With the inception of Con Ed’s new Commercial System Relief Program (CSRP), many curtailment customers currently enrolled in the NYISO’s ICAP Special Case Resources Program (SCR) are wondering if they should make a switch.  We’ve crunched some numbers and wanted to share our findings. In the case below we ran the numbers for curtailment calls of 4 hours each and used last year’s (2009) pricing data.  Given the current direction of the capacity market, these figures represent the most extreme cases you’d find yourself in this year.  The most dramatic difference between these two programs is that the NYISO offers winter revenue while the Con Ed program does not. If you’re using a Demand Response provider remember to account for their percentage of any net revenue, if applicable.

Of course, no two buildings are exactly alike, and this analysis doesn’t take into account the possibly severe penalties for missing a curtailment call. If you’d like us to run a precise scenario for your specific building and curtailment level please contact us and we’d be happy to help you figure out which program is right for you.