The New York Public Service Commission staff has accepted seven proposed demonstration projects for the Reforming the Energy Vision initiative while asking for more refinements on four others.

The projects, filed July 1, are a component of the state’s REV program for utility-sponsored projects that offer collaboration with third parties. (See REV Proposals Seek to Increase Conservation.)

In letters to the state’s utilities, PSC staff said seven demonstration projects met criteria set out in the REV order. Staff said it would meet with sponsors of the remaining projects to discuss additional information needed to complete its review:

• Three proposals by National Grid: a smart grid project in Clifton Park to give customers fixed-rate options based on energy consumption, its Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus engagement platform and its microgrid partnership with Clarkson University and the State University of New York at Potsdam;
• Consolidated Edison’s CONnectED Home Platform that would connect homeowners with efficiency programs; and
• Iberdrola’s proposed Energy Marketplace e-commerce website.

— William Opalka