Pacific Gas and Electric Company Automated Demand Response June 9, 2009 Connectivity Week, Santa Clara
Mar 28, 2015
Pacific Gas and Electric Company Automated Demand
Response
June 9, 2009Connectivity Week, Santa Clara
PG&E Auto-DR History
2005 and 2006 – PG&E participated in the Auto-DR pilot with Critical Peak Pricing (CPP)
2007 and 2008 – Offer C&I customer above 200kW Auto CPP and Demand Bidding (DBP)
2008 – PG&E participated in the OpenADR Technical Advisor Group
2009 – PG&E chairing the OpenADR in UCA Task Force under OpenSG Working Group
Auto-DR applies to Emerging Technology Lighting Control
Wireless (Adura, Universal Lighting Technologies, and EnOcean / Echoflex)
DR capability Ease of installation Reliability Customer Acceptance
HVAC Cypress Envirosystems Wireless Pneumatic
Thermostat Discharge Air Regulation Technique (DART)
control system (TBD)
Auto-DR Lighting Control ET Test
Auto-DR/Emerging Technologies in progress EMS for Small Business
Cost Effective Chain 50kW to 200kW
DR potential for Data Center Virtualization Technology Strategies Servers Consolidation Storage consolidation Power Delivery Systems Demand Response Temporary Load Migration Site Infrastructure Load DR
Raising Acceptable Temperature Set-Points Switch to Free Cooling CAV to VAV Conversion Lighting Strategies
PG&E DR Pilots Participating Load Pilot
New CAISO MRTU 3 C&I Auto DR customer Telemetry Drop load in 10 minutes Bidding and scheduling Connection between DRAS and ADS Develop customer load reduction feedback
Intermittent Renewable Pilot Industry Auto DR customers Refrigerated Warehouse and Storage Ramp up and down capability Connection between renewable monitoring and DRAS
Auto-DR Future
06-08 Accomplishment 110 Accounts 30.3 MW CPP and DBP Customer type
09-11 Program Plan 45 MW Capacity Bidding
Program (CBP) and Peak Choice
Biotechnology
Chemical Products
Data Center
Fitness Facility
Food Processing
Government Building
Healthcare
High Tech
Museum
Primary Metails
Retail
School