer Contractor for Demand Side Management Program

Yukon Energy Corporation and its partners would like to implement a residential demand response program utilizing connected (see Device Connectivity, below) DR devices to reduce electrical loads from space and water heating during electrical system peaks. This Work builds upon a previous residential demand response pilot program, called PeakSmart, which sought to study the potential of demand response to manage peak loads and decrease supply capacity requirements. The successful Proponent would provide expertise in residential demand response programs in the planning and implementation of the territory’s first full-scale demand response program. The Proponent is expected to have experience in:

• Planning, design, and implementation of a residential demand response program, with a focus on space and water heating. Evaluation experience would be an asset.
• Procurement, installation and programming of demand response-enabled devices and integration with utility DRMS platforms.
• Designing residential demand response events and modeling their effect on a utility’s load profile,
• Residential customer communication and service on demand-response focused DSM programs (either directly or in a support role).
• Managing contractors installing equipment in residential customer homes.
• Working with utilities operating in extreme cold climates, northern or remote locations, without smart metering infrastructure or connection to the North American electrical grid, and with utilities that experience winter peaking due to heating loads.