Whole Home Demand Response

The objective of this project was to evaluate the possibilities for Demand Response (DR) using connected ecosystems currently available in the market. Current residential demand response programs focus on the control of single communicating devices such as Direct Load Control (DLC) switch connected to residential systems such as HVAC and water heater or communicating devices such as connected and/or smart thermostats. Recent market interest in the ability to control residential connected and communicating devices have led to the proliferation of ecosystems that, if leveraged, can be used to providing premise level or whole home level DR.