Connecticut peak load pricing test. Final report
The purpose of the test was to determine the response of electric power customers to a time- and price-differentiated rate structure based on the innovative concept of peak load pricing. 250 utility customers were used in the study, were grouped according to annual Kwh consumption, and were balanced...
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ftosti:oai:osti.gov:5421762 2023-07-30T04:05:32+02:00 Connecticut peak load pricing test. Final report Not Available 2020-06-01 application/pdf http://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/5421762 https://www.osti.gov/biblio/5421762 https://doi.org/10.2172/5421762 unknown http://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/5421762 https://www.osti.gov/biblio/5421762 https://doi.org/10.2172/5421762 doi:10.2172/5421762 29 ENERGY PLANNING POLICY AND ECONOMY 32 ENERGY CONSERVATION CONSUMPTION AND UTILIZATION ELECTRIC POWER RATE STRUCTURE ELECTRIC UTILITIES LOAD MANAGEMENT PEAK-LOAD PRICING RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS POWER DEMAND CONNECTICUT ELECTRIC APPLIANCES EXPERIMENTAL DATA GRAPHS OFF-PEAK POWER OPERATION TABLES APPLIANCES BUILDINGS DATA DATA FORMS INFORMATION MANAGEMENT NORTH AMERICA NORTH ATLANTIC REGION NUMERICAL DATA POWER PRICES PUBLIC UTILITIES USA 2020 ftosti https://doi.org/10.2172/5421762 2023-07-11T10:39:38Z The purpose of the test was to determine the response of electric power customers to a time- and price-differentiated rate structure based on the innovative concept of peak load pricing. 250 utility customers were used in the study, were grouped according to annual Kwh consumption, and were balanced against a control group. The data derived from the test, including both the data from the recording devices and those yielded by interviews, showed that, in comparison with the control group, the test group customers: shifted substantial amounts of consumption out of the peak and intermediate periods into the off-peak periods; made better utilization of system facilities, as shown by a higher load factor based on the test group load coincident with system peak; found it easier to respond by shifting consumption away from the peak periods in summer than in winter; altered schedules rather than uses; found it generally easy to alter schedules to take advantage of the rate, with laundry the easiest activity to reschedule; and improved of the innovative rate structure and felt that it gave them the opportunity to save on their electric bill. It was concluded from the results that residential customers of all levels of use are able to respond to a rate structure based upon time periods with different prices. The majority of the test customers appeared to welcome the opportunity to make an economic choice in the time they used electricity. Other/Unknown Material North Atlantic SciTec Connect (Office of Scientific and Technical Information - OSTI, U.S. Department of Energy) |
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The purpose of the test was to determine the response of electric power customers to a time- and price-differentiated rate structure based on the innovative concept of peak load pricing. 250 utility customers were used in the study, were grouped according to annual Kwh consumption, and were balanced against a control group. The data derived from the test, including both the data from the recording devices and those yielded by interviews, showed that, in comparison with the control group, the test group customers: shifted substantial amounts of consumption out of the peak and intermediate periods into the off-peak periods; made better utilization of system facilities, as shown by a higher load factor based on the test group load coincident with system peak; found it easier to respond by shifting consumption away from the peak periods in summer than in winter; altered schedules rather than uses; found it generally easy to alter schedules to take advantage of the rate, with laundry the easiest activity to reschedule; and improved of the innovative rate structure and felt that it gave them the opportunity to save on their electric bill. It was concluded from the results that residential customers of all levels of use are able to respond to a rate structure based upon time periods with different prices. The majority of the test customers appeared to welcome the opportunity to make an economic choice in the time they used electricity. |
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