EnerNOC partners with Tampa Electric

EnerNOC Inc. of Boston announced today it has entered into a demand-response agreement with Tampa Electric Co., a subsidiary of TECO Energy Inc.

EnerNOC uses technology to automate the so-called demand response process for electricity utilities by signing up commercial and industrial companies to conservation programs; during peak demand periods, such as hot summer days, EnerNOC uses its technology to remotely curtail the electricity consumption of companies that have signed onto the program as a way to lower the likelihood of brownouts and outages.

EnerNOC, which recently became a public company, said the Tampa contract, which is for four years, is the fifth agreement it has signed with a utility company so far this year; other agreements include those with utilities in New Mexico and California.
(By Chris Reidy, Globe staff)