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Why Smart Grids are good!

by Tom Raftery on February 23, 2009 · 6 comments

in demand response

I have made no secret of the fact that I am a big fan of Smart Grids and Demand Response programs (properly rolled out, of course!). I have also spoken at various international conferences propounding the benefits of Smart Grids and Demand Response for quite a while now.
You can imagine my disappointment then when I [...]

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Why don’t we already have a real time market for electricity?

by Tom Raftery on September 2, 2008 · 3 comments

in demand response

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If Demand Response is such a good idea and will help get more renewables onto the grid, why isn’t it being embraced by the grid management companies?
Most grid management companies have been in business for decades managing a grid in which the supply is manageable and the demand is variable but reasonably predictable [...]

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Introducing the NegaWatt!

by Tom Raftery on June 16, 2008 · 5 comments

in demand response, energy demand management

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Yes, you read the title correctly and no, NegaWatt is not one of my normal typos!
What then is a NegaWatt? A NegaWatt, is a MegaWatt of electricity that you don’t use! Huh?
Think of it like this, suppose a utility company has 100MW to supply.
Now let’s say their typical demand is 90MW.
If a [...]

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