Honeywell partners with Enel North America to bolster power grid stability

Innovative energy management automation enables organisations to enhance grid stability and operational efficiency.

Honeywell (Nasdaq: HON) and Enel North America (Enel) have joined forces in a groundbreaking partnership. This collaboration aims to revolutionize building automation and demand response solutions for commercial and industrial organisations. By harnessing the power of automation to control and regulate energy loads, we are not only enhancing operational efficiency but also playing a crucial role in stabilizing the power grid.

Enel North America and Honeywell enable organisations to seamlessly integrate demand response programmes into their facilities while simultaneously maximising operational efficiency. By leveraging Enel’s comprehensive energy portfolio, customers can now use automated demand response solutions to help prevent blackouts and grid outages during peak usage periods in their communities.

“There is a growing need for energy capacity that can respond on short notice to ensure grid stability,” said Hamed Heyhat, President of Honeywell Smart Energy & Thermal Solutions (Sets). “Through our partnership with Enel North America, we are addressing these challenges directly by offering customers ready-now solutions that simplify the integration process and help deliver tangible benefits in terms of efficiency, cost savings, and grid reliability.”

This strategic collaboration combines Enel’s extensive expertise as a worldwide leader in demand response with Honeywell’s renowned automation systems to provide customers with an offering that enhances energy efficiency, flexibility, and revenue generation potential. It also supports Honeywell’s alignment of its portfolio with three compelling megatrends: automation, the future of aviation, and energy transition.

“The future of energy is flexible. Our modern power grids need end-users willing and able to adjust their electricity usage in real time, reducing costs and earning revenue in the process,” said Molly Jerrard, Head of Demand Response at Enel North America. “Enel’s FlexUp offering, powered by Honeywell’s industry-leading automation technology, simplifies the process for organisations looking to maximise their energy flexibility. It also enables us to leverage these flexible loads to support grid reliability for homes, businesses and communities.”

As a result of this partnership, a wide range of industries, including commercial offices, retail stores, food manufacturing, and farming facilities, can now automate their facility operations with no out-of-pocket costs. This significant development will enhance their demand response earnings potential, making a tangible difference in their operations.