Task 19 – Micro Demand Response and Energy Saving

Synopsis

Task 19 investigated the implementation of TOU pricing, remote/automatic demand switching and energy end use monitoring for SME and residential customers so as to quantify the costs, benefits and business viability of such measures from the System Operator, Demand Balancing and energy saving perspectives.

Specific objectives of Task 19 were to: Define DR and Energy Saving products to meet System Operator, Supplier, Government and Customer requirements.

Achieved Results

The Task:

Identified, developed and defined packages of DR and energy saving service products for residential and SME customers, based on EUMF, TOU pricing and demand control to meet the above requirements;
Developed mechanisms to deliver DR and energy saving service products;
Evaluated how ESSP/DAG businesses can provide DR and energy saving service products for residential and SME customers;
Developed ESSP/DAG routes to market for residential and SME customers;
Made an overall assessment of common ground and technologies to be shared with smart metering infrastructure;
Estimated incremental costs of implementation of product delivery systems
Quantified the business case for the provision of DR and Energy Saving products.

Participants learnt how to:

understand the advantages and disadvantages of TOU pricing, Demand Response and demand disaggregation and feedback for residential and SME customers in competitive energy markets;
gain an independent view of technology and benefits available for TOU pricing and demand disaggregation
quantify the value and technologies for end use monitoring and feedback, Time of Use Pricing and DR to customers and its potential for achieving DSM objectives;
develop national policies to encourage time of use metering, pricing and demand disaggregation within competitive energy markets;
understand the role of demand side participation in energy markets through the use of DSB/DR programmes and mechanisms;
quantify the need for time of use metering or developed profile metering in order to validate DSB/DR implementation;
quantify infrastructure needs for alternative load control options and savings calculations;
understand the contribution that Dynamic DR can have on the improving the utilisation of wind generation capacity.

Participation

France, Finland, Greece, India, Netherlands, Spain and United Kingdom

Task Duration: January 2009 – March 2010

Contacts

Country	Role	Name
United Kingdom	Operating Agent	Linda Hull
United Kingdom	Operating Agent	Barry Watson
United Kingdom	Operating Agent	John Baker
Finland	National Expert	Pekka Koponen
France	National Expert	Frédéric Rosenstein
France	National Expert	Sarah Dukan
Greece	National Expert	Evangelos Karakatsanis
India	National Expert	A.K. Asthana
Netherlands	National Expert	Eise Spijker
Spain	National Expert	Carmen Rodriguez Villagarcia
Spain	National Expert	Susana Bañares
United Kingdom	National Expert	Jen Carter