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`Demand Response Programs Saved Crucial Electricity During Heat Wave

2013-07-22 18:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Yale Environment 360: As electricity producers struggled to supply power during last weeks heat wave along the U.S. East Coast, so-called `demand response programs -- which enable utilities to remotely reduce power usage in participating businesses and homes -- were vital in avoiding blackouts, utility officials said. The Wall Street Journal reports that as electricity usage in New York state set a record on Friday, demand response programs produced energy savings equivalent to the output of two large power plants,...

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