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Self-Assessment

Select where your organization currently operates and where you want to get to. There is no obligation to reach "Leading Org." — choose the target that is right for your business context and investment capacity.

📍 Current Level
🎯 Target Level
Select your current and target levels above to map your assessment on this initiative.
Fundamental
Market Standard
Above Average
Leading Org.

Technology

  • Manual load curtailment procedures for HVAC, lighting, and non-critical equipment
  • Utility direct load control devices on HVAC systems enabling remote curtailment

Process

  • Enrolling in utility emergency demand response or interruptible load programs
  • Identifying and documenting controllable loads by facility with acceptable curtailment limits
  • Establishing notification protocols for staff during demand response events

Financing

  • Demand response incentive payments (capacity and performance payments) generate direct revenue
  • Utility bill demand charge reduction from load curtailment lowers monthly cost

Technology

  • Fundamental Technologies +
  • Automated demand response (ADR) system with OpenADR 2.0 protocol integration
  • BEMS-controlled load curtailment across HVAC, lighting, and process loads
  • Thermal storage (ice, chilled water, hot water) enabling load shift without comfort impact

Process

  • Participating in both emergency and economic DR programs across all enrolled facilities
  • Tracking DR event performance and revenue by facility and program
  • Evaluating curtailment impact on operations to identify additional flexible load opportunities

Financing

  • Capacity payment contracts providing predictable annual DR revenue stream
  • ADR system costs offset by first-year DR incentive payments in most utility programs

Technology

  • Market Standard Technologies +
  • AI-powered load forecasting and automated DR dispatch across facility portfolio
  • EV fleet charging integrated as dispatchable DR resource via managed charging platform
  • Battery storage providing DR response without any operational load curtailment

Process

  • Aggregating DR capacity across multiple facilities into utility or ISO curtailment portfolio
  • Aligning DR dispatch with grid carbon intensity signals to maximize emissions impact
  • Reporting DR participation and verified demand reduction in Scope 2 sustainability disclosures

Financing

  • Aggregator contract optimizing enrollment across multiple DR programs for maximum revenue
  • Storage and EV charging DR revenue quantified separately and credited to technology business cases

Technology

  • Above Average Technologies +
  • Fully automated DR portfolio integrated with VPP platform, V2G fleet, and building DERMS
  • Real-time emissionality-optimized dispatch across all flexible assets

Process

  • Participating in wholesale market ancillary services (frequency regulation, spinning reserve) via aggregator
  • Publishing verified demand reduction contributions to grid decarbonization as part of net-zero reporting
  • Engaging regulators and utilities on DR program design, compensation, and carbon-aware dispatch rules

Financing

  • Full value stack monetized: capacity + energy + ancillary services + carbon impact premium
  • DR portfolio performance data shared with investors as evidence of operational decarbonization leadership

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