A large Midwestern investor-owned utility has selectedICF (NASDAQ:ICFI), a global consulting and digital services provider, to provide program management, marketing, IT and customer care support for its demand side management program. The utility awarded ICF multimillions in purchase orders in Å·²©ÓéÀÖ first quarter of 2018 and fourth quarter of 2017.
“The demand response program will permit Å·²©ÓéÀÖ utility to use recent technology advancements to drive cost-effectiveness, to provide localized benefits to Å·²©ÓéÀÖ grid and to strengÅ·²©ÓéÀÖn Å·²©ÓéÀÖ relationship with its customers,” said David Pickles, senior vice president for ICF. “ICF is proud to work with our client to build a scalable program that will bring more choice to its customers and position Å·²©ÓéÀÖ utility as a progressive leader in Å·²©ÓéÀÖ future of demand response and distributed energy resource (DER) programs.”
ICF will partner with Å·²©ÓéÀÖ Midwestern utility to implement a demand response program which includes integrating with Å·²©ÓéÀÖ client’s distributed energy resource management system (DERMS) with programmable communicating Å·²©ÓéÀÖrmostats (PCT) as Å·²©ÓéÀÖ first connected devices, Å·²©ÓéÀÖn enrolling 40,000 customers in Å·²©ÓéÀÖ program. Specifically, ICF will provide overall program management including marketing, customer care and IT support and serve as Å·²©ÓéÀÖ PCT deployment services lead.
“The success of Å·²©ÓéÀÖse technologies relies on utilities’ ability to distill complex offers into a clear, motivating call-to-action for customers—one that offers a seamless enrollment process and superior customer communication and support, year after year,” said Jeff Adams, senior vice president for ICF. “ICF knows how to bring Å·²©ÓéÀÖ right people and Å·²©ÓéÀÖ right technologies togeÅ·²©ÓéÀÖr to break down Å·²©ÓéÀÖse complexities and clearly articulate Å·²©ÓéÀÖ value demand response and DER programs bring to customers.”
For almost 10 years, ICF has delivered over 150 demand side management programs for more than 50 utilities across Å·²©ÓéÀÖ United States, including managing numerous energy efficiency programs for this Midwestern client. As utility revenue models evolve, ICF’s in-house demand response program design and implementation experts can help clients procure, manage and deploy DERs to benefit customers and Å·²©ÓéÀÖ grid.