Demand Response

Fully Managed Demand Response

Plug into the electricity market and generate revenue

When consumption on the grid peaks throughout the year, additional electricity generation is required to meet demand. VIOTAS ground-breaking technologies enable commercial and industrial electricity consumers to become active participants in the electricity system and get paid for providing Demand Response support when it’s needed.

Choosing VIOTAS means your business can access the fastest and most lucrative market products and future proof against greater Demand Response performance requirements.

Not only are you adding an additional revenue stream to your bottom line, you are helping to grow sustainable and renewable energy usage across the grid and supports your organisation’s green credentials.

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ERCOT Ancillary Service Programs in Texas

Plug into the electricity market and generate revenue

Flexibility is needed on the ERCOT power system to manage demand, reduce the risk of blackouts, and facilitate increasing levels of renewable generation, and Demand Response can play a significant role. 

VIOTAS’ ground-breaking technologies enable commercial and industrial businesses to actively participate in the ERCOT electricity system and get paid to provide demand response. Choosing VIOTAS means your business can access the fastest and most lucrative market products and future-proof against greater demand response performance requirements. 

By participating in ERCOT programs with VIOTAS, your business is adding an additional revenue stream to your bottom line, helping to grow renewable energy usage across the grid and supporting your organization’s green credentials. 

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Fully Managed Demand Response

Demand Response involves electricity consumers temporarily changing when they use or generate energy, to help maintain the balance between supply and demand on the electricity grid. 

VIOTAS provide a full range of Demand Response products and revenue streams to suit your business, including FCAS, WDR and RERT.

VIOTAS ground-breaking technologies enable commercial and industrial electricity consumers to become active participants in the electricity system and get paid for providing Demand Response. 

Choosing VIOTAS means your business can access the fastest and most lucrative market products and future proof against the constantly evolving requirements for participating in Demand Response.

Not only are you adding an additional revenue stream to your bottom line, you are helping to grow sustainable and renewable energy usage across the grid and supports your organisation’s green credentials. 

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ERCOT Contingency Reserve Service (ECRS) 

ERCOT’s newest Demand Response program that is the most financially valuable for your business.

ECRS Deployments only occur during an energy emergency alert. A site’s curtailable load(s) must respond within 10 minutes when instructed by ERCOT in emergency conditions. A site can choose to have a 59.70 Hz frequency recovery deployment trigger.    

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Load Resource (LR)  

Participating in ERCOT’s Load Resource program is straightforward with a requirement to respond in 10 minutes or instantaneously by load shedding when instructed by ERCOT in emergency conditions or when grid frequency falls below 59.7 Hz.

This program requires an under-frequency relay (UFR) to participate. Our leading-edge VIO Link technology will automatically respond to grid events when they occur, making it easy for your business to participate.  

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ERCOT Non-Spinning Reserves (NSPN) 

ERCOT’s Non-Spinning Reserves program offers a unique opportunity to support the ERCOT grid more frequently. The more frequent deployments are ideal for loads that can easily be curtailed and restored by load shedding. Your site’s loads must respond within 30 minutes or transfer to an on-site standby generator when instructed by ERCOT to prevent an emergency, ensuring your operations’ safety and reliability.    

Emergency Response Service (ERS) 

When electricity prices are high or constrained, ERCOT will pay large energy users to use less energy through ERS. A site must curtail its loads within 10 or 30 minutes.  

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How it works

Our specialist team will expertly plan, implement, roll-out and support your participation in the electricity market.

Phase 1

VIOTAS onboards and tests your suitable sites.

Our expert team will onboard and test your sites with minimal interruption.​

Phase 2

Join the energy market and play your part in supporting renewable energy.

When the grid requires Demand or Frequency Response support, VIOTAS enables your sites to participate.

Phase 3

Get paid for supporting the grid in times of need.​

Monthly payments with no CAPEX or OPEX investments.

24/7 Support

Fully Managed

Fast Response

Revenue

Improved Reporting

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How to Participate

If your commercial or industrial business has onsite back-up generation or equipment that can have its electricity consumption reduced for brief periods, then Demand Response could be a viable opportunity for your business.

Suitable equipment may include air conditioning, ventilation, electric heating, water chillers, fans, pumps, and other interruptible loads.

If you’d like to discuss your site’s suitability for Demand Response or learn how it can fit into your energy management strategy, our technical team are happy to provide a no-obligation technical discovery meeting. Simply get in touch and we’ll do the rest.

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Working with VIOTAS was turnkey. They embedded themselves in our business which meant they understood the unique challenges we had to overcome to enable the usage of more renewable energy. VIOTAS didn’t provide us with a cookie-cutter solution, they looked at our business first and then looked at the best course of action, to help us exceed our initial goals.

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Examples of how our customers participate

Mining & Quarrying

Mining & Quarrying

  • Motors
  • Fans
  • Kilns
Data Centres

Data Centres

  • Backup Generators
  • UPSs
Cold Store

Cold Store

  • Refrigeration
  • Compressors
Metal

Metal

  • Furnaces
  • Smelters
  • Induction Heaters
Agri-tech

Agri-tech

  • Backup Generators
  • Non-critical Loads
Food & Dairy

Food & Dairy

  • Compressors
  • Chillers
  • WWTP
Water Treatment

Water Treatment

  • Pumps
  • Aerators
Irrigation

Irrigation

  • Pumps
  • Backup Generators

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Leading frequency response technology, expect the fastest and most reactive response times in the market.

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