"Master" Technology Case Study Summary

DR Technology
(Note: AU-1, 2, 3, ... etc. are cross referenced in the Case Study Indexes which follow this table)
Residential Energy Management Commercial Peak-Load Reduction (typ. min. 100 MW) Load Curtailment & Shifting
Energy Suppliers TSO
Metering and Communication        
Advanced meters, including Sub-meters AU-1,  4,  5,  7
DK-1,  2,  3
AU-7
DK-3
FI-2
AU-5,  7
DK-1,  2,  3
FI-2
AU-7
DK-1,  3
FI-2
Interval meters        
Energy information systems involving meters, sub-meters AU-1,  4,  5
DK-2,  3
AU-7
DK-2,  3
FI-3,  4,  5,  6
AU-5,  7
CN-1a,  1b,  2
DK-2,  3
FI-3,  4,  5,  6
KO-1
SP-1,  2,  3,  4
AU-7
DK-3
SP-1,  2,  3,  4
Automated Meter Reading (AMR) AU-8
CN-1a,  1b,  2,  3
DK-2,  3
FI-1
AU-8
DK-2,  3
FI-1,  3,  4
AU-7,  8
CN-1a,  1b,  2,  3
DK-2,  3
FI-1,  3,  4
AU-7,  8
Gateways (for pulse output of utility meter) and specialized analytical software (either licensed or via vendor ASP services).        
Highly integrated approaches for event notification AU-3
DK-1,  3
AU-3
DK-3
AU-3
DK-1,  3
KO-1
SP-4
AU-3
DK-1,  3
KO-1
SP-4
Expanded use of broadband technologies for automated load control. AU-3
CN-3
NO-1
AU-3
FI-3
NO-1
AU-3
CN-3
FI-3
NO-1
AU-3
NO-1
Energy Management        
Whole house energy systems AU-3      
Energy management systems AU-3,  5
DK-1,  2,  3
NO-1
AU-3,  5
DK-3
NL-1
NO-1
AU-3,  5
DK-1,  2,  3
IT-1
NO-1
AU-3,  5
DK-1,  2,  3
IT-1
NO-1
Smart thermostats        
Financial incentive payments for business Customers to install energy efficiency equipments & upgrades (typically lighting, HAVC, motors & energy storage devices)        
Geothermal heat pumps        
Incentives for permanent demand reduction efforts        
Standard performance contracting programs        
Generation of Electricity        
Dispatchable emergency generators   AU-6 AU-6 AU-6
DK-4,  5
Combined heat and power generation applications (CHP)   NL-1    
Wind and photovoltaic supplement systems        
Load Control        
Direct load control of air conditioners and water heaters DK-3
KO-2
DK-3 DK-3
KO-2
DK-3
Cycling of commercial air conditioners    
KO-2
 
Ice storage & bldg. thermal storage        
Load curtailment shifting AU-2
DK-1,  2,  3
KO-1,  2
NO-1
AU-2
DK-2,  3
NL-1
NO-1
AU-2
DK-1,  2,  3
KO-1,  2
NO-1
AU-2
DK-1,  2,  3
NO-1
Large customer interruptible programs     IT-1
KO-1
IT-1
Voluntary and mandatory load reduction programs   NL-1    
Demand buy-back programs   NL-1    
Regional black-out reduction programs        
Reserve capacity programs with incentives for large customers to curtail load or operate onsite generation during electricity reserve shortages.   AU-2
NL-1
AU-2 AU-2
Day ahead demand response programs which give larger customers the opportunity to bid load reductions into a regional markets day-ahead wholesale electricity market Note: In some day ahead programs running standby generators is not permissible   NL-1    
Systems implementation and control strategies via new systems AU-3
DK-1,  2,  3
KO-1
AU-3
DK-2,  3
AU-3
DK-1,  2,  3
KO-1
AU-3
DK-1,  2,  3
Verification of Load Control        
Load control and load reduction verification AU-3
DK-1,  2,  3
FI-1
KO-1,  2
NO-1
AU-3
DK-2,  3
FI-1
NO-1
AU-3
DK-1,  2,  3
FI-1
KO-1,  2
NO-1
IT-1
AU-3
DK-1,  2,  3
NO-1
IT-1
Verification through load profiling and sample-based spot metering applications AU-3 AU-3 AU-3 AU-3
Marketing and Education        
Highly integrated approaches to the marketing of demand response programs DK-1,  3 DK-3 DK-1,  3 DK-1,  3
Technical & educational assistance        

An energy provider and system operator demand response toolkit consists of:


There are five basic components of any successful demand response program:

  1. Notification
  2. Real-time/non-real-time metering
  3. Compliance of performance
  4. Baseline calculation
  5. Settlement

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