Demand Response Solutions for Ontario Businesses

Ontario Power Authority's Demand Response 1 and 3 (DR1 and DR3) Programs

The Ontario Power Authority (OPA) has initiated ambitious goals for reducing strain on the electricity grid. Through the OPA DR1 and DR3 programs, Ontario’s commercial and industrial businesses can generate revenue by participating in the solution.

The Benefits of Demand Response Participation
By participating in a Demand Response program, your business can receive financial incentives for contributing to the OPA's electricity consumption reduction goals. Because there's no cost to enroll or participate, these programs offer a valuable way to generate revenue and improve your operational efficiency simply by committing to curtail a portion of your load—even if you are not called upon to by the OPA curtail. In addition, companies that are regularly reducing electricity consumption will also be lowering their overall energy bill and putting additional revenue dollars back into their bottom line.

Direct Energy Business has been at the forefront of demand response programs with the OPA since June 2008, when the programs were originally conceived and organized. We are a licensed supplier of electricity and related services in the province of Ontario and a contracted aggregator for the OPA's DR3 program. As such, Direct Energy Business has strong working relationships with all LDCs in Ontario, as well as with the OPA, and will seamlessly manage the details to deliver these programs to you.

We will help you capitalize on the monetary benefits of curtailing your load by:

• Managing Complex Program Activities and Inquiries: Direct Energy Business facilitates all program management activities, including contracting with the OPA and calculating and distributing on-time program payments. We are here to answer your questions and resolve any issues you might have around program participation.
  
  
• Delivering Accurate, On-time Payments: As government agencies forward the financial proceeds of DR1 and DR3 to program facilitators, it is imperative to be dealing with a financially-sound supplier who guarantees prompt payment of earnings. Direct Energy Business is wholly-owned by Centrica plc, a Fortune Global 500®, with a stable A- credit rating. Working with the OPA, we designed our services to provide the greatest value to participating businesses and help maximize the financial benefits of program participation by offering:
  
  
• Curtailment plan development for DR3: Our engineers work with your operations team to devise a plan that allows for a more accurate curtailment approach and that has a minimal impact on your daily operational processes.
  
  
• Elimination of risk: As your aggregator for the DR3 program, we will absorb the OPA's financial penalties associated with any shortfalls to your curtailment commitment.

If you have curtailment load, Direct Energy Business can help you plan and implement your facility's Demand Response program. For more information, contact us today.