Contra Costa County has enrolled 13 buildings into an automated demand response program using technology developed by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. The County was one of the early adopters of this technology that allows them to respond automatically to events without the need for human action. While limited demand response events in 2007 prevented full execution of this system, Contra Costa County has been participating in all 2008 events and deserves credit for being a test partner for this system. They have been able to shed an average of 20% of their load with a 2007 average of 305 kWh in load shedding.