Under the terms of the agreement, Constellation Energy’s retail business will contract with Montana-Dakota customers to provide Montana-Dakota Utilities with about 25MW of load response capacity over an initial five-year period.
Montana-Dakota’s load response program offers customers the opportunity to earn payments based on the amount of electricity they commit to reduce during a curtailment event, and the minimum curtailment for participation in the program is 50kW.
Montana-Dakota president and CEO Dave Goodin said in addition to providing a revenue opportunity for customers, load response helps meet Montana-Dakota’s commitment to environmental stewardship.
Constellation Energy demand response senior vice president Gary Fromer said load response programs are an effective way for utilities, such as Montana-Dakota, to ensure reliable, cost-competitive electricity supply for their customers.
As part of Montana-Dakota’s load response program, participating customers also have the option to leverage Constellation Energy’s VirtuWatt energy management technology to track real-time electricity use and to automate curtailment.
Constellation Energy is a supplier of power, natural gas and energy products and services for homes and businesses across the continental US.
Montana-Dakota distributes natural gas and generates, transmits and distributes electricity and provides related services in the northern Great Plains.
