As mentioned previously, while the analysis described gives a representative per-start cost for an SEM model unit over its service life, the figures may not reflect those of ‘out of sample’ units in other systems. The Irish all-island system is small, with a record peak load of just und...
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Demand volatility: because electricity demand is influenced by factors like seasonal and variations, daily consumption patterns, climate and macroeconomic conditions, it varies considerably over time, possibly leading to spells of too high peak demand; ...
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(typically still a few thousand US dollars per MWh), and generally some form of capacity market in addition to the energy-only market. They include most countries in Central and Western Europe; Ireland and the UK; California (California Independent System Operator—CAISO), and the eastern US ...
useful to customers in terms of monetary savings. Suppliers can find it useful because of reduction in peak capacity investments, better planned operations and cost-reflecting prices. Dynamic pricing can help producers postpone investment decisions by shifting peak loads from peak to non-peak hours. ...
We find that these measures have a significant effect in reducing electricity consumption in Ireland, particu-larly during peak hours. However, while households reduce peak demand signifi-cantly after the introduction of TOU tariffs and associated information, there is little incremental response to ...
Peak load plant A peak load plant is normally operated to provide electricity during maximum load periods. Peak load plants might also be called on when renewable generation is low. Shadow-price The estimated price for a good or service for which no market exists. Where markets are not ...
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lack of appropriateenergy storage solutions. As shown inFig. 5, Germany has utilized negative electricity prices to encourage consumers to use electricity in off-peak hours. On the other hand, surplus electricity during these times may be curtailed due to the limitation of energy storage methods[...