Integrating demand-side management programs into the resource plans of US electric utilities

Technical Report · Sun Dec 01 04:00:00 EST 1991

OSTI ID:5960742

Hill, L J; Hirst, E; Schweitzer, M ^[1]

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1. Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (United States)

Demand-side planning is increasingly an accepted part of the planning process of US electric utilities. Demand-side planning, however, must be integrated with supply-side options to meet future energy and load requirements. This study examines the process of integrated resource planning (IRP) by a comparative study of the approaches of US utilities. The comparison is based on a survey of 24 electric utilities and an in-depth look at five utilities that represent a geographically and methodologically varied sample. DSM planning is placed in a three-phase framework that includes supply-side options. The three phases are (1) identifying and screening DSM technologies, (2) developing and screening DSM programs, and (3) integrating those programs with candidate resources on the supply side. Different dimensions of resources complicate the integrating processes. The three most important dimensions are financial, economic (including externality and value of service considerations), and reliability. The extent to which these dimensions are considered in the integrating process can significantly affect the resource mix. 50 refs.

• Research Organization: Electric Power Research Inst., Palo Alto, CA (United States); Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: EPRI; Electric Power Research Inst., Palo Alto, CA (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-84OR21400
• OSTI ID: 5960742
• Report Number(s): EPRI-TR-100255
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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