Donaldson , Rober t (DEP )

From : Sent : To : Subject : Davi d Brewste r[DBrewster@enernoc.com ] Wednesday , Jun e 30 , 200 4 4:2 2 P M Donaldson , Robert (DEP ) EnerNO C comment s

ments_MA DEP.pdf Bob , Attache d pleas e fin d comment s fro mEnerNOC , Inc . regardin g th e propose d amendment s t o 31 0 CM R 7.0 0 an d 31 0 CM R 70.00 . Pleas e le t m

e kno w i f I ca n provid e an yothe r informatio n tha t woul d b e o f assistance
. Than k yo u i n advanc e fo r you r consideratio n o f thes e comments . Bes t regards , Davi d

Davi d Brewste r EnerNOC , Inc . On e Faneui l Hall , 3r d Floo r Boston , M

A0210 9 617-224-990 2 (Office ) 617-794-622 7 (Cell ) DBrewster@EnerNOC.co m www.EnerNOC.co m

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# ENERNO C

Rober t Donaldson , Associat

e Directo r Departmen

t o f Environmenta

l Protectio

n Busines s Complianc

e Divisio n Burea u o f Wast e Preventio

n On e Winte r Street , 8t h Floo r Boston , M A 0210

8 Jun e 30,200 4 Dea r Mr
. Donaldson , Than k yo u fo r allowing EnerNOC , Inc
. t o provid e inpu t int o th e Departmen

t o f Environmenta

l Protection' s (DEP

) propose d amendment

s t o 31 0 CM R7.0 0 an d 31 0 CM R70.00
. EnerNO

C i s a privately-fundedcompan

y tha t help s energ

y user s manag e thei r energ y consumptio

n an d reduc e thei r deman d fo r electricit y during localize

dan d system-wid

e capacit y deficiency emergencie

s to creat e amor e robus t an d reliable electricit

y gri d- asolution calle

dDeman d Response
. EnerNO C i s activ e i n area s wher e th e electricit y gri di s mos

t strained, including Northeas t Massachusetts/Bosto

n ("NEMA/Boston") , Southwes t Connecticu

t (SWCT) , Ne

w Yor k City , an d Lon g Island
. EnerNO C strongl y support s th e DEP' s propose

d amendmen

t t o th e definitio n o f

"Emergency " a

s i t pertains t o th e operatio n o f ne w an d existin g emergenc

y engines
. Mor

e specifically , w

e applau d th e DEP' s effort s t

o allo w th e operatio n o f emergenc y engine s a s "last lin e o f defense " deman d respons e asset s whe n th e imminen

t threa t o f apowe r outag e i s likely
. While th e bas e o f installedgeneratin

g capacit y i n Ne w Englan d exceed s th e region' s pea

k demand , ou r electricit y gri di s i n dir

e nee d o f help
. Capacit

y deficiency problem

s ar e mos t acut e i n th e tw o constraine

d zone s o f SWC T an d NEMA/Boston , area

s wit h hig h deman d fo r electricit y an d insufficient

access to regiona

l supplies
. Th

e strai n o n th e electricit y gri di n thes

e zone s wil l onl y worse n a s deman d continues t

o steadil y increas e an d suitabl e sites fo r ne w generatio n an d transmissio

n capacit y becom e mor e difficul t to find. Deman d respons e exist s toda y a s on e o f th e onl y reliabl e an d quick-to-service solutions t o th e capacit y shortfall s i n constraine

d zones . Throug

h IS O Ne w Englan d (ISO-NE

) an d utility-based deman d respons e programs , energ

y user s ca n she d loa d fromth e gri dwhe

n th e imminen

t threa t o f apowe r outag e i s likely
. The

y ca n d o s o eithe r b y reducin g thei r deman d (i.e. , shuttin

g of f lights , ai r conditioners , o

r othe r non-critica

l loads) o r b y proactivel

y generatin

g powe r t o mee t thei r ow n need s (i.e. , runnin

g emergenc

y generators) , a

s the y wouldd o anywa y i f an d whe n th e gri dwer e t o fai l o r t o impos e unacceptabl

e voltag e reductions
. Allowin g emergenc

y engine s t o operat e whe n th e imminen

t threa t o f apowe r outag e i s likel y i s importan t becaus e thes e resource

s hav e th e potentia l t o preven t powe r failures , which ar

e injuriou s fo r

healt h an d safet y an d th e environment
. Whe

n th e gri dfails , ever

y emergenc

y generato r tha t ha s a n automati

c transfe r switc h fires u p (o r attempt s to) , an d other s tha t d o no t automaticall

y star t u p ar e manuall y starte d b y thei r owners/operators
. Thi s existin g fleet
EnerNOC , Inc

. | On e Faneui l Hall , 3 r d Floo r| Boston , M A 0210 9 | 617-224-990 0includes man y poorl y maintained, non-permitte dgenerator

s tha t bur n dirt y fuels
. I t ca n tak e a lon g time , eve

n days , to restor

e condition s t

o norma l operatin g levels , s o thes e emergenc

y generator s wil l likel y ru

n fo r extende d period s o f tim e afte r apowe r failure , causin

g sever e degradatio n i n ai r quality
. In addition , public healt h an dsafet y ar e directl y affecte d b

y blackouts , a

s peopl e ca n b e stuc k i n elevators , traffi c light s ca n malfunction , emergenc

y respons e system s ca n becom e overloaded, an

d failure s ca

n occu r a t missio n critica l environmenta

l facilitie s suc

h a s wastewate

r treatmen t plants
. Fo

r instance , las

t Augus t i n Ne w Yor k City , approximatel

y 49 0 millio n gallon s o f

untreate d sewag e wer e dumpe dint o th e city' s rivers becaus e o f th e powe r failure
. While diese

l generator

s ar e no t th e cleanes t sourc e o f generation , arecen

t stud y conducte

dfo r th e EP A b y Synaps e Energy , aresearc

h an dconsultin

g fir mtha t specializes i n environmenta l an d energ y topics , shows tha

t ai r emission s woul db e reduce d i n Ne w Englan d i f Deman d Respons e (including th

e us e o f diese l fire dgenerators) i s include d in th e resourc e mi x (Synaps

e Energ y Economic s Stud

y fo r th e U S EPA , Augus

t 2003)
. I t i s als o importan

t t o not e tha t al l diese l generator

s participating i n ISO-NE' s 30-Minut e Real-Tim

e Deman d Respons e Progra m ar e require d t o b e permitte d an d t o us e onl y ultra-lo w sulfu

r diese l fuel
. EnerNO

C facilitate s thi s shif t to cleane r fue l consumptio

n t o hel p its customer

s reduc e thei r emissions
. Also , EnerNO

C ha s foundtha

t whe n w e gai n th e attentio n o f energ y user s b y providing revenu

e fo r participating i n Deman

d Response

, suc h user s typically explor

e an d selec t furthe r energ y conservatio

n opportunities
. Further

, thi s link betwee n financia l incentive s an

dconservatio

n act s a s apowerfu l regulator

y too l sinc e i t ma y serv e a s amarket-base

d incentiv e fo r energ y consumer s to inves t i n ne w technologie s designe

d t o significantly reduc

e thei r emission s i n th e future
. Whil e EnerNO

C support s th e DEP' s propose

damendmen

t t o th e definitio n o f

"Emergency, " th

e propose d languag e a s written i s silen

t o n previousl

y approve demergenc

y engine s (i.e. , thos

e engine s wit h existing ai

r pla n approvals tha

t ar e no t regulate dunde r performanc

e standard

s containe d i n 31 0 CM

R7.0 2 (8)(i ) an d 31 0 CM R7.03(10))
. EnerNO

C recommend

s tha t th e DE P trea t AL L emergenc

y engine s consistentl

y b y considerin

g regulator

y languag e tha t wouldalso allo w previousl

y approve d emergenc

y engine s to operat

e whe n th e imminen

t threa t o f apowe r outag e i s likely
. I f yo u hav e an y question

s o r requir e additiona

l information , pleas

e d o no t hesitat e t o contac t m e a t (617 ) 224-9902
. Than

k yo u i n advanc

e fo r you r consideratio

n o f ou r comments . Sincerely ,
Davi dB
. Brewste

r Presiden t & Chief Operatin g Officer EnerNOC , Inc
.

EnerNOC , Inc

. | On e Faneui l Hall , 3 r d Floo r| Boston , M A 0210 9 | 617-224-990 0