Eversource, CPower explain demand‑response pathways and revenue opportunities for water and wastewater facilities

Representatives from Eversource and CPower told attendees at a MassDEP webinar that municipal water and wastewater facilities and eligible food‑sector sites can earn revenue and reduce future supply charges by curtailing demand during system peaks or by deploying battery storage.

“There are no penalties for underperformance,” said Bill O’Connor, a supervisor at Eversource who manages the utility’s demand‑response program. He described two primary Connected Solutions pathways: targeted dispatch (three to eight high‑peak events per summer) and daily dispatch (near‑daily calls in July and August). O’Connor said participants in targeted dispatch are paid $45 per average kilowatt curtailed across event hours; the daily dispatch pathway is paid $200 per average kilowatt across events. O’Connor emphasized that fossil‑fuel generation is not permitted for these measures and that strategies commonly include load shedding, schedule shifting, variable‑frequency drive adjustments, set‑point changes and battery discharge.

Phil Chula, senior account executive at CPower,…