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How Much Electricity Can Demand Response Save?

Demand response can save a significant amount of energy through more efficient matching of supply generation with demand. From the 2008 FERC Survey:

2008 FERC Survey asked respondents to provide estimates of the potential peak load reductions (in MW), actual peak reductions (in MW), potential MWh change and actual MWh changes as of the end of the 2007 calendar year  demand response on a national and regional basis.

Survey respondents reported potential peak load reduction totaling 37 GW for all customer classes in all regions. Using this information, and other available data, we estimate that the potential annual resource contribution of demand response resources in the United States is about 41 GW, which is about 5.8 percent of forecasted U.S. peak demands for 2008.76

February 28th, 2010 | Tags: , , | Category: Smart Grid Basics, demand response, energy transmission

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