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Load Management Opportunities in the Residential Sector. Karen Herter Lawrence Berkeley National Lab (CEC Consultant). Develop a new generation of sustainable demand response capabilities. Principles. Features. Objective. Incentive to reduce load integrated into the rate.
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Load Management Opportunities in the Residential Sector Karen Herter Lawrence Berkeley National Lab (CEC Consultant)
Develop a new generation of sustainable demand response capabilities Principles Features Objective Incentive to reduce load integrated into the rate • Requires interval metering • Allows mass market application • Equity across all customers / loads • Eliminates capacity payments 1 Rates linked to system (or market) conditions • Maximizes customer incentives • Customers pay for real contribution • Assures adaptability 2 Technology facilitates customer adaptation • Leverages technology market • Maximizes value to the customer • DR $ savings become predictable 3 Customer control • Customer chooses technology • Customer chooses value of service • Allows bill management options 4 CEC – New Directions in Load Management When rate = incentive, DR becomes an integral component of customer service Source: Levy Associates
Thermostat $30 Lights Meter $20 Water Heater Some DR Technologies Commonly Considered for the Residential Sector Signal $50 Status $100 Gateway $500 Updates & Load Data $100
Thermostat SCE, SDG&E Smart Thermostat Pilots (existing) Curtailment Signal Status, Override Residential Incentive: $100/year - $2 per override Small Comm. Incentive: $300/year - $5 per override
Thermostat IntervalMeter SCE, SDG&E Smart Thermostat Pilots (proposed) Curtailment Signal Status, Override Load Data Residential Incentive: Critical Peak Pricing (CPP) Small Comm. Incentive: Critical Peak Pricing (CPP)