Beginning in 2007, ISO-New England is recognizing a new category of Demand Resources. Other Demand Resources, ODR as defined below will be eligible to receive ISO-NE capacity payments based upon the project's Demand Reduction Value.

DemandDirect will identify ODR projects, develop and implement measurement and verification protocols, enroll the project in the ISO-NE program and provide ongoing monthly payments to the customer.

Eligible ODR Resources (projects must be completed after June 16, 2006):

Energy Efficiency, defined as "installed measures and/or systems on end-use customer facilities that reduce the total amount of electrical energy that would otherwise have been needed to deliver an equivalent or improved level of end-use service. Such measures or systems include, but are not limited to, the installation of more energy efficient lighting, motors, refrigeration, HVAC equipment and control systems, envelope measures, and industrial process equipment."

Load Management, defined as "installed measures, systems, and/or strategies on existing end-use customer facilities that curtail electrical usage from ODR Performance Hours to other hours and reduce the amount of capacity needed to deliver an equivalent or acceptable level of service at those end-use customer facilities. Such measures include, but are not limited to, energy management systems, load control end-use cycling, load curtailment strategies, chilled water storage and other forms of electricity storage. Load Management does not include measures, systems and/or strategies that participate in either the Real-Time Demand Response Program (30-Minute)."

Distributed Generation, shall mean "generation resources directly connected to end-use customer load and located behind the end-use customer's billing meter, which reduce the amount of energy and capacity that would otherwise have been drawn from the electricity network in the New England Control Area, provided that the capacity of the generation resource registered with the ISO does not exceed the most recent peak demand of the end-use customer."

All Demand Reduction Values are based on reductions in end-use demand on the electricity network coincident with ODR Performance Hours. Summer ODR Performance Hours shall be defined as hours ending 1400 through 1700, Monday through Friday on non-holidays during the months of June, July, and August. Winter ODR Performance hours shall be defined as hours ending 1800 through 1900, Monday through Friday on non-holidays, during the months of December and January.