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SCE Smart Energy Program

Southern California Edison residential DR

HQ: Rosemead, CA 1 state served Since 2010Website
Source-reported capacity
220 MW
Enrolled program
Participants
320K
Enrolled customers
States served
1
Service footprint
Markets
1
CAISO

Overview

About this program

Southern California Edison's Smart Energy Program enrolls residential air conditioning and smart thermostats into summer peak demand response events, providing CAISO with a critical 200+ MW resource during heat events.

Technologies

Technology breakdown

Smart Thermostats

Connected thermostats curtailing HVAC load during peak events.

Demand Response

Curtailable C&I and residential load enrolled into ISO and utility programs.

Service area

Operating in 1 state

California

Wholesale markets

Programs & Partnerships

Programs and key partners

Programs & offerings

Smart Energy Program

Direct load control of central AC + smart thermostats.

Partners

Google Nest Honeywell ecobee EnergyHub

Track record

Performance highlights

  1. 1

    220 MW peak summer reduction

  2. 2

    320K+ enrolled households

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