The Role of Residential Load-management in the Support of RES- Based Power Generation in Remote Electricity Grids

Increased interest is recently demonstrated in the promotion of distributed generation based on renewable energy sources (RES). Contrariwise, owed to RES intermittency, most remote areas rely on oil-fired power generation. To facilitate further penetration of RES, the concept of demand side management (DSM) has lately emerged. To this end, a new DSM algorithm is currently developed. Peak shaving and load shifting are applied, considering implementation levels that the residential sector may comply with. Finally, a small-medium scale island grid is used as case study, with our results indicating that the appropriate level of DSM application may yield considerable benefits.