Senate bill targets significant savings from gas demand response amid supply challenges

Utility Dive: Gas demand response and non-pipes solutions have cropped up in California and New York, but so far they are not nearly as widely used as electric demand response. But they have the potential to generate significant savings, say analysts, which could be particularly useful in the Northeast where gas supplies are tight.

A statement from Whitehouse's office cited "preliminary analysis" by the Brattle Group, which suggested home heating gas demand response programs in New England could save 40 million cubic feet of gas on a peak day — about 5% of the average power sector demand for gas in the region during the winter months.

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