Costs and Benefits of Demand-Side Management Options for the Baltimore Gas and Electric Company. Volume 1. Technical Report. Volume 2. Appendices

摘要

Electric utilities are rapidly increasing their investment in demand-side management (DSM) programs to more effectively utilize their generating plant and improve customer service. The study examines the long-term benefits and costs of DSM strategies including effects on reliability and cost of power. Seven residential DSM programs and a commercial cool storage program were selected for detailed evaluation using Baltimore Gas and Electric (BG&E) as a case study. First, utility experience with similar DSM programs was critically reviewed to develop estimates of the participation rates, program costs and load impacts. Next, a detailed, integrated utility planning model was used to develop alternative resource plans that included these DSM resources. Revenue requirements, capacity requirements, average electricity rates and a reliability index were computed for each resource plan and used for comparing alternative resource plans. Sensitivity analyses were also completed to analyze the robustness of the alternative plans to uncertainty.