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Market Survey Findings, Drivers & Barriers

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  • Added:Tuesday, October 12th, 2010
  • Writer(s):Jessica Strömbäck
  • Publication Date:October 12, 2010
  • Publisher:VaasaETT
  • Abstract:Research for this section has been carried out over the course of two years and analyzed the development of smart meter enabled programs throughout Europe, the USA and Australia. The present findings are based upon 26 intensive interviews of distribution and retailer company managers and other market experts on the developments of demand response (DR) within their respective markets. These interviews formed the basis of the list of drivers and enablers that were later investigated in a survey. This survey had two parts; the first part asked respondents to spontaneously name 5 factors which they feel are acting as drivers for DR in their markets and 5 which they feel are acting as barriers1. The aim of this section was to ascertain what drivers and barriers the experts thought of first without guidance from the researchers. The second part provided a list of drivers and enablers gathered from the in-depth interviews and asked the respondents to state on a scale of 1-7 to which extend did they agree or disagree these factors were important2. One-hundred and twenty five questionnaires were sent out and eighty-seven replies were received. The survey is presented in the Annex. This report presents the results in written and graphical form.
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Market Based Demand Response Research Project Summary

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  • Added:Thursday, May 13th, 2010
  • Writer(s):Ove S. Grande, Hanne Sæle, and Ingeborg Graabak
  • Publication Date:December 1, 2008
  • Publisher:SINTEF Energy Research
  • Abstract:This report summarizes the main results and contributions from the “Market Based Demand Response” project (2005-2008). The project has been organized in three work packages with the following focuses: WP 1: Measures to increase the demand side price elasticity, WP 2: Technology and quality improvements in the “meter value chain” from the meter to the electricity bill and WP 3: International development through participation in the IEA/DSM project “Demand Response Resources.” One of the main aspects in this project was to encourage demand response to the marginal price in the electricity markets. Spot price energy products and Time of Day (ToD) tariffs have been used for both households and for larger customers. The principles and reason for the choice of tariffs are explained in the report. The following pilot tests involving households and medium sized customers have been carried out a) “Fixed Price with Return options” energy contract, b) Remotely controlled load shifting, c) “Smart house” control in housing cooperative, d) Low prioritized loads controlled by building energy management system (institution and shop) and e) Automatic Demand Response to the electricity spot price. The Norwegian authorities have now decided that “smart meters” should be installed to all customers in Norway within 2014. Experiences from full-scale implementation of systems for automatic meter reading (AMR) have in this context been collected and described, and a specification of requirements for AMR systems is developed in cooperation with a group of network owners. Definitions of how to measure quality and availability of hourly meter data within the settlement period is proposed by the project. The main recommendations from the project: I) Temporary reduction in space heating and load shifting of water heaters are the most convenient demand response objects in Norway II) Frequent metering is needed to secure that the responsive customers really get lower bills in periods with high prices III) ToD network tariff combined with hourly spot price provide the customers with a dynamic price signal that gives incentives to needed investments and to load reduction in peak hours IV) Rational implementation of remote and /or local control options should be considered as a part of the coming AMR projects V) Quality requirements should be included in the directions from the regulator VI) The requirement specification developed in the project is recommended as a basis for tenders VII) Nordic cooperation in the Nordic AMR Forum should be priortised VIII) The investments in AMR systems need to be followed up by dedicated programs with focus on how to respond to price variations, preferably combined with information about the environmental impact (CO2 emissions etc.).
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Idaho Power Company Demand Response & Dynamic Pricing Programs

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