کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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243259 | 501926 | 2012 | 7 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
Two intersecting events of the last two decades have transformed the electricity industry: (1) market restructure designed to introduce wholesale market competition; and (2) renewable energy development fostered by government policies, including renewable portfolio standards (RPS). There is, however, little research to answer the question: what is the avoided cost of demand response (DR) in a restructured market with RPS? This paper offers an answer to this question, which is critical for determining the cost-effectiveness of DR and its program design and implementation. We illustrate the answer’s usefulness with five real-world examples of permanent load shifting (PLS) in California. These examples show that a PLS system’s cost-effectiveness depends on its site-specific characteristics, including location, installation cost and performance, thus affirming the use of a targeted approach to DR design and implementation.
► Estimates avoided cost for a restructured market with RPS.
► Perform cost-effectiveness analysis of permanent load shifting.
► Report results to support a targeted approach for DR implementation.
Journal: Applied Energy - Volume 96, August 2012, Pages 115–121