Prospects for standby-power programs

Journal Article · Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 1992 · EPRI Journal (Electric Power Research Institute); (United States)

OSTI ID:5234228

Evans, M; Hanser, P ^[1]

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1. Electric Power Research Inst., Palo Alto, CA (United States)

As utilities seek to develop a full range of energy service options, one important choice to consider is a program that provides customers with premium reliability through on-site backup generating capacity and interruptive rate incentives. For utilities, such programs help avoid expensive capital investments by reducing peak power demand. For customers, they can virtually eliminate the impacts of high outage costs. Recent EPRI research shows that incentive standby-power programs are easy to develop, that the technology is simple and low cost, and that an ideal market already exists - a large, untapped pool of customers with high outage costs.

• OSTI ID: 5234228
• Journal Information: EPRI Journal (Electric Power Research Institute); (United States), Vol. 17:2; ISSN 0362-3416
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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