CPower and the SPI Group Inc. will provide local distribution companies a turn-key solution for participation in Ontario's demand response program
CPower, a leading energy management and demand response firm, and the SPI Group Inc. (SPI), a Toronto-based provider of services and solutions for the utility and energy industries, today announced a partnership which involves enrolling and managing enduser electricity customers of local distribution companies' (LDCs) for participation in the Ontario power authority's demand response 3 (DR3) program.
The DR3 program was initiated and created by the Ontario Power Authority (OPA) in response to Ontario's increasing peak demand, the aging electricity infrastructure and growing environmental concerns. In April 2008, the OPA awarded CPower a contract for its DR3 program, through which CPower provides turnkey services and significant payments to customers throughout the province of Ontario for participation in demand response.