Conservation voltage reduction (CVR) at Snohomish County PUD

Author

Kennedy, Barry W. ; Fletcher, R.H.

Author_Institution

Bonneville Power Admin., Portland, OR, USA

Volume

6

Issue

3

fYear

1991

fDate

8/1/1991 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

986

Lastpage

998

Abstract

Results of field tests conducted on the Snohomish PUD´s distribution system to measure changes in energy consumption resulting from service voltage reduction are presented. The economic evaluation of the effects of voltage reduction is also examined. In addition, recommendations on continued research and development in conservation voltage reduction (CVR) application are discussed. Field tests to date have indicated a definite energy savings associated with voltage reduction and that these savings are extremely economical to capture. A combination of line drop compensation along with capacitor application is seen as a practical method to achieve CVR. Snohomish PUD has implemented a full scale CVR program in which the generated savings are transferred to neighboring utilities as a part of a conservation transfer agreement

Keywords

distribution networks; CVR; Snohomish County PUD; conservation voltage reduction; distribution networks; economic evaluation; energy savings; Energy capture; Energy consumption; Energy measurement; Environmental economics; Meeting planning; Power generation economics; Power system economics; Research and development; System testing; Voltage;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Power Systems, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0885-8950

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/59.119238

Filename

119238