Evergy: Business Demand Response (BDR)
Building Sector
Commercial Office, Hospital, Hotel, Industrial, Institutional
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Energy Type
Electric
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Financial Incentives
Rebate
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Administrator
Evergy
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Program name
Evergy: Business Demand Response (BDR)
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Program summary
The Business Demand Response program (BDR) rewards commercial customers who reduce their electrical load during high-demand days. This is a great opportunity to use incentive payments to boost your bottom line, achieve sustainability goals and fund other projects or initiatives.
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Applicable building size
Any.
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Opportunity
Open opportunity for a commercial customer of any size to get money back for reducing their electrical load during high-demand days.
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Funding
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Incentive/funding details. Payment will be given for the load you reduce on high-demand days when you take off certain systems from using energy. Examples of reducing load include:
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Rescheduling shifts to off-peak times
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Temporarily shutting down equipment, production lines and perform routine maintenance
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Reducing motor loads in elevators, compressors, conveyers, etc.
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Dimming lights in non-critical areas
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Contract structure. Contact Evergy for details.
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Amount (max, min, average). Varies by season, amount of electrical load reduced. Contact Evergy for more details.
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Simple payback. Total payment will be the load you reduced and paid at the end of curtailment (high-demand) season, after September 30.
Process
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When in the project process an application should be started/completed. Fill out the initial form first to schedule a facility assessment to determine your demand reduction opportunities and incentive (payment) potential.
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Level of effort required. Initial form is only contact information. The resulting facility assessment will lead to strategies that will need to be implemented if contacted during a high-demand day.
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Length of time to receive funding. After September 30th. Contact Evergy for more details.
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Contractor requirements. BDR team is available for technical assistance and event success.
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Additional information
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Advantages.
No risk: Under our ‘pay for performance’ model, there are no financial penalties
Customized: Evergy offers a curtailment plan specific to your site
Support: BDR team available for technical assistance and event success
Insight: participation will offer more insight into actual electrical usage
Awareness: Your customers and employees will have more awareness into how your business is taking measures to lower impact on the local environment
Savings: Use incentives to fund other energy efficiency projects through Evergy’s Business Energy Savings Program
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Disadvantages. Missouri customers only eligible for this program currently. No Kansas businesses.
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Ownership types or organizations are best suited for the program. Non-profit and special use; industrial; institutional; commercial office/retail.
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Program fit for customer. Business desiring to save money and help keep businesses cool on hot days. Business looking for creative ways to save money on their electric bill.