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CPOWER WRITES ‘BIG CHECKS’ TO EDUCATION CUSTOMERS IN TEXAS

February 05, 2024



Two large Texas energy users recently shared how much revenue they have earned
for improving grid reliability. In separate public events, CPower recently
presented San Jacinto College and the Houston Independent School District (HISD)
with more than $160,000 in demand response revenue.

“HISD and San Jacinto College exemplify how schools and educational institutions
of all levels can make money while keeping the lights on for their communities
by reducing loads when demand peaks on the grid,” said James Vasquez, Account
Executive, Texas, for CPower.

Both customers participate in Texas grid services programs available through the
state’s grid operator, Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT). HISD and
San Jacinto College’s most recent earnings came from ERCOT’s Emergency Response
Services (ESR) program, which pays customers for being available to curtail
their electricity loads within 10 or 30 minutes.

 


SAN JACINTO COLLEGE


CPower Account Executive James Vasquez, far left, presents a “big check” to
representatives of San Jacinto College.

San Jacinto College received a “big check” for $48,000 for the ERS 2023 Summer
Season. The college has five campuses in metropolitan Houston and has earned a
total of $434,000 since it enrolled in demand response in February 2016.

The college began working with CPower in late 2022, after a turnover in key
facility personnel, Vasquez said. At the time, the college was enrolled for 400
kW between two buildings. After several discussions, including a site visit by a
CPower engineer, the college increased its demand response participation by
2,600 kW across nine more buildings.

Depending on the season, San Jacinto College now has 2-3 MW enrolled in demand
response. Currently, it is enrolled in the ERS Winter Season (December
2023-March 2024) with a projected revenue payout of $75,000.

 


HOUSTON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT


From left: Stephanie Walker, HISD; Jeffrey Norman, CPower; Kirby Williams, HISD;
and James Vasquez, CPower

CPower presented Houston Independent School District with a “big check” for
$114,753, which reflected its combined earnings from enrollment in CenterPoint
Energy and ERS Summer Season (June-September) demand response programs. “We were
told that this check represented the salaries for two teachers—plus more,”
Vasquez said.

With more than 189,934 students and 274 schools across 333 square miles within
greater Houston, HISD is the largest public school system in Texas and the
eighth largest in the nation. Fourteen percent of the district’s buildings are
enrolled in ERS.

HISD has been paid approximately $200,000 since it started participating in
demand response in October 2021. It is projected to receive another $44,000 in
revenue for the ERS Winter Season that ends in March.

 

HISD and San Jacinto College are just two examples of large Texas energy users
benefiting from helping the grid while ensuring the comfort and safety of their
students and faculty. In addition to the ERS program, ERCOT offers a mix of
other grid services opportunities for commercial, industrial and institutional
customers in Texas, including different ways to reduce energy charges and earn
revenue.

If you would like to learn more about how your Texas organization could save
money, get paid and help the grid, visit our Texas demand response page.



CPOWER



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