National Grid - Emergency Demand

Emergency Demand
This program is used when the NYISO declares a system emergency. Companies enrolled in this program will receive a financial incentive if they can curtail at least 100 kW of electricity one hour after notification. Incentive payments will only be made to program participants if power use is actually curtailed.

Eligibility Requirements:

Interval metering on net load is required
Must be able to curtail at least 100 kW
Rate classes SC 2D, SC-3, SC-3A, SC-4, SC-11, SC-12
Also, eligibility requirements include those for On-Site Generation
Generator must provide a minimum of 100 kW through self-generation inclusive of losses.
Generators must supply energy only to the load they are being operated to serve and do not supply energy to our distribution system.
Interval Metering on net load is a requirement.

Enrollment Forms:
Please print and complete the applicable form(s) and mail two signed copies to:

Form L9 - Voluntary Load Curtailment (pdf)
(PSC No. 207 Leaf No. 77-0100)
Form L10 - On-Site Generation (pdf)
[PSC No. 207, Leaf No. 77-0101, Reformat Leaf 0101(c)]
Note: On-site generation customers must have an executed Form G (General Information for Connection of On-Site Generators) (pdf) or G_f (General Information for Connection of Existing On-Site Generators) on file with us.

Incentive Payments
The NYISO will pay National Grid the greater of $500 MWH or the real time Location Based Marginal Price (LBMP). We will pay 90 percent of the NYISO payment for your company's actual kWh reduction.

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