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SMUD’s Residential Summer Solutions Study:
2011-2012.
(DRAFT May 6, 2013)

A 2-year investigation of the effects of dynamic pricing, customer-programmed thermostat automation, utility-controlled thermostat automation, and real-time energy and cost information, on residential conservation, peak reduction, and demand response.


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SMUD’s Residential Summer Solutions Study.February 2012.

An investigation of the effects of real-time information, dynamic pricing, and thermostat automation on residential energy conservation, peak load shifting, and demand response.

Final Project Presentation
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Residential Information and Controls Technology Review.

Residential Information and Controls Technology Review.February 2010.

Descriptions, pictures, and links for home energy displays and automation systems from 48 vendors.

An exploratory analysis of California residential customer response to critical peak pricing

An exploratory analysis of California residential customer response to critical peak pricing

of electricity. Energy, 2007.

Hourly load data collected during a 15-month experiment shows statistically significant load reduction during events, for participants both with and without automated end-use control technologies. Response is greatest on days with maximum temperatures above 95°F, but good response is also found ondays with maximum temperatures below 60°F.

Residential Implementation of Critical-Peak Pricing of Electricity.

Residential Implementation of Critical-Peak Pricing of Electricity. Energy Policy, 2007.
Findings show that high-use customers respond significantly more in kW reduction than do low-use customers, while low-use customers save significantly more in percentage reduction of annual electricity bills than do high-use customers—results that challenge the strategy of targeting only high-use customers for CPP tariffs. Across income levels, average load and bill changes were statistically indistinguishable, as were satisfaction rates.

Residential Response to Critical Peak Pricing of Electricity: California Evidence.

Residential Response to Critical Peak Pricing of Electricity: California Evidence. Energy, 2010.
Results show that larger users respond more in both absolute and percentage terms, and customers in the coolest climate zone respond most as a percentage of their baseline load. Finally, an analysis involving the two different levels of critical-peak prices – $0.50/kWh and $0.68/kWh – indicates that households did not respond more to the higher CPP rate.

Small Commercial Research
A Successful Case Study of Small Business Energy Efficiency and Demand Response with Communicating Thermostats.

A Successful Case Study of Small Business Energy Efficiency and Demand Response with Communicating Thermostats. August 2009.

SMUD’s “Small Business Summer Solutions” pilot provided on-site energy efficiency advice and offered participants several program options, including the choice of either a dynamic rate or monthly payment for air-conditioning setpoint control. During the summer, participants had energy savings of 20%, and the potential for an additional 14% to 20% load drop during a 100°F demand response event. In addition to the efficiency-related bill savings, participants on the dynamic rate saved an estimated 5% on their energy costs compared to the standard rate.

Small Business Demand Response with Communicating Thermostats: SMUD’s Summer Solutions Research Pilot.

Small Business Demand Response with Communicating Thermostats: SMUD’s Summer Solutions Research Pilot. September 2009.

This is the complete report describing SMUD’s Small Business Summer Solutions Study (151 pages).

Other
Unlocking the Potential for Efficiency and Demand Response through Advanced Metering. Unlocking the Potential for Efficiency and Demand Response through Advanced Metering. LBNL-55673. August 2004.
   
Feasibility of Implementing Dynamic Pricing in California. CEC-400-03-020F. October 2003. Feasibility of Implementing Dynamic Pricing in California. CEC-400-03-020F. October 2003.
   
Rates and Technologies for Mass Market Demand Response. LBNL-50626. August 2002. Rates and Technologies for Mass Market Demand Response. LBNL-50626. August 2002.
   
Things That Go Blip in the Night: Standby Power and How to Limit It. ISBN 92-64-18557-7. 2001. Things That Go Blip in the Night: Standby Power and How to Limit It. ISBN 92-64-18557-7. 2001.
   
Energy Consumption of Set-top Boxes and Telephony Products in the U.S. LBNL-45305. June 2001. Energy Consumption of Set-top Boxes and Telephony Products in the U.S. LBNL-45305. June 2001.
   
Energy Use of U.S. Consumer Electronics at the end of the 20th Century. LBNL-46212. September 2000. Energy Use of U.S. Consumer Electronics at the end of the 20th Century. LBNL-46212. September 2000.
   
Energy Use of Home Audio Products in the U.S. LBNL-43468. December 1999. Energy Use of Home Audio Products in the U.S. LBNL-43468. December 1999.
   
Wind Energy Potential of Coastal Eritrea: an Analysis of Sparse Wind Data. Solar Energy, 1999. Wind Energy Potential of Coastal Eritrea: an Analysis of Sparse Wind Data. Solar Energy, 1999.
   

 

 



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