DR-Expo Overview

Demand Response - Where Buildings meet the Grid

As the North American electricity grid comes under increasing pressure from continuing demand, the focus on curtailing peak load provides an opportunity for building owners and building automation stakeholders to participate in load shedding strategies driven by lucrative incentives offered by electricity suppliers.

DR Implementation Today

Many early implementations of DR have tended to be simplistic, using event and price signals to basically turn off consuming devices and/or initiating distributed generation that are often not environmentally friendly.
Using technology currently availabDR-Expo logole, a more sophisticated and valuable DR can be implemented, especially when leveraging building automation and control systems. Such DR implementation can be noninvasive and sensitive to environmental concerns of climate change.

Value Proposition of DR-Expo

Held initially in Chicago in 2007, DR-Expo is the first event totally focused on the implementation of DR in today's world of environmentally-aware and cost-conscious business and real estate arenas. Attendees to DR-Expo will gain the following benefits: 

  • Be informed of the reason why DR is real, immediate and significant
  • Learn how to implement DR from ISO and DR providers
  • See the complete technology picture of DR implementation
  • Learn from experts who have developed processes and best practices


The Road to Sustainable Energy

DR is both a short term business proposition and a route to the significant future market in sustainable energy.
Buildings have a significant impact on climate change and carbon footprint, and DR is one of the first steps involved in this lucrative market. The organizers and sponsors of DR-Expo are committed to providing attendees the path for this evolution.
DR-Expo and the subjects covered at the event will provide attendees with tools to manage compliance requirements brought about by governmental or corporate organizations.

2008 Event Theme...

Empowering the Energy Revolution!

Key Facts


Benefits of DR

DR today provides incredible benefits to all stakeholders in energy:

  • Proper implementation of DR is good for the environment
  • The financial proposition to building owners is real and significant
  • The opportunities for building automation are real and immediate

Target Audience

  • Building Owners
  • Energy and Facility Managers
  • System Integrators
  • Building Automation Contractors

2008 Topics

  • Case studies on successful DR
  • How to Implement DR
  • Standards for Scalable DR
  • Key DR Technologies
  • DR Products & Solutions Uncovered
  • Best Practice DR