PRODUCT DATA SHEET
DEMAND OPTIMIZER
Efficiently and
cost-effectively manage
and optimize demand
response (DR) programs:
RESPOND TO PEAK ENERGY CONSUMPTION AND REDUCE
OPERATING COSTS
»» Continually optimizes demand
response across all programs,
loads, geographies, and
customer segments
»» Improves program results by
The Silver Spring® Smart Energy platform
The combination of smart grid infrastructure to
combines network infrastructure, software,
every home and business with the sophisticated
and services to enable a range of smart grid
RMS capabilities of Demand Optimizer allows
applications. Silver Spring Networks continuous
utilities to leverage their DR assets in new ways.
two-way communications overcomes the
Near-real-time forecasting and measurement
limitations of legacy Demand Response (DR)
enable new business outcomes, including:
precisely forecasting load shed
technology, giving you innovative new tools to
potential and target populations
achieve reliable, predictable load reduction,
»» Reduces or avoids peak capacity
overage costs
»» Leverages secure integration
with utility back-office software
improve cost efficiencies, and build continuous
customer engagement.
Demand Optimizer is an innovative DR
as well as with the Silver Spring
Management System (DRMS) that manages
AMI and DR family of products
peak load by precisely estimating potential
»» Enhances flexibility and improves
load shed, accurately measuring and verifying
choice with support for hardware
load shed events, and optimizing a portfolio of
and software from multiple
DR programs to grow customer participation..
vendor, leveraging commitment
to standards
»» Reduced or avoided peak capacity overage costs
»» Increased operating efficiency through
consolidation of disparate, legacy DR
components, and elimination of existing
measurement and verification service fees
»» New business generation through demand
bidding into energy markets
SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE
Demand Optimizer system
architecture: a fully integrated
system delivering best-in-class
capability across the entire DR
program spectrum
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MAXIMIZE DEMAND RESPONSE BENEFITS
ACROSS A FULL RANGE OF PROGRAMS ON A
UNIFIED SMART GRID PLATFORM.
INDUSTRY-LEADING SPEED TO VALUE IN
DEMAND RESPONSE SYSTEM MANAGEMENT
The full-featured DRMS leverages the unique capabilities of the
and will start realizing benefits immediately with the first
Silver Spring network, allowing utilities to:
measurement and verification report. With Demand Optimizer,
»» Optimize load management across disparate DR programs and
systems
»» Analyze the load impact of individual DR events including key
metrics such as the baseline load, actual load, and absolute /
percentage load shed
»» Leverage meter data from the Silver Spring platform to provide
highly accurate load shed forecasts on a per-customer basis
»» Deliver near-real-time measurement and verification through
event analytics
»» Improve direct load control performance and reliability with
Utilities can expect to go live rapidly with Demand Optimizer
utilities can:
»» Maximize the return on their smart grid network with a unified
view of all demand-side resources across customer segments,
load types, and DR programs
»» Increase operating efficiency while optimizing customer
engagement and growing program participation
»» Reach residential and commercial customers while managing an
integrated system
»» Extend DR programs based on business demands with a system
built for big data
Direct-to-Grid devices with integrated IPv6 NICs.
»» Dispatch load control events through the Silver Spring network
or via OpenADR (version 2.0a or b) over the Internet for C&I
REAL-TIME MONITORING
customers
»» Manage DR programs based on simple business rules with
templates for all major program types, including direct load
control and pricing-based programs
»» Integrate full CRM functions through enrollment, eligibility,
participation, and engagement
»» Notify customers through voice, email, or SMS
»» Scale to millions of participants with an architecture built to
handle petabytes of data
»» Improve operational productivity and quality with event preview
and one-click dispatch
THE VALUE OF A PLATFORM APPROACH TO
DEMAND RESPONSE
Leveraging the Silver Spring platform for DR delivers greater
control over energy use and allows utilities to consolidate DR
programs, integrate existing legacy components, optimize
customer demand, meet regulatory requirements, and create
new revenue streams while reducing operational overhead.
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All trademarks and registered trademarks are the properties of their respective owners. Rev. 10/29/2015
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