Managing the duck curve: Energy culture and participation in local energy management programs in the United States

Krietemeyer, Bess; Dedrick, Jason; Sabaghian, Ehsan; Rakha, Tarek

doi:10.1016/j.erss.2021.102055

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“…The ECF has been applied to a variety of research topics, such as examining firewood and cooking practices [59], transport mobility [60], understanding participation in energy programmes [61], and energy use and production in the domestic setting [62][63][64]. The framework has been less widely applied in the workplace setting.…”

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“…These examples show the breadth of application of the ECF in workplace settings, ranging from Bell et al [67] and Dew et al [65], who apply the framework to examine The ECF has been applied to a variety of research topics, such as examining firewood and cooking practices [59], transport mobility [60], understanding participation in energy programmes [61], and energy use and production in the domestic setting [62][63][64]. The framework has been less widely applied in the workplace setting.…”

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Workplace Energy Culture Framework: A Mixed Methods Study Examining Differences in Energy Use and Behaviours within an Industrial Workplace

Brown

2024

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One way to achieve energy efficiency in the workplace is to change employee behaviour. Research in this area is limited, and significant gaps remain in understanding differences in how energy is used within workplaces and the suitability of existing frameworks for application in workplace settings. This paper addresses these gaps by applying and further developing the interdisciplinary energy culture framework (ECF) to examine employee energy use in an industrial workplace with an office and manufacturing areas. A mixed methods approach consisting of surveys, a focus group and interviews is applied. Results show significant differences in the office and manufacturing areas, with office areas having a more energy-efficient energy culture. Qualitative results show differences exist due to organizational behaviours, such as the effectiveness of business communications methods, varying levels of investment, the physical environment and work tasks. Results also show external influences, such as government budgets, business structure, and wider organisational cultures, impact energy cultures and how energy is used. This paper proposes modifications to the ECF, which acknowledges the multi-scalar nature of workplace energy cultures. This paper demonstrates how the ECF can be applied to workplace settings, allowing further understanding of how energy is used, and identifying wider organizational, occupational, and individual psychological influences on energy use.

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Workplace Energy Culture Framework: A Mixed Methods Study Examining Differences in Energy Use and Behaviours within an Industrial Workplace

Brown

2024

Sustainability

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“…Notwithstanding the limitations, ToUTs or real-time pricing will be essential to the stable operation of Grid SA, indeed any national grid, with high levels of renewable energy generation, and especially high levels of PV [18]. In the absence of effective demand side management, systems will suffer from the well-known 'duck curve' effect, characterised by an oversupply of energy at midday as solar reaches its peak, and a sudden undersupply in the evening as the sun sets and demand accelerates to the evening peak [19,20].…”

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Balancing Renewable Energy Capacity, Time of Use Tariffs and Energy Storage in Energy Systems

Walwyn¹

2023

Energy Storage Applications in Power Systems

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The intermittency of solar energy predicates the simultaneous use of energy storage to maintain secure supplies. However, storage is expensive to instal and maintain, suggesting that there is an optimum design based on the price tolerance of electricity markets. In this chapter, a method for the calculation of the optimal size of a battery energy storage system (BESS), linked to utility-scale photovoltaic (PV) capacity, is presented. The method, which is illustrated by its application to the South African national grid (GridSA), uses historical generation/demand data to construct a spreadsheet model of the energy system. The model assumes that the difference between base load and energy demand, referred to as headroom, will be met using variable energy sources, including wind, solar, diesel/gas and batteries. Optimal sizing of these components to minimize the use of gas in summer, and make maximum use of low-cost solar and wind, leads to a configuration for GridSA consisting of a 22 GW base load (coal and nuclear), a PV installed capacity of 17.8 GW and a BESS capacity of 3.7 GW/10.4 GWh. A peak time of use tariff of ZAR3,500 per MWh (almost double the average tariff) will be optimal to build an economic case for energy storage as a sustainable option for GridSA.

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“…In addition, noon overgeneration changes the shape of the load curve (leading to a so-called duck curve) where the demand decreases during the morning-afternoon hours and sharply increases by late afternoon through sunset. The duck curve makes it more challenging to plan unit commitment and generator dispatch and to operate the distribution grid [20][21][22]. At even higher penetration levels of bulk renewable energy deployment, synchronous generators are likely to be phased out.…”

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Grid Impact of Wastewater Resource Recovery Facilities-Based Community Microgrids

Mohamed,

Zafar,

Vaidya

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The overarching goal of this paper is to explore innovative ways to adapt existing urban infrastructure to achieve a greener and more resilient city, specifically on synergies between the power grid, the wastewater treatment system, and community development in low-lying coastal areas. This study addresses the technical feasibility, benefits, and barriers of using wastewater resource recovery facilities (WRRFs) as community-scale microgrids. These microgrids will act as central resilience and community development hubs, enabling the adoption of renewable energy and the provision of ongoing services under emergency conditions. Load flow modeling and analysis were carried out using real network data for a case study in New York City (NYC). The results validate the hypothesis that distributed energy resources (DERs) at WRRFs can play a role in improving grid operation and resiliency.

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Managing the duck curve: Energy culture and participation in local energy management programs in the United States

Cited by 24 publications

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Workplace Energy Culture Framework: A Mixed Methods Study Examining Differences in Energy Use and Behaviours within an Industrial Workplace

Workplace Energy Culture Framework: A Mixed Methods Study Examining Differences in Energy Use and Behaviours within an Industrial Workplace

Balancing Renewable Energy Capacity, Time of Use Tariffs and Energy Storage in Energy Systems

Grid Impact of Wastewater Resource Recovery Facilities-Based Community Microgrids

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