National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners NARUC

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National Association of Regulatory Utility
Commissioners (NARUC)
Lou Cedrone Summer Meeting July 15, 2007
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CON EDISON

• WHO WE ARE

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Regulated Business Service Area
Con Edison of New York

• 3.2 million electric customers
• 1.1 million gas customers
• 1,800 steam customers
• 13,575 MW summer system peak
• 36,000 miles of overhead transmission and
  distribution lines
  
• 93,000 miles of underground transmission and
  distribution lines
  
• 4,300 miles of gas mains
• 105 miles of steam mains and lines

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Service Area Peak Load Forecasts 2007
MW
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NYC Growth
NEW YANKEE STADIUM
7 LINE EXTENSION
CITIFIELD NEW YORK METS
HUDSON YARDS DEVELOPMENT
2ND AVE SUBWAY
ATLANTIC YARDS / DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN
HOWLAND HOOK MARINE TERMINAL STATEN ISLAND
WORLD TRADE CENTER
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Customer Usage Patterns
Personal Home Computers About 77 of households
have a home computer From 2002 to 2006, the numbe
r of computers has grown by more than 275,000
The number of computers is expected to grow by
400,000 units by 2011
Personal Computer Home Entertainment Center
Plasma TV PDA Devices Cell
Phones
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Customer Usage Patterns
Air conditioners 90 of households have air co
nditioning From 2002 to 2006, the number of room
air conditioners has grown by more than 900,000
The number of room units is expected to increase
by 875,000 units by 2011 The number of central a
ir conditioners has grown by 50,000 units
The number of central units is expected to
increase by 40,000 units by 2011
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Times Square
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Demand Response Programs

• Design
• Cost-effective
• Verifiable (Summer Peak)
• Acceptable to customers

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Demand Response Programs

• NYISO Programs
• Installed Capacity Program (ICAP) (Mandatory)
• Emergency Demand Response Program (EDRP)
  (Voluntary)
  
• Targeted Demand Response Program
• Con Edison Programs
• Distribution Load Relief Program (DLRP)
  (Voluntary)
  
• Enhanced DLRP with Summer Reservation Payment
  (Mandatory)
  
• Direct Load Control (DLC)

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Demand Response
NYISO registration
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Demand Response Programs
Why we are successful? New Technology Educati
on/Awareness Relationships Customers Trade A
llies Government Associations New York City
Westchester NYSERDA
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Demand Response Programs
New Technology Stepping into the Future Direct
Load Control Advanced Metering Infrastructure En
ergy Management Software
EPRI
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Demand Response Programs
Education/Awareness

• Con Edison investing in New Yorks future
• Conserve energy - Go Green

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Demand Response Programs
Education/Awareness

• Customer literature
• Advertising, print, and radio

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Education/Awareness
Demand Response Programs

• Community meetings
• Press coverage
• Summer conferences

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Demand Response Programs
NYSERDA Con Edison Systemwide Program Meter
ing Enabling technology Joint Marketing Se
minars
Brochures Web