Acquisition of third-party demand-side management resources. [Contains bibliography]

Technical Report · Sat Jun 01 04:00:00 EDT 1991

OSTI ID:5413626

Spinney, P J; Fox-Penner, P S; O'Rourke, P ^[1]

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1. Charles River Associates, Inc., Boston, MA (USA)

As the utility resource planning process becomes more challenging, competitive procurement via bidding has been proven a viable method of purchasing new generation resources. Consequently, some utilities and states are also using bidding to obtain demand-side management (DSM) resources. This method poses some additional complications due to the customer service orientation of DSM. This report, drawing on competitive procurement experience at more than 15 utilities, provides step-by-step information on procurement methods and integrated resource planning, broad considerations of DSM procurement, development of the solicitation process, proposal evaluation, contract negotiations and pricing provisions, measurement of DSM savings, internal logistics and administrative procedures, experience to date, and emerging DSM issues. The logistics of third-party DSM procurement share much in common with supply-side competitive procurements. However, issues of impact measurement and interaction between utilities and third parties are unique to DSM, further challenging the ability of utilities to successfully implement DSM. 48 refs., 5 figs., 4 tabs.

• Research Organization: Electric Power Research Inst., Palo Alto, CA (United States); Charles River Associates, Inc., Boston, MA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: EPRI; Electric Power Research Inst., Palo Alto, CA (United States)
• OSTI ID: 5413626
• Report Number(s): EPRI-CU-7362
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
296000* -- Energy Planning & Policy-- Electric Power
99 GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS
990100 -- Management
BIDS
COMPETITION
CONTRACTS
COST
DEMAND FACTORS
ECONOMICS
EFFICIENCY
ELECTRIC UTILITIES
ENERGY CONSERVATION
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
MANAGEMENT
MARKETING RESEARCH
PLANNING
PRICES
PROCUREMENT
PROPOSALS
PUBLIC UTILITIES
SURVEYS