Market and policy barriers for demand response providing ancillary services in U.S. markets

Cappers, Peter¹  MacDonald, Jason¹  Goldman, Charles² 

[1] Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States);Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Ber

关键词: electricity grid;    bulk power systems;    variable generation;    demand response;   

DOI  :  10.2172/1222533
RP-ID  :  LBNL--6155E
PID  :  OSTI ID: 1222533
Others  :  Other: 6264

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来源: SciTech Connect

【 摘 要 】

This study provides an 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. 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.