Integrating Load Management with Supply-Side Operations - A Case Study

The main topic of this paper analyses and discusses the operational integration of Load Management operations with co-generation, power-pool purchases/-sells and other supply-side options, where the common denominator is the hourly short-run marginal cost. The second topic concerns the operational coordination problem between a generating utility and its retail distributors when both parties use load management. The third is the interactive impacts of interruptible sales and other demand-side programs on the distribution load curve. The discussion is based on the operational experiences at Sydkraft, the largest investor-owned utility in Sweden.