Gary Fromer


Power companies are training their customers to see electricity supply in a new way, with two-way flows of information and energy that can increase reliability and prevent the need for costly transmission building.

“Demand response is creating business intelligence” in which companies can understand their exposure to time of use as well as overall volume of use when it comes to electricity, Constellation Energy Senior Vice President for Demand Response Gary Fromer told Breaking Energy recently. Keep reading →


The heat isn’t over yet, particularly for power companies handling the first serious and widespread test of electricity generating marginal capacity of summer 2011.

The Southern and Midwestern parts of the US were still under the most severe temperature forecasts in the middle of the week, but temperatures north of 100 degrees Fahrenheit are set to sweep across the heavily populated Northeastern states on Thursday and Friday. Keep reading →