Synopsis

Achieved Results

The objective of the Task were to deliver the necessary methodology, business processes, infrastructure, tools and implementation plans for the rapid deployment of a demand response program into participating country electricity markets to meet the specific goals and policy objectives of that market. The Task:

• Established a common methodology for estimating demand response potential.
• Created economic models to determine the impact of demand response programs on market prices, reserve margins, capacity markets and liquidity as well as the value of demand response from a private and public policy standpoint.
• Integrated previous work of the Programme on demand response and created a platform for future work particularly on enabling technologies for demand response.
• Allowed for project participation by IEA Member Countries as well as Non Member Countries and third party sponsors on a global or local basis.
• Provided an extranet or Internet portal networking project participants into a project community of experts and as a platform for delivering intellectual property to the project participants.
• Established demand response potential by country and market sector.
• Determined specific objectives each country expected to achieve with their demand response programs.
• Determined demand response best practices from an application and technology standpoint.
• Identified the resources, infrastructure, investment and obstacles for each country in achieving their objectives.
• Provided an implementation plan and “toolkit” for each country to achieve their demand response objectives.
• Delivered the Intellectual Property created to project participants at the conclusion of each phase of the project.

Participation

Australia, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Italy, Republic of Korea, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, United States

Task duration: February 2004 – December 2006