Demand Response (DR) programs have become a fairly common method of reducing electricity demand during summer peak periods, and now the approach is being tried by natural gas utilities - most recently due to concerns about limited pipeline capacity to meet peak winter demand in the U.S. Northeast. The New York Public Service Commission has approved a petition by Consolidated Edison Company of New York for a $5 million, three-year natural gas demand response pilot program, one of the first demand response projects for natural gas. Nearly 60 of New York homes used natural gas as their primary heating fuel in 2017, based on data from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey.
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