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Dive Brief:
Eversource is expanding its ConnectedSolutions demand response program with two targeted pilots in the Boston area and southeastern Massachusetts, the New England investor-owned utility said on June 25.
The Greater Boston pilot will recruit eligible stationary batteries, electric vehicles, building management systems and smart thermostats at residences and businesses in specific geographic areas where Eversource expects to see above-average loading during summer heatwaves. The southeastern Massachusetts pilot encourages customers to charge stationary batteries and electric vehicles during midday periods of excess solar production.
These “ConnectedSolutions+” and “Managed Charging+” pilots will see Eversource test more sophisticated solutions to respond to trends that energy system modelers expect to reshape New England’s grid in the coming years: a dramatic increase in electricity demand driven by electrification of buildings and transportation, and a policy-driven surge in small-scale solar additions that ISO-New England says could bring the region’s wintertime behind-the-meter production to 6.5 GW by the late 2030s.
