Energy Orb

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PG&E offers a number of demand response programs to help reduce a load on the system before a potential electric supply shortfall occurs. The energy orb serves as a visual notification for participating demand response customers and their employees to reduce their energy usage. Energy orbs alert business customers prior to and during an energy-reduction event.

Base Interruptible Program (BIP) Orb	Demand Bidding Program (DBP) Orb	Critical Peak Pricing (CPP) Orb
Standby—No demand response event is currently issued	Standby—No demand response event is currently issued	Standby—No demand response event is currently issued
Capacity Bidding Program (CBP) Orb	Business Energy Coalition (BEC) Orb	Multiple Program Participants
		Customers who participate in more than one demand response program may receive a "multiple-program" orb that will change color when any of the programs are implement. Please check the status of the specific programs that you are participating in to see if a demand response event has been issued.
Standby—No demand response event is currently issued	Standby—No demand response event is currently issued

Aggregator Managed Portfolio (AMP) program

CPowered Orb	Alternative Energy Resources (Comverge) Orb	Energy Connect Orb
Standby—No demand response event is currently issued	Standby—No demand response event is currently issued	Standby—No demand response event is currently issued
Energy Curtailment Specialists Orb	EnerNOC Orb
Standby—No demand response event is currently issued	Standby—No demand response event is currently issued

The energy orb receives a wireless signal every 15 minutes. When power supplies are adequate, the energy orb remains solid blue in color. The signal activates the energy orb to change colors when power supplies are running low. PG&E sends a remote signal to each business location telling the energy orb to change color.

If you would like to order your own PG&E Energy Orb or would like additional information about the manufacture of the orb please visit our partner, Ambient Devices.

Energy Orb Color Key

Each color represents a specific status of an event:

	Solid Blue Standby / No event is currently underway.
	Solid Yellow Warning / Day-ahead event warning has been issued.
	Pulsing Yellow Warning / An event will occur later in the day.
	Solid Red Activation / Event has been activated and is currently in progress.
	Pulsing Red Activation / Event in progress and another declared for the following day.
	Solid Green Testing / Demand response notification system is being tested.