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Demand and Energy Technology Research Consortium

“Innovating energy delivery services to meet 21st century customer needs”

The Demand and Energy Technology Research Consortium (DETech) is an independent utility research consortium dedicated to the investigation of “Win-Win” policies, program design and marketing, and innovative solutions that promote demand response and energy efficiency programs, distributed and renewable resources, and revenue-producing premium products and services. Our solutions focus on the intersection of regulation, operations and customer service. Energy utilities face unprecedented challenges: Significant increases in energy prices and energy price volatility Growing consumer concerns about the reliability of service Constraints on energy networks (pipes & wires) as a result of aging infrastructure Continuing public activism regarding the siting of new energy facilities ("NIMBY") Advances in technology that increase competition from distributed energy systems Increased awareness of the environmental impacts of energy production Increased regulatory or political activism in response to rising energy prices

DETech is a cost-effective approach to address these challenges through collaboration, research, and innovative policies and solutions. The success of DETech is measured by the ability of utility members to apply the research and come up with practical solutions that meet the needs of customers, regulators and utility managers and stockholders. 

“Participating in DETech has allowed us to work with a group of peers with similar interests to conduct extremely valuable research that provided insights and a path forward on some of the immediate issues we face.” Tim Melloch, ComEd Director of Energy Efficiency Services