Boston energy tech company gets big Vermont contract

EnerNOC Inc., a Boston energy technology company, said today that it has been selected by the state of Vermont to manage the demand-response capacity of its government buildings.

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

(At right is a Globe file photo of the Vermont state capitol in Montpelier.)

Under the terms of the Vermont contract, individual government buildings will be paid for agreeing to remove load from the electric power grid during times of peak demand, said EnerNOC, which also noted in a press release, "In addition, each site will gain basic access to EnerNOC's PowerTrak energy management platform, which enables users to view and analyze their energy consumption data in near real time and track efficiency gains, resulting in the ability to take additional, targeted measures to reduce overall energy consumption and costs."

EnerNOC also said in its press release, "This contract with the state of Vermont is the latest in a series of government contracts won by EnerNOC, including most recently a similar contract with the state of Rhode Island that was announced in July 2008."
(By Chris Reidy, Globe staff)