Demand and Response

What do you think of when you hear “demand and response”? Some things that come to mind are need, want, require or effect, answer and reply. These synonyms briefly describe what demand and response actually mean. For example, when there is a high demand for electricity companies have ways to respond to these peak periods of time in order for there to be enough electricity for everyone without suffering potential blackouts. (pge.com) Some of the things that effect the demand are storms, heats waves or other disasters. Demand and response allows people to reduce their usage of electricity during a particular time in order to have a sufficient amount of electricity during the time of need. (cpuc.ca.gov) Demand and response is actually beneficial because it reduces the amount of electricity used during the “peak time”, when the price is ultimately higher than usual. I think this is great because conserving energy for a time of a need is obviously something that will benefit everyone in the long run. I’ve actually never heard about the demand and response companies and I found it very interesting what they do. These programs help the environment as well as help people financially. In a power grid it is completely up to a customer as to how they want to conserve energy. (science.com) With the demand a response programs people receive help without having to worry about it on their own. The demand and response is beneficial in numerous ways. I love the program because I know that if it was solely my responsibility to think about conserving energy, I honestly don’t think I would succeed with that. I think a lot of people would have to agree that conserving energy isn’t number one on their list of things to do, but if there is a program helping people out than why not take advantage of it. Today people are starting to become more and more aware of global warming and the effects of it. With demand and response it lowers the amount of power consumed which lowers the levels of pollution. (science.com) When I was on the “How it Works” website I also came across an interesting video that just shows a brief overview about Global Warming.

http://videos.howstuffworks.com/science/global-warming-videos-playlist.htm#video-30552