Standby Rates for Combined Heat and Power Systems

Sedano, Richard ; Selecky, James ; Iverson, Kathryn ; Al-Jabir, Ali

Oak Ridge National Laboratory

关键词: Distributed Generation;    Standby Rates;    Combined Heat And Power;    Chp;   

DOI  :  10.2172/1120460
RP-ID  :  ORNL/TM-2013/583
RP-ID  :  DE-AC05-00OR22725
RP-ID  :  1120460

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

Improvements in technology, low natural gas prices, and more flexible and positive attitudes in government and utilities are making distributed generation more viable. With more distributed generation, notably combined heat and power, comes an increase in the importance of standby rates, the cost of services utilities provide when customer generation is not operating or is insufficient to meet full load. This work looks at existing utility standby tariffs in five states. It uses these existing rates and terms to showcase practices that demonstrate a sound application of regulatory principles and ones that do not. The paper also addresses areas for improvement in standby rates.