On the Optimality of Electricity Tariffs for Saudi Arabia’s Residential Sector Considering the Effect of DER

Alaskar, Bader; Alhadlaq, Abdullah; Alabdulkareem, Ahmad; Alfadda, Abdullah

doi:10.1109/isgt-europe47291.2020.9248772

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“…Would the price of power generation be affected by this modification?. As [11] employed a way of developing an optimal tariff to account for cost of generating and consumer satisfaction (utility) by maximizing the total welfare [12].…”

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“…Expanding the power grid's capacity to meet peak demand is complex and often underutilized, especially during short periods like hot summer days. The reliance on conventional electricity production methods, such as gas or diesel, to meet maximum demand exacerbates these challenges [2].…”

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“…Various strategies adopted by public service companies to optimize their response to peak demand. These strategies include implementing demand response programs and installing network-wide storage systems to supply electricity during peak hours [2]. Additionally, many countries have adopted reactive energy tariffs and energy efficiency standards to improve the efficiency of their distribution networks and promote more efficient use of energy [6] [2].…”

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“…A crucial approach to optimizing the use of the power grid is to implement intelligent electricity tariff patterns, known as time-of-use tariffs (TOU), where the tariff during high-demand hours would be higher than during empty hours. This results in a change in customer habits [2]. This tariff model offers a considerable opportunity to reduce costs for consumers with high electricity demand by encouraging the transfer of electricity consumption from peak hours to off peak or mid-peak hours [4].…”

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A Review of electricity tariffs and enabling solutions to optimize energy billing at the university centre of Tipaza, Algeria

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The subject of our study follows the guidelines of our Minister for Higher Education and Scientific Research, who promotes bringing universities closer to the user sector. This document addresses the need to optimize the use of electricity in order to reduce energy bills, highlighting the case of the Morsli Abdellah university center in Tipaza (ARGELIA), which has faced a significant increase in its electricity costs in recent years. To tackle this problem, the center's professors and specialists are carrying out numerous scientific investigations aimed at finding applied solutions to reduce energy expenditure in order to improve the budget situation. First, we collected information on electricity consumption. Then we proceeded to establish a balance of power that allowed us to target potential sources of energy savings. Then, energy efficiency solutions. The main objective of the study is to optimize the use of electricity within the center, thereby reducing costs. The analysis of historical consumption data guides the implementation of specific strategies, including the choice of optimal prices and power analysis. The study brings significant results, recommending tariff readjustments, a reduction in available power and the installation of reactive energy compensation devices. The study recommends strategic changes to correct inefficiencies, such as changing prices, reducing available power and installing reactive compensation devices. The results suggest notable savings by eliminating costs associated with reactive energy and aligning the energy bill with actual consumption. These specific actions demonstrate the possibility of significantly optimizing energy management in an institutional context, with financial and ecological benefits.

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A universal optimization framework for commercial building loads using DERs from utility tariff perspective with tariff change impacts analysis

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Heuristic Approach for Net-Zero Energy Residential Buildings in Arid Region Using Dual Renewable Energy Sources

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Optimizing a net-zero energy (NZE) residential building using what renewable energy resources are available in desert environments and budgeted within the limits of a governmental construction project is proving to be increasingly challenging for many countries, including the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). Buildings in such regions encounter significantly high annual energy consumption rates, especially in the cooling capacity across a project’s life cycle, which in turn impacts the investment value. Therefore, this study presents a heuristic approach that aimed to examine the feasibility of NZE residential buildings in the KSA using an arid campus case study within the period of 2021–2022 based on the dual renewable energy sources of a geothermal heat pump (GHP), which served as a cooling system, and photovoltaic thermal collectors (PVT) serving as a power generation system. This study adopted a numerical technical assessment in the case study, using HAP software to analyze heating/cooling systems, and PVsyst V7.1.0 software for the variable simulation of solar photovoltaic power systems. This heuristic approach, through two assessment stages, achieved significant outcomes for a sustainable bottom-line, and provide a practical approach for achieving an NZE residential building in the King Faisal University (KFU) case study, as well as a reduction in energy consumption as well as the maintenance cost, which has a positive consequence on the payback period. Our study’s results have implications for both sustainable and green buildings with similar characteristics to those we investigated, and our results could be used to develop installation guidelines for renewable energy systems. Furthermore, our results can provide decision makers with a basis for retrofitting existing buildings to enhance their energy efficiency, increase investment value, as well as prevent the indiscriminate installation of renewable energy sources to merely increase the renewable energy installation rate.

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On the Optimality of Electricity Tariffs for Saudi Arabia’s Residential Sector Considering the Effect of DER

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A Review of electricity tariffs and enabling solutions to optimize energy billing at the university centre of Tipaza, Algeria

A Review of electricity tariffs and enabling solutions to optimize energy billing at the university centre of Tipaza, Algeria

A universal optimization framework for commercial building loads using DERs from utility tariff perspective with tariff change impacts analysis

Heuristic Approach for Net-Zero Energy Residential Buildings in Arid Region Using Dual Renewable Energy Sources

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