By affiliating with ECS through Power Connect, you can add value to your existing programs and take advantage of the opportunity to earn revenue when your clients or associates enroll in a Demand Response program.
● ECS Demand Response programs help even out overall electric use during peak periods by paying larger businesses to conserve or shift their use to different hours.
● Money received from our Demand Response program can be a viable source of funding for facility upgrades and other projects.
● Demand response helps avoid price spikes and defers the need to build power plants
● A medium-sized business that conserves 200 kW in a Demand Response program provides enough electricity to power about 200 homes.
Enhance your services by partnering with Power Connect!
As the leading authority on demand response in North America, ECS offers valuable strategic partnership opportunities through the Power Connect program.
Benefits of offering your clients access to ECS' Demand Reponse Programs through Power Connect:
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New source of income for client adds value to your services
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Demand Reponse payments can fund projects offered by your company
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Earn referral payments for every client that enrolls in a Demand Reponse program
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No out-of-pocket cost associated with enrollment and participation
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Participants receive direct payment via a check from ECS
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Programs open to manufacturers, schools, healthcare facilities, commercial buildings and many other types of businesses
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Meetings available with Demand Response representatives who can audit a facility's demand response capabilities and estimate payments to clients
A Strategic Partner's Experience
Company Profile for National Power Source LLC
Company Type: independent broker of energy services
Location: South Nyack, NY
Clients: large energy users, including government, industrial, educational and commercial facilities; national accounts in all restructured gas and electric markets
Working with ECS through Power Connect
"The people are knowledgeable and easy to work with at ECS. It's been a good experience. They are known for their customer service and that's key."
- Michael Riester, President, National Power Source LLC
"Power Connect provides our clients with opportunities to run their operations in a more energy efficient and cost effective manner – and get paid for it! Oftentimes, it takes very little effort on the client's part, as they've all ready been taking steps to use less energy."
- Michael Riester, President, National Power Source LLC
National Power Source provides ECS Demand Response programs to clients as a value-added service:
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Clients receive payments for their agreement to reduce electricity use if called on during a Reduction Event
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Free advanced metering, provided by ECS, helps clients lower theirelectric costs through better understanding of their usage by viewing energy data and graphs
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Program Introduction
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Enrollment
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Event Preparation
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Event Activation
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Post Event Analysis, Communication & Compensation
Program Introduction
Their first step is to introduce clients to the concept of demand response and advanced metering by providing them with ECS Demand Response literature, such as a brochure during a meeting, or electronic documents as a follow up to a phone call. If the client would like more detailed information, a meeting or conference call is arranged with National Power Source, the client and ECS.
Enrollment
Enrolling a client in an ECS Demand Reponse program through Power Connect is simple and requires no cash outlay. National Power Source has copies of Demand Reponse enrollment forms on file and can present it to the client when he is ready to sign. An interval meter is installed at the client's facility, at no cost. This meter is used to measure the amount of electricity reduced during Events. The client may also use the meter for his own purposes such as viewing electric data to look for opportunities to increase energy efficiency and save money on electric bills.
Event Preparation
ECS provides National Power Source and their client with energy reduction tips to follow during events. When a client needs help determining energy reduction capabilities, ECS provides a complementary demand response audit, which can be used by the client to formulate a reduction action plan.
Event Activation
ECS provides National Power Source and the client with advance Event notification to the contacts specified by the client, via email, phone, fax and/or text messaging. If National Power Source or the client has questions leading up to an event, ECS is only a phone call or email away. The client reduces electric use 10 minutes before the Event until 5 minutes after the Event period.
Post Event Analysis, Communication & Compensation
After the Event, ECS analyzes performance and provides feedback reports to National Power Source to distribute to the client. National Power Source consults the client on his performance and preparation for future events. ECS issues press releases for clients interested in publicizing their successful performance as a community and environmental service. Client receives a compensation check for his successful performance and National Power Source receives compensation through Power Connect.