Enerwise Global Technologies Delivers Demand Response Services to FirstEnergy
Kennett Square, PA — September 28, 2004 — Enerwise Global Technologies, a leader in enterprise energy management, announced today it is providing services to FirstEnergy to enable customer owned distributed generation assets to operate during high cost hours during the day. FirstEnergy as a Curtailment Service Provider works with its customers to provide demand response services within PJM. Enerwise is providing integration, monitoring, and operation capability for customer owned distributed generation assets on behalf of FirstEnergy.
The Enerwise service gives FirstEnergy the capability to pilot remote management of customer generation to react to high price signals, and support reductions in customer usage during these high demand periods. Enerwise provides FirstEnergy with control, monitoring and alarming capabilities through a web-based interface between Enerwise and FirstEnergy.
Enerwise was able to respond quickly to FirstEnergy and provide hardware and software solutions for integration, metering, and monitoring services to ensure the site was operational for the 2004 high usage period.
"The speed and success of this integration speaks volumes about our responsiveness and level of expertise. As a Curtailment Service Provider in PJM, we understand the needs of customers and timing is critical to the success of the project. We are pleased we could assist FirstEnergy and its customer meet their demand response requirements and look forward to other such projects" commented George Hunt, Director Sales and Marketing for Enerwise.
About Enerwise
Enerwise Global Technologies, a proven leader in Enterprise Energy Management Solutions, enables commercial and industrial customers to reduce energy, costs, improve reliability, and maximize efficiency. Enerwise's in-depth knowledge of integrating distributed generation with monitoring and control technology represents a significant advantage for companies to play a role in increasing reliability while reducing energy costs. Enerwise is certified as a Full PJM Member allowing Enerwise to assist customers with curtailment initiatives that compensate end-use customers for voluntary electrical load reduction. From its headquarters in suburban Philadelphia, Enerwise provides energy intelligence and managed energy services for domestic and international C&I customers, including more than 100 of the Fortune 500 companies. The company's Web site is www.enerwise.com.