Distributed generation: Residential storage comes at a cost

Eric Hittinger ()
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Eric Hittinger: Rochester Institute of Technology, 92 Lomb Memorial Drive, Rochester, New York 14623, USA

Nature Energy, 2017, vol. 2, issue 2, 1-2

Abstract: The combined effect of increased variability of demand due to distributed generation and domestic storage deployment represents a new feature in modern electricity systems. A recent study shows that while storage can reduce peak demand, it could also increase overall consumption and electricity system emissions.

Date: 2017
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