An assessment framework to quantify the interaction between the built environment and the electricity grid

Eduard Cubi, Oguz Akbilgic and Joule Bergerson

Applied Energy, 2017, vol. 206, issue C, 22-31

Abstract: Electricity consumption in buildings is highly variable on time scales of seasons, hours, minutes, and even seconds. Yet, energy performance in building sustainability standards and rating systems is typically assessed in terms of total annual energy use, cost, and/or GHG emissions. Given that in North America buildings account for between 45 and 75% (depending on the region) of total electricity consumed, it is relevant to define an assessment framework to quantify the impact of variability in building electricity demand on the electricity system. This study proposes “Grid Compensation Scores” (GCS) that assess the contribution of a building electricity demand profile to increasing or decreasing the variability in the system electricity demand profile.

Keywords: Buildings; Electricity grid variability; Grid interaction; Building assessment methods (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2017.08.150

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