1987 annual review of demand-side planning research: Proceedings

Conference · Mon Aug 01 04:00:00 EDT 1988

OSTI ID:7095960

Braithwait, C

The primary task of utility planners is to match electricity supply with customer demand. Traditionally, they have accomplished this task by forecasting future demand and designing the capacity to meet it. However, accurate demand predictions and flexible supply have become increasingly difficult to achieve. The utility industry has experienced fundamental changes over the past decade, such as alterations in customer energy-use patterns because of high energy prices and increasing the cost of constructing new generating plants. In addition, the scope of the utility planning process has expanded to include DSM as well as supply-side management. Successful DSM requires a better understanding of customer preferences and behavior, as well as more-accurate and detailed forecasting techniques. EPRI DSP research focuses on a wide variety of major utility planning issues. From September 9 to 11, 1987, a national conference in Houston showcased recent work in EPRI's DSP program. The 132 participants represented utilities of all types, regulatory agencies, federal and state regulatory agencies, and consulting firms. The conference featured three concurrent sessions: end-use assessment and forecasting, DSP and information, and marketing support. The opening general session introduced the audience to the DSM program, and the closing session examined new ideas for the future. EPRI's DSP program has produced a wide variety of planning and forecasting models, analysis methods, systematic DSM planning and implementation procedures. Papers have been entered individually into EDB and ERA.

• Research Organization: Electric Power Research Inst., Palo Alto, CA (USA); Barakat, Howard and Chamberlin, Inc., Oakland, CA (USA)
• OSTI ID: 7095960
• Report Number(s): EPRI-EM-5843; CONF-8709329-; ON: TI88016698
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
296000* -- Energy Planning & Policy-- Electric Power
ABSTRACTS
COGENERATION
COMPETITION
COMPUTER CODES
DEUS
DOCUMENT TYPES
ELECTRIC POWER
ELECTRIC UTILITIES
ENERGY SYSTEMS
EPRI
FORECASTING
LEADING ABSTRACT
LOAD ANALYSIS
MARKET
MARKETING
MEETINGS
PLANNING
POWER
POWER GENERATION
PRICES
PUBLIC UTILITIES
RATE STRUCTURE
STEAM GENERATION
SUPPLY AND DEMAND
TIME-OF-USE PRICING