Details
Name
Kamalanathan GanesanCluster
Power and EnergyRole
ResearcherSince
17th July 2017
Nationality
ÍndiaCentre
Power and Energy SystemsContacts
+351222094230
kamalanathan.ganesan@inesctec.pt
2019
Authors
Ganesan, K; Saraiva, JT; Bessa, RJ;
Publication
ENERGIES
Abstract
Providing a price tariff that matches the randomized behavior of residential consumers is one of the major barriers to demand response (DR) implementation. The current trend of DR products provided by aggregators or retailers are not consumer-specific, which poses additional barriers for the engagement of consumers in these programs. In order to address this issue, this paper describes a methodology based on causality inference between DR tariffs and observed residential electricity consumption to estimate consumers’ consumption elasticity. It determines the flexibility of each client under the considered DR program and identifies whether the tariffs offered by the DR program affect the consumers’ usual consumption or not. The aim of this approach is to aid aggregators and retailers to better tune DR offers to consumer needs and so to enlarge the response rate to their DR programs. We identify a set of critical clients who actively participate in DR events along with the most responsive and least responsive clients for the considered DR program. We find that the percentage of DR consumers who actively participate seem to be much less than expected by retailers, indicating that not all consumers’ elasticity is effectively utilized. © 2019 by the authors.
2019
Authors
Ganesan, K; Saraiva, JT; Bessa, RJ;
Publication
2019 IEEE MILAN POWERTECH
Abstract
Engaging the residential consumers and providing the best tariffs for their randomized behavior is one of the major barriers to demand response (DR) implementation. Additionally, DR offers submitted by aggregators or retailers are not consumer-specific, which turns it even more difficult for the engagement of consumers in these programs. In order to address this issue, this paper describes a methodology based on causal inference between dynamic DR tariffs and observed residential electricity consumption (resolution of 30 minutes) to estimate consumers' consumption elasticity. Ultimately, the aim of this approach is to aid aggregators and retailers to better tune DR offers to consumer needs and so to enlarge the response rate to their DR programs. © 2019 IEEE.
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