Deployment of a dispatchable photovoltaic system: Technical and economic results
- Univ. of Delaware, Newark, DE (United States). Center for Energy and Environmental Policy
- Delmarva Power and Light Co., Wilmington, DE (United States)
- Delaware Solar Electric Power, Newark, DE (United States)
This paper discusses the incorporation of PV as a demand-side management (DSM) tool. The valuation of the benefits provided by PV in a DSM role indicates that it is much closer to commercial viability than was thought from economic analyses focusing exclusively on this technology as a supply-side option. However, in order to realize PV`s potential, this technology must be deployed in high-value DSM applications; in particular, applications that promise dispatchable peak-shaving capability. This analysis of the performance of a prototype system installed by Delmarva Power, indicates that small-scale, commercial customer-sited DSM systems incorporating this technology are approaching competitive cost levels.
- OSTI ID:
- 208278
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-941203--; ISBN 0-7803-1459-X
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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