Demand response technology utilizing a simulation engine to perform thermostat-based demand response simulations

A system comprising:

• one or more processors and one or more storage devices storing instructions that are operable, when executed by the one or more processors, to cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
• accessing, for sites, historical readings of HVAC activity, indoor temperature, and outdoor temperature;
• generating models for the sites using the historical readings of HVAC activity, indoor temperature, and outdoor temperature;
• controlling a simulation engine to perform thermostat-based demand response simulations using the models to identify a simulation that achieves a target load shed and load reduction shape for load to be consumed by the sites during a thermostat-based demand response event performed across the sites;
• and
• performing the thermostat-based demand response event based on results of the simulation engine.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions executable by one or more computers which, upon such execution, cause the one or more computers to perform operations comprising:

• accessing, for sites, historical readings of HVAC activity, indoor temperature, and outdoor temperature;
• generating models for the sites using the historical readings of HVAC activity, indoor temperature, and outdoor temperature;
• controlling a simulation engine to perform thermostat-based demand response simulations using the models to identify a simulation that achieves a target load shed and load reduction shape for load to be consumed by the sites during a thermostat-based demand response event performed across the sites;
• and
• performing the thermostat-based demand response event based on results of the simulation engine.