PLMA: Load Management Dialogues

Author: PLMA: A Flexible Load Management Community

This is "Load Management Dialogues" presented by PLMA, The Flexible Load Management Community. Here youll discover practitioner perspectives on flexible energy load management, demand response, distributed energy resources, and EV managed charging. 
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06/02/2026 - Load Management Dialogue — Evergy & Renew Home: Unlocking Flexible Capacity at Scale by Prioritizing Customer Comfort
Episode 3
Thursday, 11 June, 2026

Evergy has tapped Renew Home to help unlock flexible capacity when the grid needs it most – and without asking customers to change their routines or comfort preferences. An evolution of the traditional demand response model that Evergy has successfully employed for 10+ years, the new program prioritizes customers' comfort with subtle, personalized temperature adjustments. Dispatched to tens of thousands of smart thermostats, these small shifts in energy usage added up to over 35 MW of verified peak load reduction during a July 2025 event. In this Load Management Dialogue, Evergy shares how its evolving demand-side toolkit delivers greater flexibility at scale by prioritizing customer comfort.