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Market and Policy Barriers for Demand Response Providing Ancillary Services in U.S. Markets

Year: 2013

Type: report

Abstract: In this study, we attempt to provide a comprehensive examination of various market and policy barriers to demand response providing ancillary services in both ISO/RTO and non-ISO/RTO regions, especially at the program provider level. It is useful to classify barriers in order to create a holistic understanding and identify parties that could be responsible for their removal. This study develops a typology of barriers focusing on smaller customers that must rely on a program provider (i.e., electric investor owned utility or IOU, ARC) to create an aggregated DR resource in order to bring ancillary services to the balancing authority.ii The barriers were identified through examinations of regulatory structures, market environments, and product offerings; and discussions with industry stakeholders and regulators. In order to help illustrate the differences in barriers among various wholesale market designs and their constituent retail environments, four regions were chosen to use as case studies: Colorado, Texas, Wisconsin, and New Jersey. We highlight the experience in each area as it relates to the identified barriers.

Source: OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information)

DOI: 10.2172/1171799

Authors: Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States), Peter Cappers, USDOE Office of Science (SC), Jason MacDonald, Charles Goldman

Institution: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Language: English

Topic: Smart Grid Energy Management

Subfield: Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Field: Engineering

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDGs: Industry, innovation and infrastructure, Affordable and clean energy

Open Access status: green