Program Design and Incentives

Presentation

State Indicators for Advancing Demand Flexibility and Energy Efficiency in Buildings – Part I: Demand Response and Energy Efficiency Targeted to Reduce Peak Electricity Demand

This slide deck report identifies objectives and key indicators for state activities that advance demand flexibility in buildings — legislation, utility regulatory proceedings, executive orders and ... This slide deck report identifies objectives and key indicators for state activities that advance demand flexibility in buildings — legislation, utility regulatory proceedings, executive orders and programs. It also illustrates progress to date and identifies trends, gaps, and opportunities.
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Report

Time-Sensitive Value of Efficiency: Use Cases in Electricity Sector Planning and Programs

This report stresses the importance to the electricity system of both knowing when energy efficiency occurs and the value of the energy or demand savings in order to understand the optimal amount of e... This report stresses the importance to the electricity system of both knowing when energy efficiency occurs and the value of the energy or demand savings in order to understand the optimal amount of energy efficiency. The report also presents five use cases for identifying the time-sensitive value of efficiency. See Section 4.4 on electricity rate design.
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Article

Demand Flexibility: The Key to Enabling a Low-Cost, Low-Carbon Grid

This brief has examples of utilities with demand flexibility programs (circa 2018) and also presents a simulation of a high-renewable Texas scenario with demand flexibility in eight common end-use loa... This brief has examples of utilities with demand flexibility programs (circa 2018) and also presents a simulation of a high-renewable Texas scenario with demand flexibility in eight common end-use loads showing increased revenues by 36% compared to inflexible demand.
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