Photovoltaics for demand-side management utility markets: a utility/customer partnership approach

Author

Byrne, John ; Letendre, Steven ; Nigro, Ralph ; Govindarajalu, Chandra ; Wallace, William ; Wang, Young-Doo

Author_Institution

Center for Energy & Environ. Policy, Delaware Univ., DE, USA

Volume

1

fYear

1994

fDate

5-9 Dec 1994

Firstpage

1044

Abstract

Photovoltaic (PV) power systems located at customer sites can be used to meet electric utility needs for demand-side management (DSM) applications. PV-DSM can also represent a high-value intermediate market for PV power in the utility sector. Maximum value for PV in DSM applications can be achieved by incorporating a dispatching capability to PV power systems (through the addition of storage). This enables electric utilities to evaluate PV power systems as a peak-shaving technology. To date, peak-shaving has been the higher value DSM application for US utilities. The authors´ analysis of the value of dispatchable PV-DSM systems indicates that small-scale, customer-sited systems are approaching competitive cost levels in several regions of the USA that have favorable load matching and peak demand pricing characteristics. This paper presents the results for PV-DSM systems located within the service territories of five case study utilities

Keywords

demand side management; economics; electricity supply industry; load dispatching; photovoltaic power systems; power system control; DSM; PV power system; customers; demand-side management; dispatching capability; economic analysis; electric utility; peak-shaving technology; Costs; Energy management; Environmental economics; Environmental management; Investments; Photovoltaic cells; Power generation economics; Power system economics; Power system management; Regulators;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, 1994., Conference Record of the Twenty Fourth. IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference - 1994, 1994 IEEE First World Conference on

Conference_Location

Waikoloa, HI

Print_ISBN

0-7803-1460-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/WCPEC.1994.520140

Filename

520140