Demand response is a reduction in the electric utility power consumption by a customer in order to better match the demand for power with the supply. Electric utilities have traditionally adjusted supply to match demand; however, there are limits to these methods because some generating units are slow to respond, are very expensive to operate, and/or demand can exceed total power capacity. Demand response adjusts the demand for power instead of adjusting the supply through multiple methods, including simple off-peak metering, where tariffs are static, and smart metering, where tariffs are dynamic.
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Causam Enterprises
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Johnson Controls
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Honeywell
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General Electric Company
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Siemens
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Google (Alphabet)
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Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
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Itron
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| Categorization and Classification | Patents and Published Applications |
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| 2013 | |
| 667 HVAC+Water , 547 Appliances , 358 Smart Meters , 200 Outlets/Adapters , 108 GUIs , 69 Lights , 32 Protection , 32 Backup | |
| 657 | |
| 386 Comm , 132 Power routers , 61 Switches , 53 Protection circuits , 25 GUIs | |
| 2150 | |
| 825 Financial , 750 Control , 261 Demand Modeling/Testing , 112 Other , 99 Outage/restoration methods , 71 Weather , 32 Critical infrastructure methods | |
