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Energy-Efficiency Funds and Demand Response Programs, West Virginia

Updated April 2007

What public-purpose-funded energy efficiency programs are available in my state?

West Virginia 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?

The PJM Interconnection (PJM), a regional transmission organization (RTO), offers two demand response programs that may be attractive to federal facilities:

  • The Emergency Load Response Program provides participants with a payment representing the marginal cost of power at the nearest hub on the PJM system (the locational marginal price, or "LMP") or $0.50/kWh, whichever is greater, for providing load reductions when notified by PJM of a system emergency. Compliance with any load reduction request is voluntary; no penalties are assessed if a participant decides not to provide a load reduction. Retail electricity customers may participate through any PJM Member (for example, their electricity provider) or directly, by registering as a Special Member with PJM.
  • The Economic Load Response Program allows electricity users to provide load reductions in exchange for a payment based on hourly wholesale electricity prices. As with the PJM emergency program, participation is fully voluntary. Program participants have the choice of two options: the Day-Ahead or Real-Time Option. In the Day-Ahead Option, participants submit load reduction bids (of at least 100 kW) into the day-ahead energy market. Participants whose bids are accepted are paid for their load reductions based upon the day-ahead, hourly electricity market prices. In the Real-Time Option, participants can decide at any time to provide load curtailments (with one hour notice to PJM), and receive payment based on the real-time electricity price. Retail electricity customers can participate in the program through any existing PJM Member, such as their utility, a third-party electricity supplier, or a specialty "curtailment service provider" (CSP). Regardless of which type of firm it is, the CSP will generally offer to split the revenues with the customer at a pre-determined percentage.

In both the emergency and ecomomic programs, participants may provide load reductions either through curtailing electricity use or operating on-site generation.

Appalachian Power Company and Wheeling Power Company (both subsidiaries of American Electric Power) offer two load management programs:

  • The Emergency Curtailable Service Rider provides credit ($0.35/kWh or $0.50/kWh, depending on whether the customer has committed to a maximum of four or eight hours of load reduction per call) to participants for reducing load when requested by the utility during emergency conditions in the winter (December through February) or summer (June through August). Even if the curtailment period is less, credit is guaranteed for at least two hours. Both winter and summer period curtailments are capped at a total of 50 hours.
  • The Price Curtailable Service Rider provides credit to participants for reducing load when requested by the utility during high price periods. Participants specify the minimum price as well as the maximum number of days they would be willing to curtail. Payments are set at the greater of the participant's stated minimum price and 80% of the daily-published price index for electricity into the system.

For both programs, customers must curtail a set amount upon notification or be assessed non-compliance penalties. Payments are based on the difference between the participant's peak demand and the highest 30-minute integrated demand during the curtailment period. Participation is limited to customers with a curtailable demand of at least 1 MW.

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. West Virginia currently has no programs of this type open to federal customers.

Are there energy efficiency programs sponsored by state government?

No state energy efficiency programs are currently available to federal customers.

What additional opportunities are available to me?

Federal customers also have energy efficiency opportunities available with utilities that have area-wide contracts with GSA (e.g., Allegheny Power, Consolidated Natural Gas, and Equitable Gas) and, by extension, all other federal agencies. Federal facilities should contact their account executive to determine the level of participation by their local utility.