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Pacific Gas and Electric Company Automated Demand Response. June 9, 2009 Connectivity Week, Santa Clara. PG&E Auto-DR History. 2005 and 2006 – PG&E participated in the Auto-DR pilot with Critical Peak Pricing (CPP)
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Pacific Gas and Electric Company Automated Demand Response June 9, 2009 Connectivity Week, Santa Clara
PG&E Auto-DR History • 2005 and 2006 – PG&E participated in the Auto-DR pilot with Critical Peak Pricing (CPP) • 2007 and 2008 – Offer C&I customer above 200kW Auto CPP and Demand Bidding (DBP) • 2008 – PG&E participated in the OpenADR Technical Advisor Group • 2009 – PG&E chairing the OpenADR in UCA Task Force under OpenSG Working Group
Auto-DR applies to Emerging Technology • Lighting Control • Wireless (Adura, Universal Lighting Technologies, and EnOcean / Echoflex) • DR capability • Ease of installation • Reliability • Customer Acceptance • HVAC • Cypress Envirosystems Wireless Pneumatic Thermostat • Discharge Air Regulation Technique (DART) control system (TBD)
Auto-DR/Emerging Technologies in progress • EMS for Small Business • Cost Effective • Chain • 50kW to 200kW • DR potential for Data Center • Virtualization Technology Strategies • Servers Consolidation • Storage consolidation • Power Delivery Systems Demand Response • Temporary Load Migration • Site Infrastructure Load DR • Raising Acceptable Temperature Set-Points • Switch to Free Cooling • CAV to VAV Conversion • Lighting Strategies
PG&E DR Pilots • Participating Load Pilot • New CAISO MRTU • 3 C&I Auto DR customer • Telemetry • Drop load in 10 minutes • Bidding and scheduling • Connection between DRAS and ADS • Develop customer load reduction feedback • Intermittent Renewable Pilot • Industry Auto DR customers • Refrigerated Warehouse and Storage • Ramp up and down capability • Connection between renewable monitoring and DRAS
Auto-DR Future • 06-08 Accomplishment • 110 Accounts • 30.3 MW • CPP and DBP • Customer type • 09-11 Program Plan • 45 MW • Capacity Bidding Program (CBP) and Peak Choice