Overview

Verified Peak Demand Reduction provides independent analytics that quantify changes in peak-demand behavior across time periods. The solution measures whether peak reduction occurred, by how much, and whether it persists—without prescribing strategies, dispatching controls, or aggregating load.

The solution is strategy-agnostic and implementation-neutral. Utilities, customers, and partners determine how demand is reduced; Pathian independently measures and verifies outcomes.

Rather than focusing on single event response, Verified Peak Demand Reduction evaluates peak-demand behavior across comparable operating conditions and defined time windows. Using normalized baselines and verified interval data, the solution compares peak performance across periods (e.g., this year vs. last year, pre- vs. post-implementation) to quantify change and persistence.

This approach enables credible verification of peak reduction without relying on assumptions or deemed savings.

Peak Baselines and Benchmarks

Establishes normalized baselines for peak-demand behavior across portfolios, facilities, systems, and components.

Change Detection and Persistence

Quantifies reductions in peak demand and verifies whether those reductions persist over time under comparable conditions.

Incentive Alignment

Supports peak-focused Habit-Based Incentives (HBI) and Component-Based Incentives (CBI) by providing verified, repeatable measurement of demand reduction outcomes.

Verified Peak Demand Reduction operates across multiple levels of aggregation:

• Utility and enterprise portfolios
• Individual facilities or campuses
• Central plants and systems
• Discrete components such as chillers, pumps, and motors

This enables utilities and partners to verify peak reduction at the level most relevant to programs, planning, and incentives.

The solution produces audit-ready outputs suitable for regulatory review and grid planning, including:

• Verified peak kW reduction metrics
• Persistence and degradation tracking
• Transparent baselines and calculations

All outputs are derived from the same standardized measurement and verification logic used across the Pathian platform.

Utilities, customers, and partners:

• Implement demand-reduction strategies
• Define programs, tariffs, and incentives

Pathian:

• Independently measures peak-demand behavior
• Verifies change and persistence
• Provides standardized, regulator-ready analytics