Abstract: A method of improving a comfort level of a participant in a demand-response program for a facility. The method includes providing a sensor to a participant of a demand-response program, the sensor for sensing a comfort indicator at a facility, the comfort indicator including at least an air temperature; providing instructions for installing the sensor at a facility of the participant; and causing a load-control event communicated to the LCD to be modified, the modification causing the comfort indicator to increase or decrease at the facility, thereby improving the comfort level of the participant in the demand-response program.

Abstract: A reconfigurable load-control receiver for communication with a first long-haul network and selectively adaptable to be reconfigured and in communication with a second long-haul network, a short-haul network and an electrical load. The reconfigurable load-control receiver includes a switching device adapted to control power to the electrical load, and a controller coupled to the switching device and adapted to switch between operating as a gateway and operating as a node.