CPS Energy’s Demand Response program is a voluntary load curtailment program for our commercial and industrial customers.  The program is designed to reduce CPS Energy’s peak load growth by incentivizing customers to shed electric loads on peak summer days.  The Demand Response program is an integral part of CPS Energy’s strategy to save 771 megawatts by the year 2020.

Demand Response season begins June 1 and ends September 30.  Demand Response events occur on weekdays between 3 p.m. and 6 p.m.  Demand Response customers receive a two-hour advanced notification of when to initiate and end their curtailment.

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Demand Response provides financial incentives and other benefits to participants, including:

• Reducing energy use during peak demand days
• Helps keep electricity costs down during summer bill months
• Helps keep established summer peak low and positively affect winter bills
• Helps to delay the construction of new, expensive power plants and keeps rates low
• Monitored and analyzed post-event performances
• No financial penalties for under or over performance

Demand Response is limited to commercial and industrial electric customers with:

• A CPS Energy account manager
• Demonstrated, curtailable load of at least 100 kilowatts (load may be aggregated, at least 50 kilowatts per customer site)
• An Interval Data Recorder (IDR) meter

Incentives are offered to CPS Energy commercial and industrial customers who voluntarily agree to reduce their electric load by an agreed-upon amount when CPS Energy calls a peak event.

Incentive payments are calculated based on the customer’s overall curtailment performance during the summer season.  Each curtailment event is measured and verified by CPS Energy.  Customers choose to receive their incentive payment as check or credit posted to their account. 

For more information, please contact your CPS Energy account manager or contact or send your Demand Response questions to ProductsandServices@CPSEnergy.com.