This will take an individualized approach to major customers. This is time and people-intensive on the front end. Procedures and protocols need to be in place, personnel trained, metering installed. Load reduction cannot be counted on if implemented on an ad hoc basis. Procedures and communications protocols have to be in place and, ideally, tested and benchmarked.
Key personnel have to be trained.
Metering is necessary to determine how much load reduction is achieved. Fifteen minute metering was cited as adequate. However, aggregated load curtailment programs have been put together in three to six months. Periodic testing is needed to ensure that curtailment will be available if needed. For example, Planergy tests its programs annually.