Demand Response Robert Balzar Conservation Resources Director
2 Summer Results— Auto Demand Response Pilot- Commercial Sector
3 Winter Results— Auto Demand Response Pilot- Commercial Sector
4 Electric Hot Water Heater- Residential Sector-- Proposal Purpose Demonstrate next generation of electric hot water demand response technologies Demonstrate next generation of smart communicating thermostats Test concept of “pre-load” of energy using hot water storage Test concept of “wind integration” using hot water storage Test AMI as a communication platform for home energy management, pricing signals and demand response Test customer acceptance of above
5 Electric Hot Water Heater- Residential Sector-- Proposal Pilot Program single family homes with electric hot water heaters with demand response controllers– prefer same distribution feeder We want to quantify both system and distribution benefits Potentially electric furnaces with new smart two way communicating thermostats Two way communication through new AMI Cost- approx $1,000,000 (asking BPA to co-fund)