Current market electricity supply issues & trends “It is all about the Peak”

Author

Olson, D.

fYear

2008

fDate

14-18 Sept. 2008

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

5

Abstract

24/7 Telecom and other ldquoMission Criticalrdquo facilities that are dependant on the electric grid are facing increasing operational and managerial challenges. Spiraling diesel fuel and lead costs (combined with new environmental regulations) are posing additional challenges to operational reliance on traditional lead acid battery UPS and diesel gen-set back-up generation. As systems become more and more digital, power quality and the reliability of electricity supply becomes more critical. This paper will highlight the current issues associated with electricity supply from the grid, how they affect the Telecoms industry, what electricity suppliers are doing (or not doing) about the core issues and will provide insight as to how telecoms operators can control their destiny, if they address the core electricity grid issue today- "The Peak".

Keywords

power grids; power markets; power supply quality; power system management; power system reliability; telecommunication power supplies; Telecoms industry; electric grid; electricity supply market; electricity supply reliability; managerial challenge; operational challenge; power quality; Batteries; Costs; Current supplies; Energy management; Fuels; Load management; Power system management; Power system reliability; Telecommunications; Uninterruptible power systems;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Telecommunications Energy Conference, 2008. INTELEC 2008. IEEE 30th International

Conference_Location

San Diego, CA

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-2055-1

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-2056-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/INTLEC.2008.4664017

Filename

4664017