Electrical load management: the British experience. Part II. [Nighttime demand at record highs]

Journal Article · Sun Apr 01 00:00:00 EST 1979 · IEEE Spectrum; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1109/MSPEC.1979.6367980· OSTI ID:6123792

Platts, J

Twenty years of load management experience in three British utility systems report successful leveling of demand curves. The success is attributed to (1) time-based controls installed on the customer's premises and the use of twin dial meters to record peak and mid-peak kilowatt hours; (2) weather-sensitive controls that regulate the amount of heat stored by space and waterheating equipment; (3) line-voltage signaling. British utilities plan to continue refining thermal-storage techniques for space and water heating in both residential and commercial buildings. A swing to electroproduction methods in industry, increased use of battery-powered electric vehicles in factory areas, and a trend toward more nuclear electrical-generating capacity will give added impetus to the use of off-peak electricity.

• Research Organization: Electricity Council, London, England
• OSTI ID: 6123792
• Journal Information: IEEE Spectrum; (United States), Vol. 16:4
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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