Electricity Pricing for Conservation and Load Shifting

Orans, Ren; Woo, Chi-Keung; Horii, Brian; Chait, Michele; DeBenedictis, Andrew

doi:10.1016/j.tej.2010.03.003

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“…This billing system is commonly used on micro-hydroelectric mini-grids where power is a limited commodity during peak periods, but surplus energy is produced throughout the day. during peak periods (Borenstein 2005, Orans et al 2010. More advanced devices combine energy metering and load limiting and may include prepayment features allowing users to purchase energy or peak power as needed (INENSUS GmbH 2011, Soto et al 2012, Briganti et al 2012, Rolland and Glania 2011 3.…”

Section: Literature Review: Mini-grid Issues and Demand-side Managementmentioning

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The GridShare solution: a smart grid approach to improve service provision on a renewable energy mini-grid in Bhutan

Quetchenbach¹,

Harper²,

Robinson³

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Environ. Res. Lett.

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This letter reports on the design and pilot installation of GridShares, devices intended to alleviate brownouts caused by peak power use on isolated, village-scale mini-grids. A team consisting of the authors and partner organizations designed, built and field-tested GridShares in the village of Rukubji, Bhutan. The GridShare takes an innovative approach to reducing brownouts by using a low cost device that communicates the state of the grid to its users and regulates usage before severe brownouts occur. This demand-side solution encourages users to distribute the use of large appliances more evenly throughout the day, allowing power-limited systems to provide reliable, long-term renewable electricity to these communities. In the summer of 2011, GridShares were installed in every household and business connected to the Rukubji micro-hydro mini-grid, which serves approximately 90 households with a 40 kW nominal capacity micro-hydro system. The installation was accompanied by an extensive education program. Following the installation of the GridShares, the occurrence and average length of severe brownouts, which had been caused primarily by the use of electric cooking appliances during meal preparation, decreased by over 92%. Additionally, the majority of residents surveyed stated that now they are more certain that their rice will cook well and that they would recommend installing GridShares in other villages facing similar problems.

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Section: Literature Review: Mini-grid Issues and Demand-side Managementmentioning

confidence: 99%

The GridShare solution: a smart grid approach to improve service provision on a renewable energy mini-grid in Bhutan

Quetchenbach¹,

Harper²,

Robinson³

et al. 2013

Environ. Res. Lett.

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“…Electrical utilities in industrialized nations are increasingly implementing dynamic electricity rates, such as real-time pricing and criticalpeak pricing to limit demand during peak periods and encourage energy conservation for grid-connected customers (Borenstein 2005, Orans et al 2010. In addition to these more sophisticated rate structures, simpler ones that have been in wide use for central grid customers in industrialized countries, such as time-of-use or inverted block (or tiered) rates, can be applied to mini-grids in both developed and developing countries.…”

Section: Price Incentives and Tariff Structurementioning

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Review of Strategies and Technologies for Demand-Side Management on Isolated Mini-Grids

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2013

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Schatz Energy Research Center is a research lab affiliated with Humboldt State University SERC's energy activities fall broadly in the categories of hydrogen and fuel cells, bioenergy, energy for the developing world, policy and analysis. SERC conducts research and analysis; designs, builds, operates, and demonstrates clean and renewable energy technologies; provides training for students in these technologies; and educates the public about the advantages of clean and renewable energy technologies.

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“…Lack of standardized reporting practices and metrics hinder the programs' reliability assessments. Orans et al (2010) discuss the limitations of the electricity industry in not having tariff rates, which increase with consumption volume or vary by time of use. This pricing design and inflexibility implies that the potential benefits from consumer conservation and load shifting is not adapted or fully exploited.…”

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“…As a result of increasing the costs of reliably meeting demand growth and complying with legislative reductions, the electricity pricing and its variability by time and consumption volume for conservation and load shifting is investigated by Orans et al (2010). The empirical part is based on US data.…”

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“…The biggest challenge is the constant tariff rate of electric utility, which does not differ by consumer category, consumption volume or by time of use. Such an inflexible tariff system does not fully exploit the potential benefits from various customer conservation and load shifting measures (see Orans et al, 2010). This section is a review of the progress in CBL calculations for a socially optimal DR program and policy.…”

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Demand, Customer Base‐line and Demand Response in the Electricity Market: A Survey

Heshmati

2013

Journal of Economic Surveys

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The increasing use of demand‐side management, as a tool to reliably meet electricity demands at peak time, has stimulated interest among researchers, consumers and producer organiza‐tions, managers, regulators and policymakers. This research reviews the growing literature on models which are used to study demand, customer base‐line (CBL) and demand response in the electricity market. After characterizing the general demand models, the CBL, based on which the demand response models are studied, is reviewed. Given the experience gained from the review and existing conditions, the study combines an appropriate model for each case for a possible application to the electricity market; moreover, it discusses the implications of the results. In the literature, these aspects are studied independently. The main contribution of this survey is attributed to the treatment of the three issues as sequentially interdependent. The review is expected to enhance the understanding of the demand, CBL and demand response in the electricity market and their relationships. The objective is conducted through a combination of demand and supply side managements in order to reduce demand through different demand response programs during peak times. This enables electricity suppliers to save costly electricity generation and at the same time reduce energy vulnerability.

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Electricity Pricing for Conservation and Load Shifting

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The GridShare solution: a smart grid approach to improve service provision on a renewable energy mini-grid in Bhutan

The GridShare solution: a smart grid approach to improve service provision on a renewable energy mini-grid in Bhutan

Review of Strategies and Technologies for Demand-Side Management on Isolated Mini-Grids

Demand, Customer Base‐line and Demand Response in the Electricity Market: A Survey

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