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Southern California Edison Selects APX For Capacity Bidding Program
Santa Clara CA (SPX) Jun 21, 2007 APX is pleased to announce that it has been selected as the technology and services provider for the Capacity Bidding Program (CPB) in California for Southern California Edison (SCE). The program is a successor of the California Demand Reserves Partnership program, and enables commercial and industrial customers to participate in demand response. APX had been the technology and services provider to the California Demand Reserves Partnership program since 2002. Under the SCE Capacity Bidding Program, APX will provide systems and support for monthly program nominations, load curtailment event management, notification management, CAISO energy scheduling, baseline calculations and financial settlement. The system became operational on May 1, 2007 enabling SCE to manage load curtailment events and reduce peak electricity demand in California during the upcoming summer months. The contract award is for two years. The Capacity Bidding Program allows end-use customers who are willing to shift or reduce their electricity load in return for capacity payments and energy payments if their electricity load is actually curtailed. This establishes an economic mechanism by which peak electricity demand can be reduced during times of high demand. The benefit to society is that such programs tend to (1) reduce peak electricity prices during times of highest demand, (2) reduce overall total electricity demand and associated greenhouse gas emissions, and (3) reduce or delay the need to build new power generation capacity. Email This Article
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