In order for today’s electric grid system to meet the demand for energy, electric utility companies engage in a strategy known as demand response. Demand response is an intentional reduction in the power consumption by a strategic utility to better match the immediate demand for power with the available supply. In this video, we break down what demand response is,
blackouts, brownouts, and the Leviton products that respond to demand response signals to meet energy codes.

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Chapter Markers:
00:00 What is Demand Response?
00:05 Electric Grid System and Demand Response
00:10 Intentional Reduction in the Power Consumption
00:16 Concepts Behind Demand Response
00:20 Involuntary Rationing
00:26 Brownouts and Blackouts
00:31 What is a Brownout?
00:34 What is a Blackout?
00:41 Notification of Demand Response Event
00:51 Responsive Controls
00:54 Voluntary Rationing
01:00 Utilities Work With Customers
01:05 Nonessential Loads
01:11 Energy Codes
01:15 Controls Capabilities
01:18 GreenMAX Relay Panel
01:24 Leviton Submeters
01:29 Demand Response Solutions
02:33 Leviton.com/greenmax