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by ACEEE |
TARGETING
ELECTRIC RELIABILITY: ENERGY EFFICIENCY AS A PEAK DEMAND RESOURCE
Washington,
D.C. -- Energy efficiency programs can be effective resources for
reducing peak demand as well as overall load, according to a new
report from the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy.
The report, Examining the Peak Demand Impacts of Energy Efficiency:
A Review of Program Experience and Industry Practices, documents
how energy efficiency programs can deliver savings during peak demand
periods when the power grid is most stressed. Energy efficiency
savings can also reduce the high costs of power during peak demands,
which typically occur during hot summer conditions. Energy
efficiency programs typically are valued mostly for the long-term
electricity savings they achieve savings that occur throughout
the year or over the heating or cooling seasons, noted lead
author Dan York, Ph.D., Senior Research Associate for ACEEEs
Utilities Program. However, our analysis of these programs
shows that they also deliver critical savings during peak periods
when power costs are high and supplies are constrained.
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