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

• 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

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.