2006 PLMA Demand Response Program Awards.HOUSTON Houston, city (1990 pop. 1,630,553), seat of Harris co., SE Tex., a deepwater port on the Houston Ship Channel; inc. 1837. Economy The fourth largest city in the nation and the largest in the entire South and Southwest, Houston is a port of entry; -- The Peak Load Management Alliance (PLMA PLMA Private Label Manufacturers Association PLMA Peak Load Management Alliance PLMA Producer Licensing Model Act (New York state) PLMA Petroleum Land Management (course) PLMA Philip Livingston Magnet Academy ) is announcing an awards program for the best demand response programs offered in the year 2006. Nominations must be submitted by March 15, 2007. The awards will be announced at the PLMA Spring Conference scheduled April 17-18, 2007 at the Sheraton Centre Hotel in Toronto Toronto (tərŏn`tō), city (1998 est pop. 2,400,000), provincial capital, S Ont., Canada, on Lake Ontario. Toronto is the largest city in Canada and since the 1970s has been one of the fastest-changing cities in North America, experiencing , Ontario Ontario, city, United States Ontario, city (1990 pop. 133,179), San Bernardino co., S Calif., near Los Angeles, in a region of vineyards; inc. 1891. , Canada Canada (kăn`ədə), independent nation (2001 pop. 30,007,094), 3,851,787 sq mi (9,976,128 sq km), N North America. Canada occupies all of North America N of the United States (and E of Alaska) except for Greenland and the French islands of . Blackouts, power shortages and price spikes spikes see peplomer. have been big news in the past few years. PLMA was formed as an alliance of organizations of suppliers of electricity, load shedding systems manufacturers, consultants, research groups and trade associations to promote the concepts and technologies of reducing demand for electricity in response to pricing signals in the marketplace. "There were a lot of innovative and creative load reduction programs being operated during the year 2006," remarked Elliot Boardman, Executive Director of PLMA. "This Awards program is a way to recognize and highlight the best of these programs." The awards will be given based on the following criteria: -Results (the value of demand or energy reductions during peak periods); -Customer satisfaction; -Program clarity, flexibility and ease of participation; -Program management; -Customer education; -Innovative use of demand response and/or communication technology; -Management of program and/or customer performance information; -Cost effectiveness -Long-term viability The entry form can be obtained from the PLMA web site at http://www.peaklma.com/files/public/nomination.htm |
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