Case Study

After working with EnerConnex’s Tom Dufraine on their existing contracts, they met to review and discuss future energy goals and decided to move forward with a curtailment strategy and enrolled into a Demand Response Program. Being a senior living facility, a large percentage of their energy load is heating and cooling, and with long-term care facilities that provide medical support we had to create a plan that would not interfere with daily operations. In running the curtailment tests for MHC, one account committed to 499 kW for the test and reached 60,000 kW, which is 225% of performance, yielding a total of $12,457 in annual revenue. The other account committed to 750 kW for the test and reached 320kW, which is 147% of performance, yielding $31,064 in annual revenue. To meet the kW commitment, the facilities were precooled several hours prior to the 1-hour test to significantly ramp down HVAC usage. This allowed the facilities to significantly reduce their load.

Across the two accounts managed by EnerConnex for MHC, EnerConnex was able to bring in a total of $43,521 in revenue. This revenue will be paid out quarterly through June of 2022. With the first year under their belts while exceeding kW commitments, we will look at adjusting and possibly increasing curtailment commitments in 2022 to generate additional revenue. With Demand Response being a lucrative part of their energy plan, MHC plans to continue their relationship with EnerConnex and see what other opportunities the future brings.