Dec. 24, 2012: Constellation Launches Web Service for Smart, Automated Load Response
BALTIMORE — Constellation, a business unit of Exelon, has announced the nationwide launch of VirtuWatt™ Link, a web service application to facilitate automated load response program participation. According to the company, VirtuWatt Link allows a facility’s existing building automation system to manage load curtailment automatically based upon energy market signals and pre-set scenarios, without the installation of redundant or proprietary building controls hardware.
By reducing the upfront cost associated with load response automation, VirtuWatt Link enables a broader range of facility types and sizes to participate in a wider array of energy market programs, said Constellation. VirtuWatt Link is an extension of the company’s VirtuWatt energy management platform, which allows commercial and industrial customers to monitor energy usage in real time and schedule load curtailments for load response programs.