Con Edison to buy demand response system from Alstom

Consolidated Edison Inc. will purchase a demand response management system from French multinational corporation Alstom. The system will enable Con Edison to streamline its business processes and efficiently manage and optimize its demand response portfolio, according to an Alstom press release.

Alstom said the management system will enable Con Edison to better use consumer loads to manage energy supply and demand, with incentives provided to electricity customers to reduce consumption during periods of peak demand.

Con Edison, which offers electric service to 3.3 million customers in New York City and Westchester County, serves its customers through 94,000 miles of underground electric cables and 34,000 miles of overhead wires.