The Program
The Distribution Load Relief Program (DLRP) is designed to temporarily reduce electricity use to help maintain reliable service on the Con Edison power-delivery system.

Requirements
Customers must have an interval meter(s) with appropriate telephone line(s). The meter measures and records electrical use each hour; the data are used to verify load reduction and calculate appropriate payment. Incentives are available for the cost of the interval meter installations through the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA). For more information, visit www.nyserda.org/programs/peakload/intermeter.asp or call 1-518-862-1090.
 
Customer Eligibility
Any Con Edison electric customer who can reduce usage by at least 50 kW and has an interval meter, can participate in DLRP.  Aggregators who can combine load of at least 100 kW are also eligible. Customers are required to provide load reduction for no less than four hours during any called emergency event.

Incentives
There are two ways to participate in DLRP and receive financial incentives when a power curtailment event is called. The voluntary option pays incentives for electricity not used. The mandatory option also pays for electricity not used during an event and pays a monthly incentive for a guaranteed reduction commitment. Participants in the voluntary option will receive the greater of $.50 per kWh curtailed, or the real-time zonal Locational-Based Marginal Price less the retail rate for an event.

Payments in the mandatory option are based on a tier system. Tier I payments are $3.00 per kW-month for six load events of four hours each in a designated network. Tier II payments are $6.00 per kW-month for six events of four hours in a designated network. Additional payments for the mandatory option: additional $1.00 per kW-month for more than six events but fewer than 10 events or more than four hours but less than eight hours per month per capability period. Additional $1.50 per kW-month for ten or more events and or if the event lasts more than eight hours per month per capability period. Mandatory option participants who do not provide the full amount of committed load reduction during a test or event will be de-rated. 

As an added bonus, customers will receive Internet-based software, which can be used to identify ways to reduce electricity consumption and lower operating costs.

How to Enroll
To enroll in DLRP, complete the application online or use the application form, or contact Con Edison at dsm@coned.com or call 1-800-643-1289.