Con Edison's 'Smart' Ideas Earn Recognition From Consumer Research Group News provided by Share this article NEW YORK, April 21, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- A consumer research group today bestowed an award on Con Edison for using its new smart meters to improve programs that pay residential customers for reducing their usage at times of high demand. The Smart Energy Consumer Collaborative named Con Edison winner of its Best Practices Award in the Smart Energy Innovation category. The organization cited Con Edison's technology that helps aggregators enroll residential customers in demand response programs, which are also called Smart Usage Programs. "Con Edison is honored to accept this award and excited about the new opportunities our investments in smart meters and smart grid technology are creating for our customers to earn payments in our innovative demand response programs," said Greg Elcock, Con Edison's director of Energy Efficiency and Demand Management. "We are pleased that our system's additional capabilities were used in the first summer we deployed them. We look forward to seeing more participants."