An overview of Demand Response: Key-elements and international experience

• Type: Another Publication in an International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2017

Authors

Paterakis, NG (Author) Other; Erdinc, O (Author) Other; Catalao, JPS (Author) FEUP

Journal

Title: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Vol. 69

Pages: 871-891

ISSN: 1364-0321

Publisher: Elsevier

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Other information

Authenticus ID: P-00M-G49

DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2016.11.167

Abstract (EN): The increasing penetration of renewable energy sources (RES) in power systems intensifies the need of enhancing the flexibility in grid operations in order to accommodate the uncertain power output of the leading RES such as wind and solar generation. Utilities have been recently showing increasing interest in developing Demand Response (DR) programs in order to match generation and demand in a more efficient way. Incentive and price-based DR programs aim at enabling the demand side in order to achieve a range of operational and economic advantages, towards developing a more sustainable power system structure. The contribution of the presented study is twofold. First, a complete and up-to-date overview of DR enabling technologies, programs and consumer response types is presented. Furthermore, the benefits and the drivers that have motivated the adoption of DR programs, as well as the barriers that may hinder their further development, are thoroughly discussed. Second, the international DR status quo is identified by extensively reviewing existing programs in different regions.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 21