Turn Me On, Turn Me Off! Techno-Economic, Environmental and Social Aspects of Direct Load Management in Residential Houses
(2005) eceee 2005 Summer Study Energy Savings: What Works & Who Delivers?- Abstract
- Load management is a techno-economic measure for harmonizing the relations between supply and demand sides, optimising power generation and transmission and increasing security of supply. It can also benefit the environment by preventing use of generators with higher emissions.
This study was performed in collaboration with one electric utility in Southern Sweden, which aims solving peak load problems either with load management or by constructing diesel peak power plant.
The objective of the study was to experimentally test and analyse the conditions and potential of direct load management from customer and utility viewpoint. Techno-economic and environmental aspects as well as customer experiences were investigated.... (More) - Load management is a techno-economic measure for harmonizing the relations between supply and demand sides, optimising power generation and transmission and increasing security of supply. It can also benefit the environment by preventing use of generators with higher emissions.
This study was performed in collaboration with one electric utility in Southern Sweden, which aims solving peak load problems either with load management or by constructing diesel peak power plant.
The objective of the study was to experimentally test and analyse the conditions and potential of direct load management from customer and utility viewpoint. Techno-economic and environmental aspects as well as customer experiences were investigated.
Ten electric-heated houses were equipped with extra meters, enabling hourly load measurements for heating, hot water and total electricity use. Household heating and hot water systems were controlled by the utility using an existing remote reading system. The residents were informed about the experiment but not about the time and duration of the controls. The experiment was followed up by interviews.
According to the interviews, the residents noticed some of the control periods of heating. Body activity level as well as compensation of sun radiation and heat producing appliances influenced the experiences. After the experiments the households were positive about load control, but they expressed requirements for the implementation of such measures. (Less)
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- Abaravicius, Juozas LU ; Sernhed, Kerstin LU and Pyrko, Jurek LU
- organization
- publishing date
- 2005
- type
- Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- load problems, residential houses, customer perspective, electric space heating and hot water systems, utility perspective, Direct load management
- host publication
- META Energy Savings: What Works and Who Delivers? eceee Summer Study Proceedings. V. 1-3
- publisher
- European Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (ECEEE)
- conference name
- eceee 2005 Summer Study Energy Savings: What Works & Who Delivers?
- conference dates
- 2005-05-30 - 2005-06-04
- ISBN
- 91-631-4002-0
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- yes
- additional info
- ECEEE 2005 Summer study proceedings: what works & who delivers Panel 7. New economic instruments
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abstract = {{Load management is a techno-economic measure for harmonizing the relations between supply and demand sides, optimising power generation and transmission and increasing security of supply. It can also benefit the environment by preventing use of generators with higher emissions. <br/><br>
This study was performed in collaboration with one electric utility in Southern Sweden, which aims solving peak load problems either with load management or by constructing diesel peak power plant.<br/><br>
The objective of the study was to experimentally test and analyse the conditions and potential of direct load management from customer and utility viewpoint. Techno-economic and environmental aspects as well as customer experiences were investigated. <br/><br>
Ten electric-heated houses were equipped with extra meters, enabling hourly load measurements for heating, hot water and total electricity use. Household heating and hot water systems were controlled by the utility using an existing remote reading system. The residents were informed about the experiment but not about the time and duration of the controls. The experiment was followed up by interviews.<br/><br>
According to the interviews, the residents noticed some of the control periods of heating. Body activity level as well as compensation of sun radiation and heat producing appliances influenced the experiences. After the experiments the households were positive about load control, but they expressed requirements for the implementation of such measures.}},
author = {{Abaravicius, Juozas and Sernhed, Kerstin and Pyrko, Jurek}},
booktitle = {{META Energy Savings: What Works and Who Delivers? eceee Summer Study Proceedings. V. 1-3}},
isbn = {{91-631-4002-0}},
keywords = {{load problems; residential houses; customer perspective; electric space heating and hot water systems; utility perspective; Direct load management}},
language = {{eng}},
publisher = {{European Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (ECEEE)}},
title = {{Turn Me On, Turn Me Off! Techno-Economic, Environmental and Social Aspects of Direct Load Management in Residential Houses}},
year = {{2005}},
}