Energy-Efficiency Funds and Demand Response Programs, Arkansas
Updated June 2007
What public-purpose-funded energy efficiency programs are available in my state?
Arkansas has no public-purpose-funded energy efficiency programs.
What utility energy efficiency programs are available to me?
No utility energy efficiency programs are currently available to federal customers.
What load management/demand response options are available to me?
Entergy offers two load management programs:
- The Experimental Market Valued Energy Reduction (MVER) Service Rider provides credits to customers for providing load curtailments of at least 1 MW. The rider has two options. The Market Valued Call Option provides customers with both a monthly reservation payment, which they receive regardless of whether any curtailments are required, and a performance payment, based on actual load curtailments. In exchange, Entergy can make curtailment requests either the same day or one day in advance. Participants who do not curtail are assessed a penalty. The Market Valued Energy Service offering is a bidding program in which customers can make day-ahead bids to the utility, indicating their curtailable load and price. Customers can make their bids via the internet.
- The Experimental Energy Reduction (EER) Rider is open to customers that can curtail at least 150 kW. Entergy will notify participants, on a day-ahead basis, if they are accepting offers to curtail and at what price ($/kWh). Interested participants may respond, indicating the amount they are willing to curtail.
Southwestern Electric Power Company (a unit of American Electric Power) offers an Experimental Curtailable Service Rider for customers with loads larger than 1 MW. As little as ten minutes' notice is provided for curtailments. This rider is available only in conjunction with Company's Lighting and Power or Large Lighting and Power rate schedules.
What distributed energy resource options are available to me?
The Database of State Incentives for Renewable Energy (DSIRE) provides information on programs that offer incentives for renewable distributed generation. Arkansas currently has no programs of this type open to federal customers.
Are there energy efficiency programs sponsored by the state government?
No state energy efficiency programs are currently available for federal customers. For information about opportunities, contact the Energy Office within the Department of Economic Development.
What additional opportunities are available to me?
Federal customers also have energy efficiency opportunities available with utilities (e.g., Entergy and OG&E) that have area-wide contracts with GSA and, by extension, all other federal agencies. Federal facilities should contact their account executive to determine the level of participation by their local utility.