Description and evaluation of the Vermont demonstration project. Final report

Six nontraditional rates were evaluated by Green Mountain Power Corporation in a one-year study to determine levels of acceptance and response by residential customers. Participation in the study was voluntary and customers never lost money as they were given the choice of paying their bill under th...

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Main Author: White, S.B.
Language:unknown
Published: 2013
Subjects:
32 ENERGY CONSERVATION
CONSUMPTION
AND UTILIZATION
29 ENERGY PLANNING
POLICY AND ECONOMY
ELECTRIC UTILITIES
RATE STRUCTURE
HOUSEHOLDS
POWER DEMAND
ECONOMIC ELASTICITY
DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS
TIME-OF-USE PRICING
VERMONT
ATTITUDES
IMPLEMENTATION
NORTH AMERICA
NORTH ATLANTIC REGION
PRICES
PUBLIC UTILITIES
USA
Green Mountain
North Atlantic
Online Access:http://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/6814677
https://www.osti.gov/biblio/6814677
https://doi.org/10.2172/6814677
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Summary:Six nontraditional rates were evaluated by Green Mountain Power Corporation in a one-year study to determine levels of acceptance and response by residential customers. Participation in the study was voluntary and customers never lost money as they were given the choice of paying their bill under the experimental rate or the existing residential rate. Participants (20 on each rate) were selected from customers who responded to a one-day newspaper advertisement for study volunteers. The results indicated that customers on the time-of-day and interruptible rates were relatively satisfied and were able to save money with limited inconvenience. The remaining four rates, which involved some form of demand charge, were generally unacceptable to the customers. The sample design does not enable the projection of effects of implementation of rates on a system-wide basis.

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