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RICHMOND— Governor Timothy M. Kaine announced last Tuesday (December 4) that Virginia has entered into a contract with EnergyConnect that will help improve the reliability of Virginia’s electricity grid and will provide incentive payments for reducing the load on the grid. EnergyConnect is a wholly owned subsidiary of Microfield Group Inc.
“Virginia’s Energy Plan recommends that the state government lead by example,” Governor Kaine said. “This, contract does exactly that.”
This program will benefit all citizens of the Commonwealth by reducing the need for electrical utilities to build additional generating plants, transmission, and distribution lines.
The contract will see to it that the demand is reduced on the grid during times of peak electrical load, such as a very hot day in July or August, or in an emergency.
A Curtailment Services Provider, such as EnergyConnect, works with the electric utility and the Regional Transmission Organization.
Reducing the load helps
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