Electric storage heating: the experience in England and Wales and in the Federal Republic of Germany

Electric storage heating, a space-heating system for buildings, incorporates a resistively heated storage medium to store energy during off-peak hours for use during peak-load hours. The system, which is widely used in Europe, smooths the utility's daily load curve and retards the growth of the...

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Main Authors: Asbury, J.G., Kouvalis, A.
Language:unknown
Published: 2014
Subjects:
29 ENERGY PLANNING
POLICY AND ECONOMY
32 ENERGY CONSERVATION
CONSUMPTION
AND UTILIZATION
25 ENERGY STORAGE
ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS
SPACE HEATING
GERMAN FEDERAL REPUBLIC
OFF-PEAK ENERGY STORAGE
UNITED KINGDOM
VERMONT
BUILDINGS
ENERGY POLICY
FEASIBILITY STUDIES
HOUSES
LOAD MANAGEMENT
PERFORMANCE TESTING
USA
ENERGY STORAGE
EUROPE
GOVERNMENT POLICIES
HEATING
MANAGEMENT
NORTH AMERICA
NORTH ATLANTIC REGION
RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
STORAGE
TESTING
North Atlantic
Online Access:http://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/7325200
https://www.osti.gov/biblio/7325200
https://doi.org/10.2172/7325200
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Summary:Electric storage heating, a space-heating system for buildings, incorporates a resistively heated storage medium to store energy during off-peak hours for use during peak-load hours. The system, which is widely used in Europe, smooths the utility's daily load curve and retards the growth of the winter peak by displacing new space-heating loads into the off-peak ''valleys'' of the load curve. The most extensive application of this form of space heating has occurred in England and Wales and in the Federal Republic of Germany. This report reviews the policies, methods, and circumstances under which electric storage heating was commercialized in these two market regions, and provides background information for evaluating the feasibility of commercial applications in the United States.

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