California has avoided more heatwave-driven rolling blackouts so far this week via energy conservation, demand response, backup power and batteries. Could this be a lesson in meeting long-term grid reliability challenges as clean energy grows in scale?https://bit.ly/3haRWJi
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What does lower cost-causation mean? I'm for good time of use... But retail rates concentrate all risk on the end customer. A wholesale signal can more accurately reflect grid values, and align incentives and manage riak through the market. It also enables project finance.
"Cost-causation" measures the actual utility cost caused by the users' electricity use. High coincident peak demand causes more costs than lower peak demand. Increased off-peak demand has little, if any, cost impact other than energy cost. Rates should be cost-based.
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It's an interesting rub really... but the 6am morning winter peak created by heat pump electrification (HVAC) is low system cost, but is high in marginal GHGs and expensive to clear up. Given NY's zero-carbon goals... how are you valuing carbon in that equation?
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Looking at this for SMUD, created a winter peak of about the same magnitude as the current summer peak (which decreased slightly). In NY, with colder winters and lower AC penetration, expect to see a larger summer peak and a new winter peak of perhaps 2x current summer peak.pic.twitter.com/h0mQn3B5xr
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