Identifying Distributed Generation and Demand Side Management Investment Opportunities

Distributed generation and targeted demand side management programs offer electric utilities alternatives to large transmission and distribution (T&D) system capacity investments. This paper presents a method to estimate how much a utility can afford to pay for these alternatives when the change...

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Published in:The Energy journal (Cambridge, Mass.) Mass.), 1996-10, Vol.17 (4), p.89-105
Main Author: Hoff, Thomas E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Benchmarks
Capacity costs
Cost savings
Demand side management
Distributed generation (Electric power)
Economic resources
Electric power distribution
Electric utilities
Electricity distribution
Estimating techniques
Investment plans
Investment value
Management
Marginal costs
Present value
Savings
Studies
Variable costs
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Summary:Distributed generation and targeted demand side management programs offer electric utilities alternatives to large transmission and distribution (T&D) system capacity investments. This paper presents a method to estimate how much a utility can afford to pay for these alternatives when the change in system capacity due to the distributed resource is constant from year to year and when there is no uncertainty. The method is concise, has intuitive appeal, has minimal data requirements, and is accurate when benchmarked against two existing case studies. Analysts who want to screen distributed resource investment opportunities with a minimal amount of effort will find the method particularly useful.
ISSN:0195-6574
1944-9089
DOI:10.5547/ISSN0195-6574-EJ-Vol17-No4-4