Mandatory Load Reduction Program (MLRP) Program Guidelines

Enel North America and ComEd have joined forces to offer a new demand response program for commercial, institutional, and industrial organizations. This initiative enables participants to earn revenue by making temporary energy reductions that help ComEd maintain local grid reliability. ComEd customers are eligible to take advantage of this opportunity powered by Enel. Tap into a revenue stream while supporting the grid - enroll in MLRP today!

What is MLRP?
MLRP is a new demand response program offered through ComEd to help maintain local grid reliability. Enel is the curtailment service provider (CSP) for MLRP, managing enrollment and participation in the program.

Program Overview

Participation Options	Curtailment and permitted generation
Payments	Capacity payments (for being on stand-by)
Costs	No upfront, out-of-pocket costs to participate
Program Period	Year-round, January 1 – December 31
Program Hours	7 days per week, 24 hours per day
Dispatch Notification	30 minutes (default), 1 hour and 2 hours (on approval)
Dispatch Duration	Unlimited
Maximum Dispatches	Unlimited; historically, there have been 0 – 1 events each year for similar products
Testing Requirement	There may be 1 audit and potential retests to cure underperformance each year if no emergency event occurs (ELRP dispatches may satisfy this requirement)

Does MLRP require additional effort if we already participate in PJM ELRP?

You can utilize your existing ELRP energy reduction plan and FSL drop-to values to participate in MLRP and unlock another revenue stream. It is expected to be rare that MLRP dispatches occur separately from ELRP to address grid reliability concern. There may be 1 audit and potential retests to cure underperformance each year if no emergency event occurs (ELRP dispatches may satisfy this requirement).

Comparing ELRP and MLRP

	PJM’s Emergency Load Response Program (ELRP)	ComEd’s Mandatory Load Reduction Program (MLRP)
Delivery Year	June 1 – May 31	January 1 – December 31
Earning Potential	Pricing is based on PJM’s Base Residual Auction and incremental auctions (2025/2026 pricing of $98,521 per MW-year)	Fixed pricing of $10,000 per MW-year
Audit Management	Audits are scheduled by PJM (2 hours in length)	There may be 1 audit (1 hour in length) and potential retests to cure underperformance each year if no emergency event occurs (ELRP dispatches may satisfy this requirement)
Event Types	Emergency Category 1, Emergency Category 2, and Audit Payment adjustment from underperformance varies by event type	Mandatory and Audit All event types have the same payment adjustment calculation for underperformance
Nomination	Summer Nomination: (PLC – CLF*FSL)*ELCC Winter Nomination: (WPL – CLF*FSL)*ELCC	Summer Nomination: PLC – FSL Winter Nomination: WPL/CLF – FSL
Performance Aggregation	Performance is aggregated	Performance will be aggregated, with an underperformance threshold of 25% (i.e., customer payment will be 0 if aggregated performance is below 25%)