The role of aggregators in facilitating industrial demand response: Evidence from Germany

Stede, Jan; Arnold, Karin; Dufter, Christa; Holtz, Georg; Roon, Serafin von; Richstein, Jörn C.

doi:10.1016/j.enpol.2020.111893

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“…It has to be mentioned that the majority of studies analysing DR programs only do so from a technical point of view, as a solution for reducing the energy peaks [38], or to balance the energy system [39]. Most studies related to consumer behaviour in the energy sector are focused on energy consumption [40].…”

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Key Factors Which Contribute to the Participation of Consumers in Demand Response Programs and Enable the Proliferation of Renewable Energy Sources

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Consumer behaviour in the energy field is playing a more important role in the new approach dominated by the proliferation of renewable energy sources. In this new context, the grid has to balance the intermittent and uncertain renewable energy generated, and find solutions, also, on the consumer side for increasing the stability and reliability of the energy system. The main de-mand response solutions are price and incentive based, but there is a need to identify the main factors which can influence their efficiency due to the fact that there is a lack of knowledge about the preferences of consumers. The main goal of this article is to identify the main demand response solutions and the related key factors which influence the participation of consumers in demand response programs and may contribute to the spread of renewable energy sources. For this research, semi-structured interviews were organised with experts in energy from Romania, Hungary and Serbia, as well as workshops with experts in energy, and an online survey with customers for electricity. This article reduces the gap between the results of technical studies, related in demand response programs, and their practical implementations, where the consumer behaviour and its social dimensions are neglected even though, in reality, they are playing the main role. The results suggest that the consumer’s participation in demand response programs is highly influenced by different aspects related to the promotion of the renewable energy and the reduction of CO2 emissions and the global warming impact.

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Key Factors Which Contribute to the Participation of Consumers in Demand Response Programs and Enable the Proliferation of Renewable Energy Sources

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“…The optimal smart city energy management, which considers shiftable loads and energy storage, can meet the energy balance with minimum cost (Golpîra and Bahramara, 2020). Through evidence from Germany, Stede et al (2020) discussed the LA's indispensable role in DR. Qi et al (2020) estimated the potential DR ability of air-conditioning loads. To determine the impact of DR in capacity markets, Lynch et al (2019) used equilibrium models and found DR to mitigate wind energy's adverse effects.…”

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“…However, it is not easy to use its regulation ability due to the scattered distribution and low scale of load side SLs. According to Germany's practical experience (Stede et al, 2020), it has become a universal and feasible technical route of demand response (DR) to aggregate SLs by the load aggregator (LA) as an intermediary to provide regulatory resources for the power grid.…”

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An Incentive Strategy of Shiftable Load Participation in Demand Response Based on User Electricity Preference

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Zhang

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Front. Energy Res.

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China has promoted the development of the new energy power generation industry since 2013. However, the high proportion of unique energy access to the grid brings greater volatility and uncertainty. One effective way to solve these problems is incentivizing shiftable loads (SLs) to demand response (DR). The low enthusiasm of SLs lies in the lack of an effective incentive mechanism and strategy. Because the SLs’ initiatives participating in the DR are closely related to its structure of comfort and economic preference, we divided SLs into economical users (EUs), standard users (SUs), and comfortable users (CUs). Considering the balance of the benefits between the load aggregator (LA) and SLs and the impact of resource scarcity, we build the optimal incentive model based on the principal-agent theory under the case of symmetry and asymmetry information. Based on MATLAB simulation, we have the following suggestions for LA: 1) In terms of dispatch sequence, LA should dispatch SUs first and then EUs and CUs, 2) In the setting of retained earnings, EUs should be the most, followed by SUs, and the least is CUs, 3) In terms of incentive intensity, CUs need the most incentive, EUs need moderate, and SUs need the least, 4) LAs need to adjust the intensity of incentive contracts according to the scarcity of resources, 5) LAs should also improve their service to reduce users’ risk aversion to strengthen their effort level.

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“…In addition, clarifying the roles and responsibilities of other market players such as an aggregator is essential to facilitate active participation of DER in the electricity system. Aggregators are also beginning to emerge as important intermediaries in other countries as well (104).…”

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Facilitating Power Grid Decarbonization with Distributed Energy Resources: Lessons from the United States

Shen

Kahrl

Satchwell

2021

Annu. Rev. Environ. Resour.

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Decarbonizing power grids is an essential pillar of global efforts to mitigate climate change impacts. Renewable energy generation is expected to play an important role in electricity decarbonization, although its variability and uncertainty are creating new flexibility challenges for electric grid operators that must match supply with constantly changing demand. Distributed energy resources (DERs)—including distributed generation, demand response, and distributed energy storage—can play an important role in providing the flexibility needed to integrate high penetrations of renewable energy. This article examines federal and state enabling policies and regulations for DER, market strategies and business models that have facilitated DER expansion, and key emerging challenges for DER in the United States. Based on a review of the US experience, the article offers lessons for other countries, focusing on the role and limits of policy, the facilitative role of utility regulatory reform, the need to balance different interests in tariff design, the benefits of DER participation in wholesale markets, and the importance of proactive interconnection policies. Expected final online publication date for the Annual Review of Environment and Resources, Volume 46 is October 2021. Please see http://www.annualreviews.org/page/journal/pubdates for revised estimates.

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The role of aggregators in facilitating industrial demand response: Evidence from Germany

Cited by 31 publications

References 22 publications

Key Factors Which Contribute to the Participation of Consumers in Demand Response Programs and Enable the Proliferation of Renewable Energy Sources

Key Factors Which Contribute to the Participation of Consumers in Demand Response Programs and Enable the Proliferation of Renewable Energy Sources

An Incentive Strategy of Shiftable Load Participation in Demand Response Based on User Electricity Preference

Facilitating Power Grid Decarbonization with Distributed Energy Resources: Lessons from the United States

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