Case studies of smart grid demand response programs in North America

HEMSs and enabled demand response in electricity market: An overview

“…In In [26], the authors summarize the results of various case studies including Cape Light Compact and Salt River Project along with Hydro One in Ontario Canada, Sacramento Municipal Utility District in California, Pepco in Washington, Austin Energy in Texas and Consolidated Edison in New York. The results show encouraging consumer satisfaction and reduction in energy consumption.…”

“…During peak hours, incentive based DR programs are offered to the consumers to reduce the load [81,82]. In [83], modeling and analysis of exponential emergency demand response programs (EDRP) have been presented for the SG systems.…”

“…This drawback is minimized in [44] using dispersedtone power line communication (DTPLC) modem that coexists with conventional PLC and avoids narrow-band power line noise adaptively employing the process of frequencies shifting. Network appliances are controlled using compact appliance control Table 1 Comparison of various electric utility programs on demand response [26].…”

A cyber-physical systems perspective on decentralized energy management

“…Customers install a switching system between the power supply and their equipment, often a heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system, that can be controlled remotely by a utility. In case of a peak load, the utility can switch off the appliance through this switch to perform load shedding, whereas customers receive a compensation for the loss in comfort [160]. These systems typically have feedback systems, allowing for finer control and nearly instantaneous response since user involvement is not required.…”

Development of Infrastructue for Residential Load to Reduce Peak Demand and Cost of Energy in Smart Grid

“…Demand response services can be enable with help of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) that can respond pricing signal and grid condition signal encouraging consumers to use energy efficiency and reduce peak load through smart grid enabled energy management, results in financial savings for both consumers and electric utilities [2]. Encouraging consumers to use energy efficiently and reduce peak load through smart-grid-enabled energy management results in financial savings for both consumers and electric utilities [3]. The residential and commercial building sector together is responsible for over 50% of electricity consumption.…”