Design, Valuation and Comparison of Demand Response Strategies for Congestion Management

Osaru Agbonaye, Patrick Keatley, Ye Huang, Motasem Bani Mustafa and Neil Hewitt
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Osaru Agbonaye: Centre for Sustainable Technologies, Ulster University, Jordanstown BT37 0QB, Northern Ireland, UK
Patrick Keatley: Centre for Sustainable Technologies, Ulster University, Jordanstown BT37 0QB, Northern Ireland, UK
Ye Huang: Centre for Sustainable Technologies, Ulster University, Jordanstown BT37 0QB, Northern Ireland, UK
Motasem Bani Mustafa: Centre for Sustainable Technologies, Ulster University, Jordanstown BT37 0QB, Northern Ireland, UK
Neil Hewitt: Centre for Sustainable Technologies, Ulster University, Jordanstown BT37 0QB, Northern Ireland, UK

Energies, 2020, vol. 13, issue 22, 1-29

Abstract: Decarbonisation of heat and transport will cause congestion issues in distribution networks. To avoid expensive network investments, demand flexibility is necessary to move loads from peak to off-peak periods. We provide a method and metric for assessing and selecting the optimal demand response strategy for a given network congestion scenario and applied it to a case study network in Coleraine, Northern Ireland. We proposed a Price Approximation/Mean Grouping strategy to deal with the issue of congestions occurring at the lowest-price period in real-time pricing schemes. The Mean Grouping strategy increased the average lowest-price hours from 1.32 to 3.76. We show that a three-cluster tariff is effective in solving medium congestion issues in Northern Ireland and could save consumers an average of £117/year on their heating bill. However, for networks with low headroom suffering from serious congestion issues, a smart control strategy is needed.

Keywords: tariff design; congestions in distribution networks; reducing peaks caused by dynamic pricing; heat pumps and heat battery; pv and battery; social housing in Northern Ireland (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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