The Smart Grid: Enabling Energy Efficiency and Demand Response by Clark W. Gellings

The Smart Grid: Enabling Energy Efficiency and Demand Response Clark W. Gellings ebook
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ISBN: 0881736236, 9780881736236
Page: 250
Format: pdf

Not only are utilities attracted to this new concept but governments see smart grids as a way to increase both energy efficiency and energy security, as well as reduce carbon emissions. The Federal Government Further, smart grids allow new services such as sending real time consumption information to users and demand response, and enable the seamless integration of renewable energy, electric vehicles and other novel energy resources. Smart grid technologies could contribute to greenhouse gas emission reductions by increasing efficiency and conservation, facilitating renewable energy integration, and enabling plug-in electric vehicles. Building on the investment already made to roll-out 27m smart electricity meters, the smart grid will enable a more reliable and efficient electricity network. Sure, there is Oklahoma Gas & Electric's residential demand response program, which is helping to offset new generation until after 2020. What's meant by 'smart grid.' Second, utilities are asking -- and in many cases, piloting to discover -- how best to involve the customer in energy efficiency and demand response programs via home-area networks (HAN) and/or consumer web portals. Enable the electric power grid to respond intelligently to fluctuations in energy supply and demand, the actions of consumers, and market forces with an overall objective to improve grid efficiency and reliability. In fact, energy efficiency has spawned a new investment category: A home area network (HAN) is the broader concept such that it is part of the smart grid system that oversees energy efficiency and demand response in the household. Effective network load If things don't change, demand will soon outstrip supply. The answer, for the most part, is not really. The Smart Grid and Its Potential Benefits. Information technology has made a huge difference for enabling energy management, and it is no surprise that CleanTech venture investment in this area has escalated. The smart grid is a concept referring to the This limits the incentives for efficiency, conservation, and demand response. Smart grids will facilitate the integration of low-carbon technologies – electric heat pumps, dynamic heat and hot water storage and EVs – and maximise benefits for the whole energy supply chain. Very high levels of renewable energy pose challenges for the grid.[8],[9].