by Rebecca Walker — February 12, 2010—The U.S. Demand Response Coordinating Committee (DRCC) has scheduled a National Town Meeting on Demand Response and Smart Grid will be held in Washington, D.C., on June 23-24.
The DRCC announced that, among other areas, the National Town Meeting would be focused on implementing the National Action Plan on Demand Response and Smart Grid required by Congress in the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA). FERC is presently developing the Plan and the Act calls for FERC and DOE to work together to implement it.
Another focus area, according to the DRCC, will be a review of progress on the DOE smart grid grant programs.
The National Town Meeting is a non-profit event known for featuring a large number of roundtable sessions where all of the latest business and policy developments are discussed and debated. No other event brings together all parts of the demand response and Smart Grid communityutilities, policymakers, technology companies, ISOs and stakeholdersand puts them all in the same room if not at the same table to talk about customer acceptance, cybersecurity, interoperability and other important issues, says the organization.
For more information on the upcoming National Town Meeting as well as previous ones, visit the Web site.
The DRCC is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to the development and exchange of information and expertise about demand response and smart grid. Its members include Ameren, American Electric Power, Arizona Public Service, DTE Energy, ISO New England, Landis+Gyr, Midwest ISO, National Grid, NYSERDA, Pacific Gas & Electric, PJM Interconnection, Progress Energy, Salt River Project, San Diego Gas & Electric, Southern California Edison, Southern Company, Tennessee Valley Authority, Viridity Energy and Wal-Mart. More information can be found online.
