Membership Categories
The following membership categories are described in PLMA's Membership Policy:
Category A
Purchaser of DR Products and Services.
This category includes:
- Regulated Public and Private Utilities
- Cooperatively owned utilities
- Retail Energy Marketers to Residential and Commercial customers
- Government Organizations including Research Organizations, Labs, PUCs etc.
- End Users of DR products and Solutions
- A small organization with up to 3 employees, including individual or other entities that can document their qualification for this category
Note: Where organizations are both suppliers and users of DR products, then they shall be in Category B.
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Category B
Supplier of DR products and services.
This category includes:
- Equipment Manufacturers
- Solution Providers
- Consultants
- Curtailment Service Providers
- Other Companies that have a stakeholder interest in the DR market segment
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Category C
Academic institutions engaged in training Demand Response & Energy Efficiency industry professionals.
This category includes:
- Accredited Colleges and Universities.
It does not include consulting firms, industry trade organizations, etc.
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Membership Policy Guidelines
The following guidelines have been incorporated to address specific discussions.
- Each member organization shall have only one registered name in the PLMA directory and membership list.
- Holding Companies. A company shall join at the level that best matches their organizational needs. A holding company may join and have the holding company name registered. A different holding company may decide to have each interested operating company have its own membership.
- Registered Company. A company shall be categorized based on the registered name and primary business of that registered name. If a holding company has both a Category A company and a Category B company, then the membership category shall be defined by the registered organization name.
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