National Action Plan

National Action Plan on Demand Response

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NAP Coalition releases new case study designed to display lessons learned and best practices identified in a smart grid and demand response project.

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In 2007, Congress directed the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to support the growth of demand response and smart grid by developing a National Action Plan on Demand Response (NAP).  After a year and a half of development work, including input from the Department of Energy (DOE), FERC submitted its NAP to Congress in June 2010. The NAP recommends activities in three main areas: Technical Assistance, Communications and Tools/Resources.

Among its recommendations on how to implement the NAP is one that calls for the formation of a coalition of non-governmental parties to undertake the type of work necessary to put the National Action Plan into action. The Demand Response Coordinating Committee (DRCC) has taken the lead to form a coalition that can accomplish the task at hand. It has reached out to other organizations with a stake in demand response and smart grid and asked them to form a “Coalition of Coalitions.” Each of these organizations will represent its members and constituents and contribute the expertise and knowledge from within its membership to work in a collaborative effort to implement the NAP.  The organizations that are working together on NAP can be found on the reverse.

The NAP Coalition will also be working closely with DOE, FERC and other federal agencies in a collaborative effort whereby the expertise and resources of those entities continues to be brought to bear on the implementation of the NAP. The Coalition plans to solicit broad input from stakeholders into its implementation effort via events such as the National Town Meeting on Demand Response and Smart Grid. The NAP Coalition’s initial efforts will focus on the identification of existing resources, tools and research that are available and which can be coordinated and made better available to members of the demand response and smart grid community. The NAP Coalition also plans to create new content and tools where none currently exist, particularly in the communications area.  The Coalition identified communication and education to stakeholders, including customers, as one of the most important tasks to be undertaken.  The NAP Coalition will not communicate directly to customers but carry out activities that help others communicate. 

The National Action Plan can be found at here.

How can you be involved?

·         The idea behind the “Coalition of Coalitions” is to allow each organization to reach into its staff and membership to bring various expertise and experience to bear upon implementation of the NAP. 

·         Lead representatives from each NAP member organization currently meet bi-weekly to plan and steer the work of the Coalition.

·         Representatives from the member organizations participate in workgroups designed to produce deliverables (e.g. communications content, webinars, case studies, foundational research, cost-benefit analyses, etc.)

·         Experts from within member organizations will help conduct the work of the Coalition as well as coordinate and manage the work of outside resources.

Members of the National Action Plan Coalition Include:

Alliance to Save Energy (ASE), American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (ACEEE), American Public Power Association (APPA), Demand Response Coordinating Committee (DRCC), Demand Response and Smart Grid Coalition (DRSG), Digital Energy Solutions Campaign (DESC), Edison Electric Institute (EEI), Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), National Association of State Utility Consumer Advocates (NASUCA), National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC), National Association of State Energy Officials (NASEO), National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA), Peak Load Management Alliance (PLMA), Utilimetrics