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Demand response in low-carbon power systems: a review of residential electrical demand response projects
conference contribution
posted on 2011-08-15, 08:28 authored by Eoghan McKenna, Kaushik Ghosh, Murray ThomsonMurray ThomsonThe transition to a future low-carbon power
system will increase the need for and value of
demand response – where demand can be
curtailed or shifted in time according to the
network’s requirements. The electricity supply
industry is investing heavily in ‘smart’
technologies, partly based on the assumption
that demand response will be available when it
is needed, yet this is an unfamiliar concept to
most consumers, who still view electricity as a
resource that can be consumed as and when
they want it. That such a gap exists between the
reality on the ground and the requirements of
the future is a cause for concern, yet the
methods proposed today to achieve demand
response are based predominantly on
assumptions that people will accept and
respond to variations in the price of electricity.
There is however growing evidence that the
‘people are economic actors’ approach is
inadequate when dealing with the complexities
of energy-use within the home. This paper
reviews existing residential demand response
projects, and supports the growing realisation
that the principal challenge in demand response
is no longer the technology itself but rather its
acceptance and use by the consumer. In order
to deal with this challenge, a more holistic
approach to demand response is needed, one
that can better deal with both the ‘hard’ and ‘soft’
sides of the system.
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- Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering
Research Unit
- Centre for Renewable Energy Systems Technology (CREST)
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McKENNA, E., GHOSH, K. and THOMSON, M., 2011. Demand response in low-carbon power systems: a review of residential electrical demand response projects. 2nd International Conference on Microgeneration and Related Technologies, Glasgow, UK, 4th-6th April.Publisher
University of StrathclydeVersion
- AM (Accepted Manuscript)
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2011Publisher version
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- en
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