Hu, Han, Wen - 2013 - Integrated Resource Strategic Planning and Power Demand-Side Management
Hu, Han, Wen - 2013 - Integrated Resource Strategic Planning and Power Demand-Side Management
Hu, Han, Wen - 2013 - Integrated Resource Strategic Planning and Power Demand-Side Management
Zhaoguang Hu
Xinyang Han
Quan Wen et al.
Integrated Resource
Strategic Planning
and Power
Demand-Side
Management
Power Systems
Integrated Resource
Strategic Planning and
Power Demand-Side
Management
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Zhaoguang Hu Quan Wen
State Grid Energy Research Institute State Grid Energy Research Institute
Beijing Beijing
Peoples Republic of China Peoples Republic of China
e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected]
Xinyang Han
State Grid Energy Research Institute
Beijing
Peoples Republic of China
e-mail: [email protected]
In the 1970s, the Middle East oil crisis, rising land costs, and increasing envi-
ronmental pressure drove power utilities within the US monopoly system to
consider how to ensure low cost power supply, how to coordinate electricity
supply and expand economic production to minimize corporate inputs and maxi-
mize profits, and whether to expand installed capacity or postpone new generation
construction and satisfy clients load demand through electricity conservation and
change of power consumption modes by users. These questions involved inte-
grated planning of power utilities.
Integrated Resource Planning (IRP), and Demand-Side Management (DSM),
emerged to help answer the above questions. IRP/DSM fundamentally changed the
traditional thinking of simply relying on growth in energy supply to accommodate
demand growth, and incorporated demand-side conservable energy into planning
to enable unified optimization of supply-side energy to minimize power utility
inputs and maximize their profits. IRP and DSM are mutually complementary,
with IRP being the theoretical foundation of DSM and DSM being the practice of
IRP.
IRP/DSM aims to achieve the macroscopic effect of reducing demand for
primary energy and alleviating the pressure society places on the environment
through microscopic corporate behavior. Therefore, IRP/DSM has attracted strong
support from many governments. More than three decades of exploration and
practice have seen the accumulation of rich experience. Remarkable economic and
social benefits have been achieved in such areas as conserving energy resources,
improving ecological environment, increasing electric power resource competi-
tiveness, and minimizing cost of energy services. Numerous countries emphasize
energy conservation. Such countries devise regulations, standards and policies on
energy conservation, encourage related technical research and the development of
high-efficiency and energy-conserving products, raise public awareness of energy
conservation, vigorously encourage energy conservation, and study methods and
management modes for resource allocation optimization that better match the
needs of modern social development. These measures ensure energy management
meets the requirements of the market economy system.
As the problem of global climate change intensifies and voices advocating
environmental protection grow louder, governments of all countries have realized
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the importance of DSM, and have been vigorously supporting and promoting the
implementation of DSM projects. However, with constant power system reform,
breaking of monopolies, introduction of competition, separation of power gener-
ation from power grid and competitive bidding for generation-side grid connec-
tion, power generation enterprises and power grid enterprises have lost the
functions of unified planning and the operations of power generation, transmission,
distribution, and consumption. Enterprises have been unable to perform IRP,
forcing a separation of IRP and DSM, and causing DSM to lose its theoretical
foundations. These issues have created challenges for IRP/DSM implementation.
Power market reform has been constant during the twenty-first century. China
has clearly separated its power generation from its power grid. Competition has
been introduced to the generation side, while the distribution side remains a state
supervised natural monopoly. With the rapid development of the Chinese economy
and the constant improvement in living standards, the proportion of electricity
consumption to terminal energy consumption has been increasing owing to the
positive characteristics of the former in terms of high efficiency, convenience,
cleanness, and security. Electricity has become indispensable to daily life and a
basic requirement for economic production. Electrification has almost become a
byword for modernization, and electric power has become increasingly important
in the energy sector. In the long run, economic and social development will boost
power demand. To maintain Chinas sustainable economic development and build
an energy-conserving and environmentally-friendly society, the government has
prioritized energy conservation. DSM is an effective tool for energy conservation
and emission reduction. The new energy conservation law expressly requires the
state to support and promote DSM with preferential tax and price policies.
Despite separation of power generation from the power grid, and the fact that
IRP/DSM cannot be used by power utilities to generate, transmit, distribute, and
use power, the government remains capable of promoting DSM at the national
level, and can extend the concept of IRP to macroscopic strategic planning.
China is not only a large developing country but also a small country in
terms of per capita resources and a low-efficiency country in resource utiliza-
tion. Problems such as a shortage of energy resources and environmental pollution
severely challenge Chinas sustainable economic development. The question of
how to expand IRP in regard to these problems thus arises. When it comes to plan
formulation, government differs from enterprises in that it formulates strategic
plans while the latter formulate production and business development plans. The
governments strategic plan for the power industry is a macroscopic strategic plan
focused on overall scale of generating units (coal power, gas power, hydropower,
nuclear power, wind power, etc.), energy demand and social environmental impact
in different periods. This national strategic plan is formulated in accordance with
national conditions for economic development, regional development, energy
supply security, and environmental protection. Meanwhile, the plans of individual
power utilities focus on corporate production and business development plans focus
on installation progress and production simulation specific to the construction,
commissioning, operation, and overhaul of individual units based on forecast load
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to learn about Chinas potential for energy and power conservation and DSM
implementation. Through learning how to participate in and conduct DSM, readers
can better contribute to Chinas DSM work and the creation of an energy-con-
serving and environmentally-friendly society.
benefit from the book
Different readers can
Chapter 1
Basic Theory of IRSP
Chapter 2
Basic Theory of DSM
Chapter 7
The Prospects of DSM
Chapter 8
Introduction to a DSM Laboratory
The authors of all the chapters are listed as follows: Chap. 1 was authored by
Zhaoguang Hu, Xinyang Han, and Quan Wen; Chap. 2 by Yuhui Zhou, Xinyang
Han, and Zhaoguang Hu; Chap. 3 by Zhaoguang Hu, Xinyang Han, Yugui Gu,
Litong Dong, Jing Zhao, Peng Wu, and Lijie Guo; Chap. 4 by Jing Zhao, Litong
Dong, Peng Wu, Wei Chen, and Zhaoguang Hu; Chap. 5 by Wei Sun and Lei
Chen; Chap. 6 by Xinyang Han, Litong Dong, Hongcai Dai, and Peng Wu; Chap. 7
by Baoguo Shan, Quan Wen, Hongcai Dai, Lei Chen, and Zhaoguang Hu; and
Chap. 8 by Zhaoguang Hu and Xiandong Tan.
Many experts have provided comments and help during the compiling of this
book. The following experts provided numerous constructive opinions and sug-
gestions: Yunzhou Zhang, Xuehao Yu, Zhongbao Niu, Liping Jiang, Ying Li,
Xubo Ge, Ying Ran, Xinmao Wang, Yunliang Ye, Zhengxiang Ge, Feng Han,
Tijun Lei, Yaohua Wang, Deshun Liu, Jiangyi Hu, Ayuan Xu, Xinghua Zhang,
Hong Ji, Xiaoping Sheng, Junling Lu, Xin Xia, Qiong Liu, Wenlong Jin, Feng
Zhou, Qionghui Li, Qiong Li, Jingru Li, Haiyang Zhou, Meng Li, Hongsheng Hi,
Li Zhou, Rong Cao, Jian Zhang, Li Ma and Xiaogang Shen. Regarding the concept
of IRSP, we exchanged ideas with Hans Nilsson, the IEA DSM-Programme;
Hameed Nezhad, the international senior expert that first introduced the concept of
DSM to China; David Moskovitz and Barbara Finamore, international senior
experts who have long promoted Chinas DSM work; as well as domestic senior
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experts including Huijiong Wang, Zhirong Yang, Rongsi Ye, Wanxing Wang, and
Qingyi Wang, who offered strong support and valuable opinions. During the
proofing of the book, enthusiastic assistance was provided by Fagen Zhu, Qing
Huang, Yiqun Ma, Lu Xing, Zheng Si, Molin Huo, Chenglong Zhang, Chengjie
Wang, Zhi Luo, Yanan Zheng, Yongpei Wang, Shanshan Wu, Dexiang Jia,
Jinghong Zhou, Xiao Xiao, Wei Duan, Mingtao Yao, Jian Zhang and Lu Yang.
The challenging task of writing and editing this book was made possible by the
excellent co-operation of the team of authors together with a number of colleagues
and friends. Our sincere thanks to all contributors, proofreaders, the publisher, and
our families for making this book project happen.
Errors and deficiencies are unavoidable owing to our limited knowledge, but
reader comments are appreciated. We strongly believe that criticism leads to truth
while praise will bring fallacy.
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Lei Chen State Grid Energy Research Institute, No. 8, Nanheng East Street,
Xicheng District, 100052 Beijing, Peoples Republic of China, e-mail: chenlei@
sgeri.sgcc.com.cn
Wei Chen State Grid Energy Research Institute, No. 8, Nanheng East Street,
Xicheng District, 100052 Beijing, Peoples Republic of China, e-mail: chenwei@
sgeri.sgcc.com.cn
Hongcai Dai State Grid Energy Research Institute, No. 8, Nanheng East Street,
Xicheng District, 100052 Beijing, Peoples Republic of China, e-mail:
[email protected]
Litong Dong State Power Economic Research Institute, No. 8, Nanheng East
Street, Xicheng District, 100052 Beijing, Peoples Republic of China, e-mail:
[email protected]
Yugui Gu State Grid Energy Research Institute, No. 8, Nanheng East Street,
Xicheng District, 100052 Beijing, Peoples Republic of China, e-mail: guyugui@
sgeri.sgcc.com.cn
Lijie Guo State Grid Energy Research Institute, No. 8, Nanheng East Street,
Xicheng District, 100052 Beijing, Peoples Republic of China, e-mail: guolijie@
sgeri.sgcc.com.cn
Xinyang Han State Grid Energy Research Institute, No. 8, Nanheng East Street,
Xicheng District, 100052 Beijing, Peoples Republic of China, e-mail:
[email protected]
Zhaoguang Hu State Grid Energy Research Institute, No. 8, Nanheng East Street,
Xicheng District, 100052 Beijing, Peoples Republic of China, e-mail: huz-
[email protected]; [email protected]
Baoguo Shan State Grid Energy Research Institute, No. 8, Nanheng East Street,
Xicheng District, 100052 Beijing, Peoples Republic of China, e-mail:
[email protected]
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Wei Sun State Grid Corporation of China, No. 86, West Changan Street,
Xicheng District, 100031 Beijing, Peoples Republic of China, e-mail: sunwei@
sgcc.com.cn
Xiandong Tan State Grid Energy Research Institute, No. 8, Nanheng East Street,
Xicheng District, 100052 Beijing, Peoples Republic of China, e-mail:
[email protected]
Quan Wen State Grid Energy Research Institute, No. 8, Nanheng East Street,
Xicheng District, 100052 Beijing, Peoples Republic of China, e-mail: wenquan@
sgeri.sgcc.com.cn
Peng Wu State Grid Energy Research Institute, No. 8, Nanheng East Street,
Xicheng District, 100052 Beijing, Peoples Republic of China, e-mail: wupeng@
sgeri.sgcc.com.cn
Jing Zhao State Grid Energy Research Institute, No. 8, Nanheng East Street,
Xicheng District, 100052 Beijing, Peoples Republic of China, e-mail: zhaojing@
sgeri.sgcc.com.cn
Yuhui Zhou Beijing Jiaotong University, No.3 Shang Yuan Cun, Haidian Dis-
trict, 100044 Beijing, Peoples Republic of China, e-mail: [email protected]
Chapter 1
Basic Theory of Integrated Resource
Strategic Planning
The objective of power utility is very clear, namely to provide adequate, quality,
and reliable power supply service to power users (referred to as the users) at the
lowest cost. It takes a long time to prepare for the approval and construction of
new power plants, with some projects spanning a few years, while others lasting a
decade or so (such as the large hydropower and nuclear power plants, etc.), hence
it is necessary to make appropriate development plans for power units. Power
supply is an industry, which has a huge impact on the development of the national
economy, with intensive investment and high consumption in primary energy.
Mistakes in resource planning will bring irreparable damage to national con-
struction. By contrast, reasonable planning can about bring great economic and
social benefits.
There are two concepts in resource planning, traditional resource planning
(TRP) and integrated resource planning (IRP).
theory, decision theory and operation research, and other fields. The application of
computer programs has greatly lessened the subjective factors in the calculating
process, making the decision-making process more scientific.
The basic principle of resource planning is based on the load forecasting to
determine the type of power generation technologies, positioning and construction
time, and quantity put into production according to the maximum load within the
system, electricity demand and predicted results of load curve, and how to guide
power grid construction to meet the needs of users in a more economic, reasonable,
and reliable way. It regards the demand as a given target, on the part of the supply
side, to develop programs to meet this target passively, i.e., with the least
investment in generation, transmission, and distribution equipment and the least
operating costs, to provide reliable electricity service for the demand-side. Its main
feature is only aimed at increasing the power supply to meet demand, and is a
supply-based planning.
Resource planning consists of different stages including confirming the plan-
ning objective, forecasting electricity demand, setting some programs according to
the supply-side resources or assessing the supply-side resources, comparing and
choosing the optimal program, and optimizing and planning on the basis of the
supply-side resources; Implementing the chosen program including power sources
construction, power grid construction and power purchase agreements, etc.;
monitoring and evaluating the planning. See Fig. 1.1 for the process.
1. To confirm the planning period. It means to set a target to meet the generator
expansion supply demand in a certain future period at the minimum cost. For
example, to make the generator expansion planning of an electric power
company in 2020, this is a planning objective.
2. To forecast load demand in the future. It means to make judgements for the
growth of load demand at a certain time point during a certain period (it can be
divided into long term, medium term, and short term, etc.), and to predict the
growth scope of load demand in advance.
Before forecasting, it shall be confirmed whether to forecast the total data or the
unified regulation data. It shall make judgments on the future economic devel-
opment trend according to a variety of model methods and software systems, and
then forecast the load demand, electricity demand, and the annual load curve, load
factor, typical daily load curve, and other load indicators without taking the
demand-side resources in the future into account.
There are many ways to predict the electricity demand, such as the regression
analysis, time series, trend extrapolation, gray model, logistics, Compertz, neural
network, consumption per unit output value, coefficient of elasticity, load density,
analogy, sector analysis, LEAP model, econometric model, wavelet analysis, co-
integration model, expert system, intelligent simulation, and so on. We do not give
a detailed explanation here as they are not the focus of this book.
3. To develop some programs in accordance with the supply-side resources or to
evaluate the supply-side resources. Previously, in the absence of computers, the
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meet the future load demand at the minimum cost. The improved generator
expansion planning is on the basis of supply-side resource data, and in accor-
dance with the principle of the minimum cost during the planning period, to set
target function, with the future load demand, supply-side resources, fuel
resources, load curve, and a series of factors as constraints to establish the
planning model and get the optimal program through the planning software
package. The planning software packages which are frequently used are
CPLEX, GESP, GAMS, WASP, DECADES, PROSCREEN, EGEAS, EFOM,
MARKAL, MESSAGE, MERSM, and so on.
The purpose of this phase is to select the optimal program, describe the put-
into-production and retirement plan of power resources, generation plan, invest-
ment cost, operating cost, fuel cost, power supply reliability index, interconnection
benefit, pollutant emission, and long-term marginal cost, etc., from the initial year
to the target year, and do some sensitivity analyses about the uncertainties of some
parameters.
5. To implement the planning program. Once the plan is confirmed, it will be
implemented. At the same time, arrange reasonable power resources con-
struction projects and generator output. This phase is the planned implemen-
tation phase. The success of this part will depend on whether the planning
program is reasonable or not.
6. To monitor and evaluate. Finally, it shall compare the program with the actual
situation and evaluate the program. This is the post-assessment phase to
evaluate the original planning program against the actual situation that has
happened, and the main purpose is to continuously improve the planning level.
The main feature of traditional resource planning (TRP) is to consider the user
demand and demand models of electricity utilization as external factors, and focus
on setting up new power plants to increase the power supply to meet the demand of
users. In the wake of the 1973 oil crisis, power companies began to think about
whether to simply expand the installed capacity or to educate the power users to
conserve energy consumption, adjust the models of using power energy to post-
pone the construction of new power plants, and meet the power supply demand
and bring economic benefits to power companies. It gradually started to focus on
the demand-side resources and incorporate the power saving resources into the
planning, through improving the energy efficiency and changing the electricity
methods, as the resources that can be mobilized, with competition between the
supply-side resources and demand-side resources, all of which develop into the
integrated resource planning (IRP).
IRP is the best resource planning carried out by power utilities which takes into
account the supply-side and demand-side resources as a whole, so as to use them in
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an efficient, economic, and rational way, and under the premise of maintaining the
energy service level to minimize the total cost of the planning.
The basic idea of IRP is: due to the implementation of demand-side manage-
ment (DSM), the energy consumption and load at the demand-side will decrease.
In addition to the supply-side resources, IRP will consider the electricity conser-
vation and load reduction as a kind of resource, carry out cost-benefit analyses for
the power supply program and energy-saving program, and develop an integrated
planning program at the lowest cost and also meet the same energy services
through the optimization combination.
The objective of IRP is: through the rational and effective use of supply-side
and demand-side energy resources, to reduce the investment on power construc-
tion, reduce operating expenses and provide energy service for consumers at the
lowest cost.
The resource choices for IRP usually include the traditional normal power
plants, renewable energy power plants, independent power plants, purchased
power from other areas, co-generation power plants, improvements of transmission
and distribution system and Demand-Side Management. The DSM plays a key role
in MPIRP, and makes it easier for the power companies to change the shape of the
load curve. The experience has shown that the cost of power optimization program
including the DSM is less than the cost of only considering the optimization of the
supply-side resources.
The implementation phases for IRP include: (1) confirm the planning period;
(2) forecast electricity demand; (3) evaluate the demand-side and the supply-side
resources; (4) integrate and optimize all the resources, (5) implement the planning
program involved by the selected resources; (6) monitor and evaluate the program.
See Fig. 1.2 for the process.
1. To confirm the planning period. It means to meet the power supply demand at
the minimum cost. For example, to make the power planing of an electric
power company in 2020, this is a planning period.
2. To forecast the load demand in the future. Similar to the traditional resource
planning, it shall forecast the future economic development trend according to a
variety of method models and software systems, and then forecast the load
demand, electricity demand, annual load curve, load factor, typical daily load
curve and other load indicators without taking into account of the demand-side
resources in the future.
3. To evaluate the supply-side resources (including the existing and those new
generating units possibly to be built in the future, fuel supply, etc.) and demand-
side resources (including various DSM measures). It is necessary to collect the
investment costs, operating costs and other related parameters of these
resources (to get fuel price, cost for pollutant emission, generator capacity,
annual generation capacity, quantity of pollutant emission, peak-regulating
operation, power curve for supply-side resources, and to collect investment,
quantity of energy and load saving, etc. for demand-side resources).
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Integrate and
optimize all the
resources
Monitor and
Evaluate
4. Integrate and optimize all the resources. Based on the IRP model, to integrate
and optimize the supply-side resources and demand-side resources to determine
the program for future power resource development and output. What is dif-
ferent from the traditional resource planning is that the IRP is a process
involved with huge analyses and calculation which necessarily requires the aid
of computer. To set a target function according to the planning objective at the
minimum cost, set up the planning model with the future load demand, supply-
side resources, demand-side resources, fuel resources, sewage in the plant and a
series of factors as constraints to get the optimal planning program with the aid
of the planning software package. This phase is the core part of the generator
expansion planning.
The purpose of this phase is to select the optimal program, describe the put-
into-production and retirement plan of power resources, generation plan, invest-
ment of DSM project, operating cost of generating, operating cost of DSM project,
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fuel cost, reliability index, amount of pollutant emission, and compared with the
traditional resource planning amount of decreased pollutant emission, revenues
and long-term marginal cost of DSM project, etc. from the initial year to the target
year, and do some sensitivity analyses about the uncertainties of some parameters.
5. To implement the planning program. Once the plan is confirmed, it will be
implemented, at the same time, arrange reasonable power resources construc-
tion projects and generator output. This phase is the planned implementation
phase and the practice phase. The success of this part will depend on whether
the planning program is reasonable or not.
6. To monitor and evaluate the program. At last, it shall compare the program
with the actual situation and evaluate the program. This phase is the post-
assessment phase to evaluate the original planning program against the actual
situation that has happened, and the main purpose is to continuously improve
the planning level.
For the implementation steps of the IRP, the most important part is to integrate
and optimize the resources and its main task is to build the models and choose the
final IRP program. For the personnel who are engaged in the resource planning, the
main task is to input the requisite data into the software (such as the future power
demand, investment and operation of supply-side resources, fuel resources, pol-
lutant emission in the plants, investment and operation of the demand-side
resources, etc.), then the software will automatically calculate and receive the
planning results.
If you need to know about the planning methods and mechanisms, then it is
necessary to know how to set the objective function and constraints of the plan-
ning, and learn how to create the IRP model. In general, the planning model can be
shown like Fig. 1.3.
As mentioned earlier, the goal of IRP is to take into account of the demand-side
resources and supply-side resources to meet the future load demand at the mini-
mum cost, which is the objective function of the planning. The costs that the IRP
has to consider mainly include the initial investments in new units, operating costs
of existing units and new units, the residual values of all kinds of units at the end
of the planning period (this item refers to the income), and the initial investment
and subsequent operating costs to carry out DSM. The goal of the planning is to
minimize the sum of investment costs and the operating costs.
The minimum cost of IRP is controlled by some certain constraints which
should guarantee the security and stable operation of power system and energy
supply reliability, and its constraints include the load demand constraint, the
constraints of the maximum and minimum output load, power system reliability
constraint, generating constraint, constraint of the new generator capacity, coal and
other fuel resources supply constraint, amount of load demand constraint, pollutant
emission constraint, external power constraint and demand-side resources con-
straint, etc. Among these constraints:
The load demand constraint is that the load demand forecast before must be
met, because the goal of the resource planning is to meet reasonable load demand,
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Supply-side Demand-side
data data
IRP Model
Object: to meet the future load demand with the
minimum cost of the demand -side and
supply-side resources in the planning
period
Constraints
1 load demand constraint
2 unit capacity and output constraint
3 power system reliability constraint
4 unit generation constraint
5 quantity constraint of the new unit
6 resource supply constraint
7 electricity demand constraint
8 pollutant emission constraint
9 external power constraint
10 demand-side resource constraints
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Optimal Planning
Quantity of new units and the
Pollutant Emission
power generation
operating cost
progress
and try not to cut off the power in order to reduce the pressure caused by the
unbalance between power supply and demand. Its nature is to make sure that the
sum of the installed capacity and the decreased load after the introduction of the
DSM programs is greater than the forecasted load demand.
The unit capacity and output constraint mainly takes account of the security
and stability of the unit, including the maximum and minimum output constraints.
Each unit has a rated capacity, in general, and it can not exceed the rated capacity
in operation, even if it is allowable to run beyond the rated capacity and it can only
occur in a relatively short period of time. In the long-term planning, it is con-
sidered that the unit should work below or equal to the rated capacity. Controlled
by the boiler, turbine and other operating conditions, the electric generating set
may either turn off or ensure the output larger than the minimum output.
The power system reliability constraint is mainly to ensure the security and
stability operation of the grid, and its essence is to ensure that the power system
has some certain spare capacity.
The unit generation constraint is set to avoid the generator unit being exces-
sively idle. Each generator unit has a certain number of hours available for critical
power generation with a profit and loss, that is to say, if the number of hours for a
generator unit is below a certain critical point, the enterprise will suffer losses and
it occurs mainly when the installed capacity is much greater than the power
demand, i.e. the supply is greater than the demand. Therefore, we must ensure that
the number of hours available for each unit is above the reasonable value.
The constraint of the new unit mainly means that the new unit is either subject
to the amount of energy resources available or the number of equipment. Every
year the number of new units can not exceed a certain amount.
The resource supply constraint refers to the capacity to provide resources for
the whole society. The water supply in the hydropower plant is limited, so it is
impossible to keep long-term rapid growth rate. In terms of the sustainable
development of resources, the resource supply is one of the major constraints for
the power development.
The electricity demand constraint, similar to the load demand constraint, means
that the sum of the electricity supply which the generating unit can produce in the
reasonable available hours, and the equivalent saving energy of demand-side
resources must meet the forecasted electricity demand.
The pollutant emission constraint refers to year-by-year pollutant emission
control. As the environmental pressure increases, the pollutant emission has
become a major constraint factor in the resource planning. If we do not take into
account of the pollutant emissions, the results of the planning may point to more
ordinary coal-fired units; if we take into account of the emissions of pollutants, the
results of the planning may necessitate more investment to transform coal-fired
units into the integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC), pressurized fluid-
ized-bed combustion combined cycle (PFBC-CC) and other units, or increase the
desulfurization equipment, or increase hydropower, wind power, and other
renewable energy generating units. The data related with the pollutant emission
can be based on the results of the traditional resource planning, for example, the
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SO2 emission is 100,000 ton in the optimal program of the traditional resource
planning in a certain year, so it can set the amount of SO2 emission no more than
95 % of 100,000 tons in the year, or set the limit according to the regulations of the
government.
The external power constraint refers to the constraint set after considering the
power exchange capacity with the surrounding areas. For example, Shanxi, Inner
Mongolia, Shaanxi, Ningxia and other regions will take into account of the
transmission capacity to other regions in the generator expansion planning or in
other planning; Beijing-Tianjin-Tangshan, Shanghai, Jiangsu and other regions
will take into account of the power from outside the region.
The demand-side resource constraint mainly takes into account of the steady
growth of the DSM projects and the quantity that can be implemented each year.
In the specific planning, there are other constraints, for example, the energy-
saving curve of the demand-side resources and the production simulation
according to the load curve.
It will get the optimal planning result which can meet the constraint require-
ments through the IRP model optimization, including the quantity and time of the
future new units, output and amount of generation for the generating unit in each
time period, the investment cost and operating cost during the planning period and
quantity of various pollutant emission, and can also calculate out other relevant
indices.
60
50
GW
40
After introducing the DSM
Before introducing the DSM
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0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 0 1 2 3
Fig. 1.4 The status of DSM in the IRP indicated from the typical daily load curve
Table 1.1 The duration hours of load above 90, 95 or 97 % of annual maximum load in
20002011 hours
Years The quantity of load hours The quantity of load hours The quantity of load hours
with annual maximum load with annual maximum load with annual maximum load
above 90 % above 95 % above 97 %
2000 431 78 21
2001 401 76 36
2002 372 61 10
2003 469 44 11
2004 550 107 73
2005 403 82 31
2006 780 159 50
2007 415 85 27
2008 203 41 13
2009 407 86 27
2010 315 64 20
2011 503 103 35
2004, 2006 and 2011, the duration hours of load above 95 % of annual maximum
load are more than 100 h.
If transferring some of the load in those time periods, much more load demand
can be saved. The decline of peak load is primarily achieved by the DSM, as
shown in Fig. 1.5. We can clearly see the status of DSM in the IRP in the annual
sustained load curve.
The DSM has three functions: (1) Reduce the peak load, therefore reducing the
demand for the installed capacity (as shown in Fig. 1.5, saved roughly 2.8 GW). It
is a concept of a point of time, as shown in Fig. 1.6, reduced part of the load in the
peak hours; (2) Save energy (as shown in Fig. 1.5, saving roughly 2.5 TWh). It is a
concept of time span, as shown in Fig. 1.6, the area between the two curves is the
amount of electricity to be saved before and after the implementation of DSM
projects; (3) Peak electricity will be transferred to the off-peak periods (as shown
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60
It can reduce 5% of the load demand, thereby
reducing the installed capacity demand for roughly 2.8
GW 3.5 TWh electricity
consumption shifted
50 to the valley period
from peak period
20
1 1001 2001 3001 4001 5001 6001 7001 8001
Fig. 1.5 The status of DSM in the IRP indicated from the annual sustained load curve
65
The area between the two The decreased
The load curve prior to the
curves is the amount of load
implementation of DSM programs
electricity consumption saved
55
GW
45
The load curve after the
implementation of DSM programs
35
25
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
Fig. 1.6 Diagram of the decreased load and amount of electricity consumption
in Fig. 1.5, transferred roughly 3.5 TWh). It has not reduced the load demand, but
increased the grid load factor. This can decrease the overall amount of energy
consumption (include coal, gas, oil, etc.) in the power system, improve the energy
efficiency level of the power system and save the energy.
Since the early 1990s, we have introduced the DSM into China as an effective
method to distribute electric power resources, which has played an important role
in balancing the power supply and consumption, improving power grid load factor,
saving energy resources and protecting environment, etc., and has brought great
economic, social and environmental benefits. In the early 1990s, there was power
shortage in China, but the peak clipping and valley filling of DSM effectively
transferred the peak load and satisfied the countrys load demand for production
and living; From 2001 to 2005, through the implementation of DSM, it had saved
electricity about 100120 TWh, shifted peak load about 20 GW, saved energy
more than 40 million tce, reduced CO2 and SO2 emissions of about 120 million
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tons and 1 million tons respectively. It is worth mentioning that more than 70 % of
the power gap is alleviated by the DSM measures in the year 2003 during the
national power shortage period [1]. From 2006 to 2010, more achievement had
realized. Calculated by the basic index of 2005, there has been over 43.50 TWh of
electricity saved by the DSM measures implemented by SGCC, while about
20 GW of peak load shifted, more than 15 million tce of energy saved, about
37 million tons CO2 and 1 million tons SO2 emissions reduced [2].
Compared with the traditional resource planning, the IRP approach has made
significant improvements in resource choice, resource ownership, planning
guidelines and planning results which can be seen in Table 1.2.
The IRP has the following features and benefits:
1. It has changed the traditional concept about the resource, incorporated the
energy saving as a resource into the generator expansion planning, and placed
the energy development and conservation at the same place to participate in the
competition to distribute and use the energy resources more rationally and
efficiently. The innovative feature of the IRP lies with the fact that it takes into
account of a wide range of resources, expands the range of planning options and
overcomes weakness associated with the traditional resource planning which
only focuses on the power development and the tendency of ignoring the end
users. The resources that are involved include large power plants, user-owned
power plants, energy efficiency management, load management, strategic load
Table 1.2 Comparison of traditional resource planning and integrated resource planning
Project Traditional resource planning Integrated resource planning (IRP)
(TRP)
Resource Focus solely on the supply-side Take into account of the diversity
choice resource, such as large power of the supply-side and demand-side
plants resources
Resource Owned by power utilities Ownership diversity, power user, energy
ownership service company (ESCO), power utilities
Planning Electricity bill and reliability Taking into accounts of electricity bill, fuel
guidelines diversity, risk and uncertainties,
environment
Planning High cost/high risk; non-virtuous Flexible resource choices, low risk;
results circle improve the service quality, being
popular with the users; reduce
pollution; growth of the minimum cost
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growth and power exchange. It is not to separate the power resource devel-
opment planning from the demand-side energy saving planning, and the energy
saving planning as one aspect of the power resource planning, it has placed the
energy development and conservation in the same position to participate in the
competition to distribute the energy resources more rationally. Therefore, the
energy saving is not only to make up the gap for power supply, the most
important thing is that it can make the best use of energy resources.
2. It has changed the traditional resource planning model and placed the overall
economic efficiency in a prominent position. IRP has overcome the disadvan-
tage that TRP only focused on the benefits of the individual sector and ignored
the benefits of the society as a whole. It gives a clear evaluation about the
interaction between all the aspects of the generator expansion planning. It
includes the power supply and end use into one planning system, with cost-
effectiveness as the criteria and social benefits as the major evaluation criteria,
paying attention to coordinate the contributions and interests of the supply party
and demand party to improve the overall economic environment. In fact, the
IRP is a resource planning integrating the development, energy conservation,
efficiency and operation.
3. It has changed the ambiguity existing in the traditional resource planning and
regards the implementation of energy-saving in the end users as an important
energy-saving program. The IRP has overcome the disadvantageous tendency
of taking the energy saving planning seriously and taking the implementation of
energy saving lightly, and of separating the planning from the implementation.
In the traditional generator expansion planning, the energy efficiency usually
focuses on the unit consumption of products in the industry or sector, lack of
transparency in energy saving, are more or less in the status of black box,
thus increasing the uncertainty of energy and bringing difficulties to the
implementation and effectiveness of the evaluation. The IRP focuses on the
specific technology and equipment in the end user, concerned about energy-
saving activities, adopting the much targeted policies and technologies and
operating strategies to make it easier for the energy plan to put into practice.
4. IRP gives more concerns on the cost composition when evaluating and
choosing the potential technologies. When evaluating and choosing the
potential technologies, the IRP not only takes into account of the cost and the
investment of the equipment, but also takes into account of the environmental
and social costs. In the economic analysis of this project, it analyses the costs
and benefits respectively from the respects of power users who are participating
in the project, power supply department, equipment suppliers, and the power
users that havent participated in the project, service agencies and the whole
society. We shall coordinate the costs and benefits for the parties involved in
the implementation program in a reasonable manner to encourage them to
actively participate in the DSM.
5. Under the same service providing condition, the cost of the program is the
least. TRP is only limited to provide the resources for the supply side, and
ignores the potential of the demand-side resources, but the cost incurred by the
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implementation of the demand-side management is far lower than the unit cost
of setting up new power plants, under the same service providing condition, the
optimal program which can reduce the scale of power construction and
investment is the real program at the minimum cost. IRP programs can reduce
the consumption of power fuel, curb the deterioration of the environment more
effectively, protect human life space and ground environment and reduce the
emissions of CO2, SO2, NOx, soot and other pollutants.
6. To promote energy-saving activities in the whole society, and improve the
revenue of power system and promote the development of high-tech energy-
saving technology industry. The IRP puts emphasis on the demand-side
resources, and through the Demand-side Management, it can effectively stim-
ulate the users to change the behavior of the extensive energy consumption,
actively participate in the energy saving activities and achieve the relevant
benefits; can strongly promote the peak clipping and valley filling of the grid,
ease the contradiction between the supply and demand; improve the reliability
and the economy of the power system, improve the operation efficiency of the
power system; can promote the development of the high-tech energy-saving
technology industry to tap up the huge potential of the energy-saving market.
domestic manufacturers and the pilot projects of ESCOs, and raised the first DSM
fund with the help of international aid agencies in the way of a surcharge for the
electricity bill. From 1993 to 2000, the first phase of DSM cost USD 60 million,
reduced the peak load of 570,000 kW each year and saved energy resources about
3.1 TWh. The 2004 report of International Energy Agency (IEA) shows that the
developed countries since the oil crisis, have decreased about 50 % of the energy
consumption intensity through the implementation of DSM and other measures.
The United States is the earliest country to carry out IRP/DSM and so achieve the
best results. There are a lot of experience and lessons that we can learn from USA.
Since the outbreak of 1973 Arab oil crisis, the measures taken to improve the
energy efficiency have made a great contribution to the economic growth of the
United States. The energy saving from energy efficiency has become the largest
and fastest-growing energy resource in America. The saved energy since 1973 is
four times the increase of domestic energy supply [4].
In the past 30 years, the United States formulated a lot of special laws, regu-
lations and policies. Many power companies take the IRP approaches to compare
the effectiveness of DSM and its incurred additional costs incurred. The IRP
includes the medium and long-term energy demand prediction, the comprehensive
assessment of all resources at the supply-side and demand-side, public opinion and
analyses from the regulatory agencies. The implementation of those IRP projects
can improve the power efficiency, reduce the load growth rate by 40 %, achieve a
total reduction of about fifty 600 MW generator sets [5], and bring considerable
social and economic benefits and environmental benefits.
Among them, since the late 1980s, more than 1,300 DSM programs has been
implemented to reduce peak load by 0.41.4 % and the load growth rate by
2040 %. In the decade years from 1985 to 1995, more than 500 power companies
had introduced DSM programs which reduced 29 GW of peak load.
In 1992, the United States Legislation Committee strongly urged to include the
IRP and DSM in the National Energy Policy Act. By the mid-1990s, the electric
power companies had increased the DSM investment year by year, increased from
USD 900 million in 1990 to USD 2.7 billion in 1994 and the proportion of total
sales increased from 0.7 to 1 %.
In the late 1990s, uncertainties caused by restructuring in the power industry
resulted in a significant decline in DSM programs and a more-than-half reduction
of the total expenditures on the DSM programs. But in 1999, the project expen-
ditures to improve energy efficiency still reached USD 1.4 billion [5]. Currently,
more than 20 states have restructured its power industry in the United States, and
most of the state government requires the power supply companies to raise fund to
improve the energy efficiency.
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1.0
Trend line of the amount of energy consumed
for every unit of economic output if the
average annual growth rate had maintained at
0.8 the average level (-0.4%) in the time period
of from 1949 to 1973
USD/kgce (price in 2000)
0.6
Curve of the actual amount of
energy consumed for every unit
of economic output
0.4 1973-1985,
Rate of actual amount of AGR:
-2.6% 1985-1997,
energy consumed
AGR: 1985-1997,
0.2 -1.2% AGR:
-2.4%
Fig. 1.7 Trend of energy consumption intensity of America from 1949 to 2005 [5]
14000
California
12000
The U.S.
The U.S.per capita power consumption
10000 increases 4200 kWh per capita, with
kWh per capita
6000
From 1973 to 2005, the California per
4000 capita power consumption increases 100 kWh
per capita, but the average annual growth
is 0.05%, almost unchanged
2000
0
1960 1963 1966 1969 1972 1975 1978 1981 1984 1987 1990 1993 1996 1999 2002 2005
Year
Fig. 1.8 Comparison of growth in electricity demand per capita in California and the USA since
the 1960s [5]
However, it took DSM measures to reduce 10 % or more summer peak load. It not
only maintains sustained economic growth, but also reduces 6 % of the total
electricity in the whole society and avoiding annual blackouts about 50 to 160 h.
Over the years, implementation of IRP/DSM has achieved the following results:
(1) since the 1975s, implementation of energy efficiency standards for building
electrical appliances has reduced about USD 56 billion in energy expenditure for
California residents and corporations. (2) development of the energy services
industry creates about 30,000 job opportunities. (3) electricity load is reduced by
about 12 GW, accounting for 15 % of the total electricity load; in some sense, it
means canceling or postponing more than 20 large generator units, annually saving
power supply about 40 TWh and reducing about 17 % of greenhouse gas
emissions.
The Fig. 1.9 shows the Californias investments in energy efficiency since the
1976s. Since the outbreak of global oil crisis in 1973, California has increased the
investment in energy efficiency. There have been some fluctuations mainly
appeared during 19851990 and 19952000. The first fluctuation happened due to
a decline in energy price in 1985, the impetus driving the users to save energy
began to weaken, and the second fluctuation was due to the passion discouraged by
the uncertainties inherent in the power supply restructuring process. In the
20002001 Energy Crises, it once again showed the importance of IRP/DSM, and
in order to weather the crisis, the investments to IRP/DSM have increased again,
especially in 2001 the investment reaches USD 900 M (price in 2002), the highest
investment in the recorded history, 50 % higher than that of in 1984, less than
USD 600 million. There are many projects carried out during 20002001, and the
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1000
The values are
900 predicted between
2006 and 2013
Million USD (price in 2002)
800
700
600
500
400
300
200
100
0
1976 1979 1982 1985 1988 1991 1994 1997 2000 2003 2006 2009 2012
Year
Fig. 1.9 Investment plan of energy efficiency in California during 1976 and 2013 [5]
investment in the subsequent years begins to decline, but the amount of investment
has steadily grown. In 2005, the California government made a plan to invest USD
2 billion in the time period of 20062008 (extract from additional electricity bill)
to improve energy efficiency and help Californian people cut energy costs [5]. The
main objectives of these investments include: to meet more than half of future load
growth, to avoid the construction of three large 500 MW generating units; in 2008,
to reduce more than 300 tons of greenhouse gas (GHG) emission per year, the
equivalent of eliminating exhaust emissions of 650 thousand cars in a year; in
2009, to save 2 % electricity bills for the user and so on. These points had been
carried in 2010.
The average cost of improving the energy efficiency is less than one half of that
of setting up new units [4, 5]. The report of the power utility shows that the
average cost of all the energy saving projects is 23 cents/kWh, while the cost of
unit generating capacity of the existing power plant is more than 5 cents/kWh [5],
and the cost of unit generating capacity of the nuclear power is 20 cents/kWh. We
can see that the energy-saving investment and cost of IRP/DSM cost-saving is
equivalent to only 2050 % of that of the additional power capacity and the
construction of new power plants.
Recently, the Department of Energy of the United States have predicted that if
IRP/DSM would not be taken into consideration, they have to build new gener-
ating capacity of 400 GW by 2020. But the United States plans to reduce the load
demand by introducing into the DSM, which can reduce 260 GW installed
capacity.
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International Energy Agency (IEA), founded during the oil crisis period of
19731974, is an inter-governmental international organization, organized by the
countries which are totally net oil importing countries in the Organization for
Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) in order to avoid the recurrence
of the oil crisis, and acts as the energy policy advisor for its 26 members countries.
It includes the United States and some of the major EU countries, Japan, Korea,
Canada, Australia and New Zealand, etc.
The initial objective of IEA is to coordinate the actions taken by the member
countries to promote reliable, affordable and clean energy security amongst its
member countries for the economic and social development. Since the 1990s with
the changes in energy market, IEAs missions have changed to the 3E principle,
namely Energy Security, Economic Development and Environmental Protection.
Currently, it is committed to the climate change policies, market reform and
energy technology collaboration areas, and has become the OECDs energy
security institute.
IEA member countries attach great importance to the IRP, and actively take
measures to improve energy efficiency and address the demand for energy in the
economic growth. The proportion of renewable energy in a countrys energy
supply primarily depends on the natural resources of this country, and is also
determined by its technical level, policy guidance and other factors. Since the
1973s, the demand for energy for IEAs member countries has been steadily
growing, and only in the 19731974 and 1979, the oil supply has negative growth
caused by the oil price crisis, while in other periods, it continues to grow. The
Fig. 1.10 shows the sharp increase of oil and natural gas prices in the two oil
crises.
Either at the primary energy supply side or at the final energy consumption side,
oil is the main source of energy. It is because the IEA countries attach great
importance to the potential of the demand-side and supply-side clean energy
resources that the oil supply and the proportion of consumption are in steady
decline, with the proportion of supply falling from the 51.9 % in 1970 down to
about 24 % in 2003, and the consumption percentage falling from 58 % in 1970 to
around 51 % in 2003. As seen in Figs. 1.11 and 1.12.
At the supply side, the amount of nuclear power and amount of renewable
energy supply are continuously rising from 0.5 and 4.9 % in 1970 to 16.5 and
8.6 % in 2003. At the consumption side, the proportion of the power consumption
in the total energy consumption gradually increased from about 12 % in 1970 to
19 % in 2003.
Since the 1973s, the economic growth rate of the IEA countries has exceeded
the growth rate of energy consumption. In 2003, the unit of GDP energy supply
TPES/GDP decreased one third in comparison with that in 1973, but the end unit
of GDP energy consumption TFC/GDP declined more greatly, and TPES/GDP is
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500
Natural gas (Asia Pacific)
Natural Gas (Europe)
400 Natural gas (North America)
USD/toe(price in 2000)
Oil
Coal
300
200
100
0
1970 1973 1976 1979 1982 1985 1988 1991 1994 1997 2000
Year
(a) (b)
Renewable Renewable
Coal Energy Coal Energy
22.6% 4.9% 25.4% 8.6%
Oil
Nuclear 24.0%
Oil Natural Power
51.9% gas 0.5%
20.1% Natural Nuclear
gas Power
25.6% 16.5%
Fig. 1.11 Comparison of the constitute of primary energy supply for IEA countries in 1970 and
2003 [7, 8] a 1970; b 2003
Fig. 1.12 Comparison of the constitute of end energy consumption for IEA countries in 1970
and 2003 [7, 8] a 1970; b 2003
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120
110
100 TPES/TFC
90 TPES/GDP
%
TFC/GDP
80
70
60
50
1973 1976 1979 1982 1985 1988 1991 1994 1997 2000 2003
Fig. 1.13 Changes of energy consumption intensity for IEA countries from 1970 to 2003 [7, 8]
(100 % in 1973). Note TPES/GDPprimary energy supply per GDP; TFC/GDPunit energy
consumption per GDP; TPES/TFCprimary energy supply per GDP/end energy consumption
per GDP
always higher than the TFC/GDP, as shown in Fig. 1.13. This result is attributable
to many factors including the improved energy efficiency and the decreased energy
demand, etc.
We can find that the IRP/DSM makes a very significant contribution to energy
saving based on some estimates to national data. In 1973, the total primary energy
consumption for these countries is 2.8 billion tce. But if it had not implemented
energy efficiency, it would have consumed energy of 5.1 billion tce in 1998, while
the actual consumption is only 3.4 billion tce and the saved energy is 1.7 billion
tce. In other words, the energy saved from the energy efficiency accounts for
almost half of the energy consumption in 1998.
It is undeniable that, in the process of carrying out the IRP/DSM, these
countries also experienced some fluctuations. Before the year of 1973, the energy
prices were generally low. But from 1973, the energy prices began to rise, in
response to which energy efficiency improvement was of growing potential. But
from 1985, energy prices began to decline, so the impetus for the user continues
to save energy began to weaken, coupled with that energy efficiency has reached
a relatively high level and with very limited development space, all of which
resulting in the industrial enterprises and individuals decreasing their investments
to energy-saving. From the late 1980s, the rate of energy efficiency for most of
the IEA countries gradually decreases. In 19731990, the average annual growth
of energy efficiency is 2 %, but in 19901998, the growth rate of energy effi-
ciency is only 0.7 %. We can see it from the energy consumption intensity
which decreases rapidly in 19731990 and decreases slowly in 19901998, as
shown in Fig. 1.14.
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110
100 EU
Japan
90
%
US
80
70
60
1973 1975 1977 1979 1981 1983 1985 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997
Fig. 1.14 Trends of the energy consumption intensity in the USA, EU and Japan from 1973 to
1998 [7, 8] (100 % in 1973)
The Integrated resource strategic planning (IRP) was initially carried out by the
monopoly power utilities. The market-oriented reform of power industry had
broken the integrated business model of power companies, combining generation,
transmission, distribution, and sales. It separated the power plant from the grid,
introduced competition at the generation side and put into place government
regulation on all the natural monopoly aspects. Because the power generation
companies and grid companies were separated, neither the power generation
companies nor the power companies can fully develop the IRP, and the power
companies were no longer interested in carrying out the DSM. In a word, the DSM
had also lost the theoretical support. In the unbounded electricity market, the IRP
can no longer be used as a tool for individual power companies to implement a
power expansion plan.
Integrated resource strategic planning (IRSP) was developed based on the
traditional IRP. As mentioned in the literature, an IRP is applicable to an inte-
grated power system. However, it can work at the national level, because the
government has the power to regulate and influence both the supply- and the
demand-side power companies. The concept of the IRP can consequently be
extended to the governments macro-strategic planning. We call this the extended
concept of the IRP and approach the IRSP at the level of the national strategic
planning. This IRSP can be applied in developing the national energy source
strategy, and planning the power system with an objective to maximize the
national benefits, including all the possible national resources at both the supply-
and the demand-side [6, 9, 10].
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The object of IRSP. By making the reasonable and effective use of supply-side
and demand-side energy resources, to optimize and distribute the energy resources
in the whole society, when reducing the cost of the whole society, at the same time
minimizing the consumption of energy resources and pollutant emissions, to
provide the energy service with the lowest cost and the biggest benefit for the
power consumers.
The implementation steps of IRSP. Confirm the planning objectives, forecast
electricity demand, assess the demand-side resources, assess the supply-side
resources, integrate and optimize resources, guide the planning and development
of power industry, guide the planning and development of the DSM, monitor and
evaluate. The specific process is shown in Fig. 1.16.
1. To confirm the object of the planning. What is different from the IRP is that:
IRP will reduce the investment of power utility to the least (with the biggest
revenue), while on the basis of meeting the requirements on pollutant emission,
the IRSP will reduce the investment of conventional power plant and efficiency
power plant to the least (the total of DSM projects). For example, it is the
objective of the planning to implement a national IRSP in 2020 and reduce the
social investment in the planning period to the least.
2. To forecast the load demand in the future. Same as the IRP, IRSP shall make
judgments about economic development trends according to a variety of
models and software systems, and then forecast the load demand and electricity
demand without taking into account of the demand-side resources in the future.
In the implementation process of the IRSP, it is unnecessary to forecast the load
indexes.
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Integrate and
optimize resources
Monitor and
Evaluate
3. To assess the supply-side resources (including the existing and future new
generating unit, fuel supply, etc.) and demand-side resources (including the
scales of various EPP). It is necessary to gather the investment costs of these
resources, operating costs and other related parameters (to gather fuel price,
cost for pollutant emission, generator capacity, annual generation capacity,
quantity of pollutant emission for the supply-side resources, and to collect
investment, quantity of energy and load saving for various EPP for the demand-
side resources).
4. To integrate and optimize resources. Based on the IRP model, it should inte-
grate and optimize the supply-side resources and demand-side resources and to
determine the program for future power resource development (conventional
power plant and efficiency power plant). What is different from the IRP is that
the IRSP is a process without taking into account of the constraints like the
production simulation, so just involved with simple calculation which also
necessarily requires the computer aid. This phase is the core part of the power
planning.
5. To direct the planning and development of power industry. Once the program is
confirmed, it can be used to direct the planning and development of power
enterprise and Grid Company.
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6. To direct the planning and development of the DSM. What is the most
important is that the scales of the various EPPs confirmed in the IRSP planning
can be used to direct the planning and implementation of DSM projects and
make IRSP truly become the theoretical source of DSM.
7. To monitor and evaluate. At last, it shall compare the program with the actual
situation and evaluate the program. This phase is the post-assessment phase to
evaluate the original planning program against the actual situation that has
happened, and the main purpose is to continuously improve the planning level.
By introducing efficiency power plant (EPP) into IRSP, the cost efficiency of
demand-side resources can be easily evaluated. Because of heavy workload of
DSM, especially the difficulty in efficiency evaluation and operation, it is essential
that projects of the same category should be classified into EPP.
EPP addresses that by adopting facilities and products with high-efficient power
utility and optimizing power consumption patterns, there should be an integrated
action plan in certain region, industry or company to undergo electricity-saving
reconstruction plan, thus achieving the same effect of building new power plant.
The reduced demand for electricity can be seen as the amount of electricity pro-
vided by a virtual power plant, realizing energy conservation and reduction of
major pollutants. The concept of EPPs vividly portrays the role of DSM, and
simplifies selection and comparison of power supply-side resources and demand-
side resources, thereby making low-cost DSM programs easier to be selected.
Compared with newly constructed power plants, EPP are generated from power
optimization of original power supply systems, and do not occupy extra land or
consume extra resources like coal, and can produce great social and economic
benefits. In order to be distinguished from the generated energy of the conven-
tional power plants, that of EPP is often named as negative power. As demand-
side resources, EPP shares the common ground with supplier side resources that
they both supply power. While the difference is that supplier side can survey at
any given time through measurement tables of the power system, but before the
tables reach EPP, the load curve shape has been changes as it can not be surveyed
by the tables.
In terms of electrical planning, by analyzing single facility or small number of
facilities, there will be always little efficiency, while by doing comprehensive
analysis for large number of facilities, large efficiency would be gained. So in order
to do comparison and survey easily for cost and efficiency, to make decisions and
operation, products of the same property are usually classified, collected and
defined as the same EPP. For example, DSM project promoting energy savings
lamp can be classified as lighting EPP. EPP are generally divided into lighting
EPP, motor EPP, speed control device EPP, peak-load-shifting equipment EPP,
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Lighting EPP
Other than reducing energy consumption load, Lighting EPP can also reduce
load demands.
Motor EPP
Electric motor is a facility that can transform electricity into mechanical energy.
Each electric motor is connected with certain drag equipment, such as crane, water
pump, and machine tool etc. Certain electric motors, because of the operation duty,
show changes in input and output power, or need frequent start and intermittent
operation, constantly being in the period of uneconomic operation and low effi-
ciency. The aim of the speed control device is to improve the start and operating
property of the electric motor, increase the working efficiency especially by
changing supply frequency automatically. It possesses good speed-controlling
property and high efficiency, and is beneficial for integrated control and wide-
range application. For example, in cooling water pump system, the adjustable
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speed system can maintain stable inward flow and preserve the demanded flow of
the cooling agent. When there is small amount of flow, load demand can be
reduced, thus in the whole operation period, energy can be saved.
In the last ten years or so, while we are keeping the development of high-
efficiency electric motors, we have also promoted speed control technology, for
example, fan pump can raise efficiency by 2530 %, and in about two to three
years initial investment can be attained. Currently, various industries, to certain
extent, have been adopting speed control technology.
For instance, a textile mill invested RMB 3 million Yuan in 2010 to adopt speed
control technology for 105 electric motors, totaling 1,575 kW. The effect was so
much that 1.5 GWh of electricity can be saved [13], and about 500 tce of coal
could be saved, while CO2, SO2 and NOx emission could be reduced by 1.3
thousand tons, 6 tons and 4 tons respectively.
For another example, there are about 20,000 electric motors whose capacity is
over 10 kW, total capacity being 1.7 GW and the annual power consumption
being 2.7 TWh. Among the 20,000 motors, 6,183 are fan motor, water pump and
compression engines, capacity being 530 MW, accounting for 31 % of the total
number. These are mainly distributed in industries and sectors such as metallurgy,
chemical, textile, building materials, chemical fertilizer, machinery and national
defense etc. According to statistics, there are about 1,855 motors suitable for speed
control, capacity being 160,000 and annual power consumption being 1 TWh. This
technology is applied in 105 motors, totaling 3,418 kW, thus realizing annual
energy saving by 6.15 GWh [14]. Every year about 2,200 tce of coal could be
saved, while CO2, SO2 and NOx emission could be reduced by 5.5 thousand tons,
25 tons and 15 tons respectively.
By speed controlled device EPP refers to the speed control devices classified
and collected to reform or renovate. Analysis based on the same function and
demand can provide solution to implement or not. If the answer is yes, it can be
attributed into the unification consideration in integrate resource planning.
Applying speed control device EPP is mainly to reduce demand for reducing
quantity of electricity, and cut down load demand for electricity in certain time
period.
In recent years, many parts of the country have adopted interruptible load as a
satisfactory measure to reduce electric demand in peak period. It is more suitable
for big enterprise users, because there is certain load inside (part of the production
equipments or lines, non-production load and so on) that can be adjusted and thus
transferred in peak period, such as steelmaking EAF. By noticing beforehand
(usually 1 h ahead), 12 h suppressing wont bring any personal injury or
equipment damage, instead there will only certain losses in production value and
benefits. Most industrially advanced countries introduce this as an stimulate
measure into electricity price, while Jiangsu, Hebei, Shanghai and some other parts
of the country make certain proper policy of fiscal subsides.
In the process of current implementation, participants are given one YUAN as
the subsidy for load cut 1 kW with 1 h. An annual subsidy of 1,500 Yuan is
praised if the load of 300 MW is cut for 50 h every year. This approach can reduce
installed capacity by 300 MW. Calculated by cost of 5,000 Yuan per unit,
investment of power station construction can be saved by 1.5 billion Yuan, and if
the life span of the station is about 2030 years, the subsidies will be 300450
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million Yuan. So we can see that, even we dont take the operating cost into
consideration, the subsidy cost is far less than the cost of investment of the station.
As a general rule, one participant wont contribute much to the peak load
shifting. However, if take all the participants together and classify and collect them
as interruptible device EPP, analysis based on the same functions and demand can
provide solution to implement or not. If the answer is yes, it can be attribute into
the unification consideration in integrate resource planning The implementation of
efficient appliance EPP can not only reduce load demand, but also reduce elec-
tricity demand.
Integrated resource strategic planning (IRSP) is the outreach of IRP theory. There
are similarities as well as differences between them. The differences are concluded
in Table 1.4.
1. IRSP effectively resolved the negative impact on IRP caused by the separation
of power generation and supply. IRP, as the generator expansion planning
method, was used to direct self-development in the era of vertically integrated
power industry. With the separation of power generation and supply, power
generation enterprises and power grid enterprises are parted, bringing great
impact to the theoretical ground and implement condition for the consolidate
resource planning. Although the original connection between power generation
and transmission has not changed at all, individual enterprises will pursue the
maximum benefit for itself in the process of management and development,
setting the overall social benefit aside. That is to say, IRP no longer serves as a
tool for power generation enterprises and grid enterprise. But in terms of the
nation, if the government adopts IRSP, the above-mentioned problem will be
removed and the overall social cost will be taken into consideration.
2. The final target of IRSP is to pursue the minimum social cost. In the process of
promoting IRP, though the power utilities take both the demand-side and the
supply-side resource into consideration, the ultimate goal they are pursuing is
the maximum individual benefits. By escalating the target of IRP to the level of
social maximum benefit, the goal pursued is also lifted to a higher level. Social
benefit, after all, should be set as the major evaluation standard, and contri-
butions and benefit allocation between supply and demand should be
coordinated.
3. IRSP realizes the integrated optimization of power generation, transmission,
and consumption. In the process of promoting IRP, the power utility has taken
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load demand and electricity demand (a little spare should be left), whether the
pollution is cut into a scope. Inspection from a macro view should be taken for
the future power development, but not the generation process and energy and
electricity-saving curve of demand-side resources.
5. IRSP provides a basis for the planning and development of power generation
enterprises and power grid enterprise. To maintain the healthy development of
the power industry, electric grid and source should develop coordinately. The
separation of power generation and supplement brings this coordinate devel-
opment certain difficulty. However, the government can make IRP from a
higher level to guide the programming and development of power generation
enterprise and grid enterprise, thus settling the problem.
6. IRSP introduces EPP, thus providing basis for various DSM planning. Owing
to the fact that EPP is an aggregation of DSM projects with the same properties,
by taking EPP into resource, demand-side resource can get better evaluation,
for example, in the economic analysis of demand-side resource. It can provide
proof for setting various DSM projects by taking power supplement sector,
energy-saving service company, equipment supplier, power user, and the whole
society.
7. IRSP can more effectively emerge national policies and guidelines. IRP is a
kind of production management planning in the period of vertical integration,
and it pays more attention to the maximum benefit of itself. It can fully
represent the national policies and guidelines if the government is to set IRSP.
As with IRP, the integrated optimization of resource is the most important link.
The major task is to set up an IRSP model and make the final IRSP plan. The
model can be represented in Fig. 1.17.
As mentioned above, the goal of IRSP is to minimize the cost of the whole
society so as to meet the future electricity demand in comprehensive consideration
of power supply-side resources and demand-side resources, which is the objective
role of strategic planning. The main concern is to minimize the cost of the whole
society (including the power supply construction, operation, EPP, environmental
protection, etc.). Costs that IRSP should consider mainly include investment of all
types of social new units, operating costs of existing units and new units, the
residual value of all kinds of units at the end of the planning (such is income),
investment in carrying out energy-efficient power plant, subsequent running costs,
etc.
The goal of the plan is to minimize the sum of investment costs and operating
expenses, expressed as
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Supply-side Demand-side
data data
IRP Model
Object: to take into account of the supply side
resources and introduce the efficiency
power plant of the demand-side resource,
to reduce the total cost to the least in the
planning period, and to meet future load
demand
Constraints
1 load demand constraint
2 scale of the new units constraint
3 resource supply constraint
4 pollutant emission constraint
5 demand-side resources constraint
......
Optimal Planning
Amount of power generation in
different types of units
Scale of new different
Pollutant Emission
operating cost
types of units
The goal of the plan = Minimum total cost = Minimum sum of investment
costs and operating costs
The total cost includes all investment costs and operating costs, which can be
subdivided into the following items:
Total cost = (investment costs of all new units in the planning period-the
residual value of all new units at the end of the planning) ? operating costs of all
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where
Y timescale of the planning period, in this example, the planning period is
from 2011 to 2020, so the Y is 10
Y the year
M the number of unit types, in this example, the number of unit types is 12
1.3 Basic Concept of Integrated Resource Strategic Planning 39
m the serial number of unit type 1, 2, 3,, 11, 12 represent coal, gas,
hydro, nuclear power, wind power, and other renewable power generation,
lighting EPP, motor EPP, speed-regulating device EPP, peak load shifting
device EPP, efficient household electrical appliances EPP, interrupt device
EPP, energy conservation transformer EPP respectively. The first five are
conventional power supply and the last seven are EPPs
Cy;m new installed capacity of the m kind of unit in the y year
Fy;m cost per unit capacity of the m kind of unit in the y year
by coefficient of time value of capital.
(" # )
X Y X
M1 XM
BF Ey;m Vy;m Ey;m Vy;m by 1:3
y1 m1 mM11
where
Ey;m total generating capacity of the m kind of unit in the y year
Vy;m variable cost per unit of the m kind of unit in the y year
M1 the number of the type of conventional power supply, for example, it is 5
(namely coal, gas, hydro, nuclear power, wind power etc.).
X
Y
CZ Ry;m bY 1:4
y1
where
Ry;m the residual value of the new m kind of unit in the y year at the end of the
planning period (in the example namely 2020 year)
bY coefficient of time value of capital in the Y year.
Furthermore, Ey;m the expression (1.3) can be determined by the annual average
number of hours that can be used of the m kind of unit in the y year, namely
0
Ey;m Cy;m uy;m Cy;m Hy;m 1:5
where
0 installed capacity of the m kind of unit in the y year at the beginning of
Cy;m
the planning period.
uy;m coefficient that new capacity is converted into an equivalent average
capacity of the m kind of unit in the y year.
Hy;m the annual average number of hours that can be used of the m kind of
unit in the y year.
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X
M
Ey;m 1 gy Ey 1:6
m1
where
gy the loss rate between generating capacity and power consumption
Ey the predictive value of the electricity demand of the y year.
2. Installed capacity constraints. The annual installed capacity of conventional
power supply and EPPs should not exceed certain limits.
0 max
Cy;m Cy;m Cy;m 1:7
where
max
Cy;m the largest limit of installed capacity of the m kind of units in the y year.
3. Fuel resources constraints. Annual consumption of a certain kind of fuel
resources should not exceed the amount of the resources available.
With Chinas rapid economic development, rising living standards, and the con-
tinuous rising proportion of final energy consumption, the position and role of
electricity in energy are becoming increasingly important. Due to the extensive
development of the Chinese economy, power supply and demand face the chal-
lenges of energy shortages and environmental pollution. Although the energy
consumption intensity shows a declining trend overall, there is still a large gap
with developed countries. Environmental degradation caused by the high energy
consumption will be at risk to undermine the comprehensive achievements of
economic growth. The implementation of DSM is an important way to improve the
efficiency of electricity supply and demand, to reduce resource consumption, to
optimize energy consumption structure, and to change the extensive economic
growth pattern. It is also an important choice to promote a resource-saving and
environment-friendly society.
Since 1978, Chinas economy has developed rapidly and successfully, imple-
menting two main achievements: first, overall well-off has been achieved and
peoples living have improved greatly, moving into building a moderately pros-
perous society; second, the turning from the planned economy to a market-based
economy has been basically achieved, and the market mechanism has gradually
improved the role of market demand for economic growth which has enhanced and
economic growth has turned to be jointly promoted by investment, consumption,
import, and export from government investment. Gross domestic product (GDP)
reached RMB 40 trillion Yuan (current prices) in 2010, ranking the second in the
world only after the United States [1723]. The GDP growth since 1978 is as
shown in Fig. 1.18.
Chinas GDP increased by 19.6 times and the average annual growth rate
reached 9.9 % from 1978 to 2010, of which the primary industry increased by 3.2
times and the average annual growth rate was 4.6 %; the secondary industry
increased by 31 times and the average annual growth rate was 11.4 %; the tertiary
industry increased by 26.6 times and the average annual growth rate was 10.9 %
[1723]. The growth trend is shown in Fig. 1.19:
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35 16
14
GDP (RMB trillion Yuan, price of 2005)
30
12
25
10
4
5
2
0 0
1978 1981 1984 1987 1990 1993 1996 1999 2002 2005 2008
Fig. 1.18 Trend of Chinese GDP growth since 1978 (price in 2005)
25
20
15
Growth rate (%)
10
0
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
-5
4500 18
4000 16
3500 14
Consumption (TWh)
3000 12
2000 8
1500 6
1000 4
500 2
0 0
1978 1981 1984 1987 1990 1993 1996 1999 2002 2005 2008
Fig. 1.20 Trend of the total society electricity consumption since 1978
GDP, usually accounting for 5060 % and there is still an upward trend in recent
years. The industrial growth shows the characteristics of accelerated development
of the heavy industry and proportion of heavy industry added value in total
industrial added value increasing from 60.9 % to about 70 % [1723].
With the rapid economic development, the electricity has also shown a rapid
growth tendency (as shown in Fig. 1.20). Since 1996, Chinas total installed
capacity and the annual power generation volume has ranked second in the world.
In 2011, the total electricity of the entire society reached 4,693 TWh; and total
installed capacity reached 10.56 GW; among this the installed thermal capacity
reached 765 GW, accounting for 72.5 % [1723].
From 1978 to 2011, total installed capacity increased by 17.5 times, of which
hydropower increased by 12.3 times, and thermal capacity increased by 18.2 times.
The rapid growth period of installed capacity started from 2002, which unveiled
the fastest-growing stage since the foundation of China. Because of a new round of
power construction boom in the whole country, the installed capacity has devel-
oped at an unprecedented pace, mainly due to the rapid growth in electricity and
the impact of increasingly tension between supply and demand. The total new
installed capacity reached 198 and 449 GW during the period of the 10th Five-year
Plan (20012005) and the 11th Five-year Plan (20062010), while the average
annual growth rate was 10.1 and 13.3 % respectively [1723]. The new installed
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Table 1.5 Installed capacity and its structure in China in major years since 1978 [1723] GW
Years Installed capacity Hydropower Thermal power
Installed capacity Proportion (%) Installed capacity Proportion (%)
1978 57.12 17.28 30.3 39.84 69.7
1980 65.87 20.32 30.8 45.55 69.2
1985 87.05 26.41 30.3 60.64 69.7
1990 137.89 36.05 26.1 101.84 73.9
1995 217.22 52.18 24.0 162.94 75.0
2000 319.32 79.35 24.9 237.54 74.4
2005 517.18 117.39 22.7 391.38 75.7
2006 623.70 130.29 20.9 483.82 77.6
2010 966.41 216.06 22.4 709.67 73.4
2011 1,055.76 230.51 21.8 765.46 72.5
Note Nuclear power, wind power, and other installed capacity are not listed in the table
capacity in 2006 exceeded 100 GW, and reached 107 GW. The situation of
installed capacity is shown in Table 1.5.
From 1978 to 2011, total electricity increased by 17.8 times. The characteristics
during many periods are different. The electricity increased rapidly before 1995,
and it had been in short supply situation for a long time. In the period of the 9th
Five-year Plan (19962000), influenced by the Asian financial crisis and the lack
of domestic demand, electricity growth rate reduced year by year. In the period of
the 10th Five-year Plan (20012005) and 11th Five-year Plan (20062010), driven
by rapid economic growth, especially the heavy industrialization of economic
structure, electricity had maintained a rapid growth, where the average growth rate
reached 13.0 and 11.1 % respectively, faster than the earlier periods since 1978.
In the structure of electricity, due to the large proportion of industries elec-
tricity, secondary industry electricity always occupies the dominant position. In the
period of the 8th Five-year Plan (19911995) and the 9th Five-year Plan
(19962000), the proportion of secondary industry electricity decreased to some
extent; In the period of the 10th Five-year Plan (20012005), due to the rapid
growth in industrial electricity, in the proportion of secondary industry electricity
occurred the trend of escalation. In 19982001, the proportion of industrial elec-
tricity was the lowest, yet it was more than 70 %. After 2002, accompanied by the
heavy industrialization trends of the economic structure, and driven by the fast-
growing electricity in four high-energy-consuming industries: ferrous metals,
nonferrous metals, building materials, and chemical industry, the proportion of
industrial electricity began to rise. Although the proportion of industrial electricity
in 2011 decreased by 4.9 % than that in 1990, it was still more than 70 %, in
addition, the proportion of high-energy-consuming industries was also back to the
level of 30 % around 1990, driving the unit output of electric energy in recent
years to keep on rising, as shown in Fig. 1.21.
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90
80
proportion (%) 70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010
Fig. 1.21 The proportionate trend of electricity consumption of Chinas industrial and high-
energy-consumption industry in total social electricity consumption
As we know, the territory of China is so vast that the types of energy are complete
and the energy reserves are relatively abundant. However, from a structural point
of view, the resource of coal is rich while the total resources of oil and natural gas
are poor; from the perspective of geographical distribution, a regional imbalance
of resources is evident; from the perspective of per capita, China is a resource-poor
country with resources per capita being less than half the world average level (only
about 40 %).
Tables 1.6 and 1.7 show the ratio of total energy resources and per capita of
China in the world. In 2010, the recoverable reserve of coal is shared 13 % of
global, ranking the third in the world, while the recoverable reserves per capita is
60 % of the world average value; the recoverable reserve of crude oil and liquefied
natural gas is only shared 3 % of global, ranking 12th in the world, while the
recoverable reserves per capita is about 67 % of the world average value; the
situation of water resources is similar, although the total amount is rich, the
amount per capita is very poor, below the world average value.
In 2010, Chinas coal production accounted for 76.5 % of the total energy
output, oil accounted for 9.8 %, natural gas accounted for only 4.3 %, and hydro
and nuclear power accounted for only 9.4 %. It shows that the proportion of
Chinas water resources development is not commensurate with its resources and
that the percentage of energy production from coal resources is larger.
China has become a net oil importer since 1993 and has become a net importer
of crude oil since 1996. In 2010, Chinas net oil imports reached 230 million tons,
with foreign dependence up to 55 % or so [2123], which will rise with economic
development. Besides, the contradictions that some important mineral resources
are in shortage has become increasingly prominent and some important raw
materials require long-term imports. It is predicted that the gap in Chinas future
energy supply will grow more obviously. Energy supply gap and environmental
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Table 1.6 Ratio of energy resources of China in the world (2009 and 2010) [17, 2123]
Kind 2009 2010
Amount of Shared Amount of Shared Reserve-
resources proportion of resources proportion of production
global/ % global/ % ratioa
Coal remaining 204 billion 22.3 114.5 13.3 35.34
recoverable ton billion
reserves tonb
Crude oil remaining 2.026 1.08 2.020 1.07 9.95
recoverable billion billion
reserves ton ton
14.83 14.78
billion billion
barrel barrel
Natural gas 2.75 trillion 1.47 2.81 1.5 29.02
remaining cu m trillion
recoverable cu m
reserves
Developable 401.8 GW 15.6
hydropower
resources
Freshwater resources 2,418 5 3,090
billion billion
cu m cu m
Arable land 122 million 9 122
ha million
ha
a
Recoverable reserve refers to the quantity explored from the demonstrated reserves; b refers to
technical developable amount
constraints have become important factors that restrict the future sustainable
economic development.
The coordination of the scarcity of energy resources and sustainable develop-
ment lies in achieving energy conservation, improving energy efficiency, and
promoting sustainable development of electrification and modernization by energy
demand-side management of terminal energy. In order to solve the countrys
resources strategy and energy security issues, China cannot adopt the old way of
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400 180
140
300
120
comparable prices)
comparable prices)
250
100
200
80
150
60
100
40
50 20
0 0
1978 1981 1984 1987 1990 1993 1996 1999 2002 2005 2008
Fig. 1.22 Trend of energy consumption intensity and electricity consumption intensity since
1978 (2005 comparable prices)
excessive resources and energy consumption in the developed countries and China
must vigorously carry out energy-saving and emission reduction and take a new
road to industrialization; only in this way China can achieve sustainable
development.
Table 1.8 The electricity consumption intensity since 1978 (2005 comparable prices) MWh/
million Yuan
Years Total Primary industry Secondary industry Tertiary industry
1978 163.5
1990 142.3 24.2 330.1 28.6
1995 128.8 29.2 228.6 31.8
2000 116.0 28.9 186.7 32.4
2005 134.4 33.7 213.9 33.7
2010 133.5 34.9 202.7 34.1
350
power consumption intensity (2005 comparable prices,
300
MWh /Million Yuan)
250
200
150
100
50
0
1978 1980 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010
million Yuan in 2010, which is about 18 % less than that in 1978. The electricity
consumption intensity is higher than that of developed countries, because both the
electricity consumption intensity and the proportion of secondary industry are
large. The electricity consumption intensity is shown in Table 1.8.
Chinas load demand and economic growth are closely correlated and also
associated with the structure of Chinas electricity consumption. The secondary
industry plays a major role in Chinas electricity consumption. The secondary
industry has been the leading factor all through, whether the proportion of energy
consumption of secondary industry is in decline or on the rise.
In Fig. 1.23, the electricity consumption intensity of primary and tertiary
industries shows an overall rising tendency, as shown in Fig. 1.24.
From 1990 to 2010, electricity consumption intensity of the primary industry
fluctuated greatly, but with the overall trend upward, rising from 24 MWh/Million
Yuan to 35 MWh/Million Yuan, while the net increase was 11 MWh/million
Yuan, average annual growth rate was 1.9 %. The electricity consumption inten-
sity of tertiary industry was also of an upward trend, rising from 29 MWh/million
Yuan to 34 MWh/million Yuan, while the net increase was 5 MWh/million Yuan,
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35
30
MWh /Million Yuan)
25
20
15
10
0
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Fig. 1.24 Trend of power consumption intensity of primary and tertiary industries (2005
comparable prices)
and the growth rate was 0.9 %. Same as the total, the electricity consumption
intensity of second industry declined ladder-likely, from 330 MWh/million Yuan
to 203 MWh/million Yuan. We need to enhance the energy-saving management
and guidance for the second industry electricity, work earnestly on the energy
saving and emission reduction and technical progress, in order to promote sus-
tainable economic development.
(continued)
Table 1.9 (continued)
China The international
advanced level
2000 2005 2007 2008 2009 2010
Overall energy consumption intensity/kgce/t 181 167 158 151 139 126 118
Electricity consumption intensity/kWh/t 92 91 91 90
Brick and tile
Overall energy consumption intensity/kgce/Kilo. standard 86 58 60 30
bricks
Architecture ceramics
Overall energy consumption intensity/kgce/m2 8.6 6.8 5.7
Plain glass
Overall energy consumption intensity/kgce/weight cases 25.0 22.0 16.6 16.5 16.3 15
Ethylene
Production/Mt 7.56 10.48 9.98 10.73
Overall energy consumption intensity/kgce/t 1,125 1,073 1,026 1,010 976 950 629
Electricity consumption intensity/kWh/t 124.5 126.4 126.1
Synthetic ammonia
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(continued)
Table 1.9 (continued)
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companies/kgce/t
Notes
1. International advanced level refers to the mean value of the countries in the world advanced level
2. In the product comprehensive energy consumption intensity at home and abroad over the years, the electricity consumption intensity is converted to standard coal according to the coal
consumed in power generation
3. The international advanced level of electricity consumption intensity of coal mining and washing refers to USA. In 2009, the ratio of strip mines of USA was 69.0 %. In China, the number
was 8.4 %. The electricity consumption intensity of each ton of coal obtained from strip mining was 1/5 of that of the mine shaft
4. The coal consumed for power generation and supply of thermal power plants in China involves units with the power above 6 MW. The international advanced level refers to the mean value
of 9 major power companies of Japan. The auxiliary electricity consumption intensity rate and thermal intensity of power supply of oil and gas power plants are relatively low. In 2006, in the
power supply structure of China, coal, oil and gas took up 81.23, 1.46 and 0.51 % respectively. While, in Japan, coal, oil and gas took up 26.03, 10.58 and 24.1 % respectively
5. The output of large and medium sized iron and steel enterprises in China in 2010 took up 86.2 % of the total output of the state. The international advanced level refers to Japanese level
6. The AC electricity consumption intensity of electrolytic aluminum of Alma (a Canadian company) is 12,900 kWh/t
7. The energy consumption intensity of China is 13 kgoe/t while the international advanced level is 10 kgoe/t
8. The production of ethylene of China mainly adopts naphtha as the raw material. The international advanced level of comprehensive energy consumption intensity refers to the mean value
in Middle East where ethane is mainly used as the raw material
9. The comprehensive energy consumption intensity of caustic soda refers to the weighed mean value of diaphragm process and ionic membrane method
10. The comprehensive energy consumption intensity of paper and paper boards in 2010 was estimated
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world level; the latter is equivalent to the late 1980s world level. Compared with
the international advanced products, Chinas electric motors are still behind in the
energy efficiency, lifetime, reliability, materials consumption, noise, etc.
Table 1.10 shows that the efficiency of Chinas motor is 35 % lower than the
average level of developed countries.
The data described above indicate that the electricity consumption intensity of
some industrial products in China approach the international advanced level,
however, generally speaking, there is still a considerable gap between China and
the developed countries as far as power consumption of most high-electricity-
consuming products is concerned. The prospect for electricity conservation is
extremely promising, as the overall energy-saving potential estimated can be
150350 TWh, and the shift load potential is in 3060 GW by 2020.
Currently, very few countries energy consumption is dominated by coal, and the
vast majority is undeveloped countries or underdeveloped countries. China is the
biggest country of coal consumption in the world, and to change the coal-dominated
energy structure in the short term is difficult. The large proportion of coal
consumption in China is one of the main reasons for environmental pollution
problems.
Energy and environmental problems are mainly due to two aspects: first, CO2
emissions from fossil fuel combustion lead to the global climate change; second,
SO2 emissions from fossil fuel combustion causes acid rain pollution. At present,
China is the second largest pollution source of CO2 and SO2, in the world. The
ecological situation is very severe. According to statistics, 80 % or more of
Chinas CO2, SO2 and other pollutants are caused by coal, in which CO2 emissions
of coal consumption from power generation and heating is about 35 % of total
emissions, SO2 emissions is about 52 % of total emissions. Environmental damage
from energy supply and consumption is key factors of Chinas environmental
problems. The nationwide acid rain area covers more than 30 % of the total land
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area; the annual average concentration of SO2 of 63.5 % cities exceeds the
national secondary standard.
In 2010, the national energy consumption reached 3.25 billion tce, in which the
consumption of raw coal accounts for 68 %; SO2 emissions reached about 21.9
million tons, about half of which came from the power sectors [21, 22]. It indicates
that there is a great potential for energy-saving, electricity-saving, while the
emissions reduction is also a great pressure. When it comes to greenhouse gas
(GHG) emissions, it is necessary to mention the Kyoto Protocol, namely the
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. The Convention
aims to limit global CO2 and other greenhouse gas emissions. In 1992, govern-
ments of various countries adopted the United Nations Framework Convention
on Climate Change, after eight conferences, in 1997, finally forming a written
law case on the limitation of CO2 emissions. The discussion and consultation of
the content of this bill became the main topic of the third Conference of the
Establish Parties and finally the convention was called the Kyoto Protocol.
According to the principle of common but differentiated responsibilities, the
Kyoto Protocol provided specific, legally binding greenhouse gas (GHG)
emission reduction targets for developed countries and for countries in economic
transition. These countries emission level should be reduced by an average of
5.2 % during 20082012 than that in 1990. As the response of many countries
efforts for years, the Kyoto Protocol became effective officially on 16 Feb 2005.
It indicated that humanity is a big step forward in environment protection.
Although China should not assume the obligation to quantify emissions of CO2,
she has made great progress on energy-saving and emission reduction.
It is expected that for a long period in the future, development of Chinas economy
will continue to be rapidly. When large population and rapid economic develop-
ment are taken together, the energy consumption will be large and will affect the
ecological environment inevitably. We should realize that environmental degra-
dation is bound to undermine the comprehensive outcomes of economic growth.
Since reform and opening up, Chinas social and economic development has
achieved a lot, but has paid much more on the natural environment. To address the
environmental issues inevitably needs to increase investment on environmental
protection, transform the energy consumption structure progressively, and truly
attach priority to and gradually strengthen energy-saving and renewable energy
development.
Carrying out the IRSP can take full advantage of both the supply-side and
demand-side resources, to meet future electricity demand with the minimum social
costs. It can also be used to guide the sustainable development of electric power
enterprises and the planning and development of DSM programs. After the
introduction of Demand-side Management in China, the government and relevant
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organizations attached great importance to it, did a lot of work, and achieved
certain results. During 1991 and 2010, by carrying out Demand-side Management,
Chinas total saved electricity was about 280 to 300 TWh, shifted peak load was
20 GW, saved energy 100 million tce, reduced CO2, SO2 emissions reduced about
330 million tons, and 3.3 million tons respectively. This made a positive contri-
bution to the national economy and the sustainable development of power
industry, and made a positive contribution to carrying out the target made by the
Governmentthe energy consumption intensity should decline 20 % during
20062010.
With the development of economic and the improvement of peoples living, the
proportion of energy in Terminal consumption keeps on rising, status and function
of electrical energy is more and more important in energy. In order to strengthen
the electricity conservation work, the government not only attaches importance to
the development of supply-side resources, but also the mining of demand-side
resources. Power demand-side management is currently advocated, to effectively
mobilize the enthusiasm of the participants, and effectively tap Chinas huge
energy saving potential of the terminal through the implementing of DSM.
Improving the efficiency of electricity supply and demand, reducing con-
sumption of energy resources, especially reducing coal, oil, natural gas and other
non-renewable energy consumption, they are important in promoting the con-
struction of resource-saving and environment-friendly society, promoting Chinas
economic and social sustainable development. Therefore, IRSP/DSM is an
important choice to respond to the challenges of the economic development.
China is now in the middle and late process of industrialization, and it is predicted
to finish the industrialization period around 2020 [2628]. Many people wonder
how much the electricity demand in China at that moment would be, and how
much the installed capacity and supported transmission grid would be. By the
imitating analysis based on the history data of about 195 countries or regions, we
conclude that the sign of a country or region completing the industrialization is as
follows: the electricity consumption per capita is around 4,500 kWh, household
electricity consumption per capita is 900 kWh, power installed capacity per capita
is 1 kW; For the electricity consumption structure, the proportion of the secondary
industry is lower than 55 %, the proportion of the tertiary industry is higher than
18 %, and the proportion of the household consumption is higher than 20 %.
Assume that Chinas industrialization process will be completed around 2020,
and then in 2020 the total in China will be more than 7.6 trillion kWh [29, 30]. At
this point, how can the power supply meet the requirements of economic
development?
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In the following part, the model of TRSP and IRSP will be used to analyze and
calculate the capacity demand, investment, coal consumption, pollutant emissions,
and energy-saving potential in 2020.
Constraint data of power installed equipment is the same with TRSP, in addition,
the maximum size of seven kinds of EPP are all 30 GW, emission constrains of
CO2, SO2, NOx in 2020 are all taken 93 % of the emissions data from TRSP
scheme.
Using the IRSP model for planning, not only the supply side of the coal, gas,
hydro, nuclear power, wind power, and other renewable energy power generation
participate in the resources optimizing, but also demand-side energy-efficiency
power plants and other resources. The continuous optimized plan is according to
the process in Fig. 1.16, the results are shown in Table 1.12.
Considering the EPP and other DSM measures, the optimizing results show that
total capacity (including EPP) will reach 2.1 TW by 2020, the same as TRSP
scheme. However, the conventional unit is only 1.88 TW, and it will save 247 GW
than that of TRSP scheme, and the installed capacity declined to 24.7 GW. EPP is
247 GW. Investment on power generators, power grids, EPP, and other DSM
project will reach RMB 1.96 trillion Yuan in total, and operating cost RMB 14.16
trillion Yuan. The sum of investment and operating cost will be RMB 16.12 trillion
Yuan.
Among them, the EPP and other DSM projects need to invest RMB 110 billion
Yuan in total. However, due to savings in power plants, power grid investment and
operating costs, the IRSP scheme can save RMB 1.04 trillion Yuan more than that
of the TRSP scheme, and mitigate CO2 emission reduction at about 5.4 %.
Because the EPP and other DSM projects are involved in planning as resources,
the cumulative electricity savings are about 2,000 TWh during 2011 and 2020,
shown in Fig. 1.25, equivalent to the electricity consumption of the year 2011.
At the same time, since energy-efficient power plants have integrated into the
planning, and the demand for conventional power correspondingly has reduced.
Figure 1.26 shows the reduction of new installed capacity of IRSP scheme
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25
20
15
10
5
0
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150 137
100
50
0
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Year
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150
50
0
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
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Fig. 1.27 Comparing with TRSP scheme, annual saved coal of IRSP scheme
500
400
million ton
300
200
100
0
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Year
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3000
thousand ton
2000
1000
0
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Year
Fig. 1.29 Annual emission reductions of SO2 of IRSP scheme comparing with TRSP scheme
1800
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1200
900
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300
0
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Year
Fig. 1.30 Annual emission reductions of NOX of IRSP scheme comparing with TRSP scheme
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Chapter 2
Basic Theory of Demand-Side
Management
DSM has established a new concept that energy saved at the demand-side is taken
as a kind of substitutable resource of the supplier between energy development and
energy conservation as well as between modern business profit mode and envi-
ronmental protection. That means DSM also a kind of resource as the fifth electric
power energy [14] excluding hydraulic power energy, thermal power energy,
nuclear power energy, and renewable energy. The core concepts in DSM theory
can be classified into basic concept type, evaluation index type, and evaluation
method type, referred to in Table 2.1 [16].
1. Avoidable cost refers to some cost that can be avoided when the decision
scheme changes or the cost that does not to be paid according to the selected
scheme rather than the other schemes when there are several schemes can be
selected.
2. Avoidable electricity and its cost are the specified concepts in IRSP and IRP.
According to the different analysis points, avoidable electricity can be classified
into avoidable electricity of power users and avoidable electric energy of power
system. Thereinto, the avoidable electricity of power users refers to excessive
electricity avoided being used by users due to power saving; the avoidable
electricity of power system refers to newly generated electricity avoided by the
power system due to power saving. It should be pointed out that not all DSM
projects shall enable power users or power system to get avoidable electricity but
some peak load shifting and valley filling projects also require increasing elec-
tricity supply by the system. Correspondingly, avoidable electricity cost can also
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be classified into avoidable electricity cost of power users and avoidable elec-
tricity cost of power system, which respectively refer to newly increased electric
cost expenditure avoided by power users and newly increased electricity cost
avoided by the power system due to power saving. Generally, it often refers to the
avoidable electricity of power system and its cost.
3. Avoidable peak load capacity and its cost are also the specified concepts in
IRSP and IRP. Avoidable peak load capacity refers to newly increased installed
capacity avoided by the power system as the peak load is decreased due to
power saving and peak shift. It is equal to the avoidable peak load of the power
generation end plus its corresponding system reserve capacity. Avoidable peak
load capacity cost refers to the cost of newly increased installed capacity
avoided by the power system due to power saving.
4. Per unit saving cost refers to cost paid for saving unit electricity in the life
period of DSM projects. It is equal to power saving cost divided by total power
saving quantity.
5. Net income per year refers to the difference between the income and cost of
implementing power saving project and is the index for evaluating whether the
project can make profit. Only in the condition that the net incomes per year of
the users, power utilities and project implementers are all more than zero can
the implementation of the power saving project be taken into account.
6. Power saving benefit refers to advantages of implementing a power saving
project. It can be the decrease of electric cost expenditure or output value
increase or others compared with the condition without implementation of this
project.
7. Investment recovery period refers to the number of years required by the power
saving project to pay off the original investment with all profits. To decrease
power saving investment risk and get comparatively high investment return, the
project investor(s) always expect(s) the invested project to have a compara-
tively short investment recovery period. This index is often used in cooperation
with net income per year.
8. Rate of return on DSM project investment refers to the ratio of power saving
income of implementing DSM project and total energy conservation project
investment.
9. Benefit-cost ratio refers to the ratio of output capital after the technical scheme
pension is discounted in the DSM project and the input cost. This is the ratio of
the present value of energy conservation net cash flow obtained in the DSM
project in economic operation period and the present value of operation cost.
modes, including the comparison of indexes like avoidable cost, avoidable peak
load capacity, internal rate of return on DSM project, net present value, investment
recovery period, and benefit-cost ratio, etc. This kind of method usually needs to
consider the time value of money, so it is required to calculate the present value
discounted according to time value of different kinds of cash flow generated from
the project cost and benefit.
At present, only some external and operable means of DSM are promoted in
China. How to establish a set of system that can provide incentive for economic
subject of DSM through mechanism design has become a core issue in contem-
porary power economic research.
DSM which is a kind of system design and a system project can greatly improve
energy efficiency through planning and effective dispatch to demand-side resource.
It or part of it should become a kind of self-interest behavior bound on the interests
of dominator and implementer; otherwise it only can stay at promotion level
instead of being implemented actually.
Figure 2.1 shows the correlation between DSM concept and method in China,
which is the logic relation model of all basic factors in the theoretical frame of
DSM. It reflects the relation among the target level, decision level, and method
level of DSM.
The target level mainly embodies the social target of DSM projectsmaximum
social benefit and minimum energy conservation cost. It includes the social benefit
pursued by the government which is the dominator of DSM and commercial
interest cost saving pursued by power grid enterprises, Energy Service Companies
(ESCOs) as well as power users and others who are implementer and participant.
The decision level mainly shows the selection process of DSM decision scheme
and its evaluation means.
The method level mainly shows every participant can select and combine
energy conservation method according to the respective target and energy effi-
ciency condition so as to form a pertinent DSM scheme. For example, to a power
project with new users, IRSP and IRP idea should be carried out and DSM project
budgeting technology should be applied to its power supply or electric planning,
and energy conservation and environmental protection evaluation should be car-
ried out in advance; to old users, DSM is implemented to carry out energy auditing
and power saving technology reform with the support of combining electricity
price scheme design to lead the users to accomplish pertinent load regulation and
power saving.
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Government
Maximum Energy Efficiency
"
Target Level
and Minimum Cost Target
Cost-benefit Evaluation of
Decision Level
DSM Project
Information Technology
Budgeting Technology
Energy Conservation
EnergyConservation
Energy Managment
Electric Planning
Energy Auditing
Electricity Price
Combination
Method Level
Technology
Service
DSM
Arbitration Supervision
The methods and flow of DSM are one of the important contents that decide the
cost and benefit of DSM projects.
Seeing from Fig. 2.2, DSM methods mainly include four types which are
administrative method, economic method, environment and resource evaluation
method, and legal method. The former two types focus on economic benefit
evaluation of DSM projects while the latter two types focus on guarantee, eval-
uation, and supervision to social benefit.
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The new institutional economics studies the incentive mechanism design whose
general principle is Incentive Compatibility. The main function of institutional
design is helping to ease information asymmetry problem by confirming an
effective incentive structure so as to provide effective incentive for each institu-
tion-related member. The transaction cost standard and incentive compatibility
raised in the institutional economics is applied to judge whether an institution is
good, namely, judge the consistence degree of Transaction Cost of imple-
menting this new institution, institution implementation members target, and
institution target. Thus, to improve the incentive compatibility of DSM institution,
it is required to develop DSM institution construction in China from five aspects:
energy conservation incentive structure, different kinds of energy conservation
information disclosure, energy conservation culture, property right definition of
energy conservation assets (including fixed energy conservation assets, current
assets of energy conservation and intellectual property rights of energy conser-
vation, etc.) and DSM implementers risk guarantee. In more than 10 years of
DSM promotion in the past, it can be seen easily that two great targetsthe
economic benefit and the social benefit are combined and integrated in the whole
process of introducing the DSM mode. As for these two great targets, the
importance, advantages and period comparisons and period choices used should be
taken into consideration. Thereby, to design the DSM incentive mechanism is a
complex system work.
According to the famous economist Adam Smiths theory about market
mechanism, the essence behavior of people in the market takes self interest as the
feature. For example, enterprises in pursuit of commercial profits and employees in
pursuit of material interests and others are all rational behavior expressions in
pursuit of self interest. First, the design of DSM incentive mechanism is a real
difficulty in the institutional economics. We can only form a complete set of
research methodology which respects objectiveness and science by establishing an
institutional frame and gradually complete it starting from understanding the
essence behavior of human beings, thus the institution established shall have
strong vitality. Second, the market institution consists of three great mechanisms:
price, competition as well as supply and demand, so the internal law for promoting
DSM development in China must be designed through certain organization and
information process to ensure and promote the formation of these three great
mechanisms. The unification of Responsibility, Right and Benefit of DSM
would be realized through the mechanism innovation.
Tariff mechanism is one of the most important and effective lever for imple-
menting DSM. It can enable DSM business to be combined pertinently to regulate
and control users demand behavior to achieve the goal of user energy conser-
vation. The electricity price can be classified as:
1. Average electricity price level. It is the basis of improving energy efficiency as
well as energy conservation and emission reduction. The average electricity price
2.1 Theoretical Frame of DSM 73
list price in many years any more, and load demand can be regulated through the
selectivity and flexibility of electricity price to achieve the goal of DSM to make
the power industry keep consistent.
3. Combined electricity price. It is the tool for mining demand-side resources.
Combined electricity price refers to achieving the goal of balancing power
supply and demand at different periods, promoting effective utilization of
energy resources and dredging the capital bottleneck of whole circulation link
of power energy. Combined electricity price is generated from combined power
demand, such as coexistence and corise of power consumption of tourism,
transportation, entertainment industry, and residents. The balance mechanism
of combined load demand and combined electricity price needs to get the
purpose of not only meeting the demands but also balancing peak and saving
power by matching power consumption characteristics of users pertinently
through combined electricity price. Thereinto:
Decompose the combined load through peak electricity price to shift the load
with peak shift capability to the non-peak period to achieve the goal of peak
shifting or peak averting.
Regulate and control peak load to turn to valley through the effective com-
bination of peak electricity price and valley electricity price to achieve the
goal of peak shift; besides, seeing from price angle, the price elasticity of peak
load demand is higher than that of common power energy demand, so peak
electricity price has comparatively significant effect on peak load; for
example, typical peak power consumptionwashing machines, video
recorders as well as thermal storage and cool storage in residential and
commercial power consumption can be shifted to power consumption after
midnight to obtain expense saving of three to five times price difference.
Seeing from the implementation effect, small power consumption peak is
formed in some areas after midnight after peak-valley price is used. This is the
regulation and control effect obtained from designing tariff mechanism
meeting new balance between power supply and demand of power grid
economy operation.
Decrease peak load through interruptible load electricity price to get peak
averting effect.
The cultivation of power saving habit can be promoted through multistep
electricity price.
Generally, the power market has several different types as follows: single power
purchase type, wholesale competition type and retail competition type. In different
market modes, DSM has different price mechanisms and DSM function and its
benefit shall be generated at different market link like power generation, trans-
mission, distribution, or retail, etc. In different market fields, the methods for
operating DSM also shall be different.
2.2 DSM Object and the Decomposition 75
Technological Object
AC Frequency
High Efficiency High Efficiency Advanced Process
Conversion
Motor Lighting Technics
Technology
The absolute index mainly shows the physical quantity performance of DSM
projects, such as power saving quantity, DSM investment cost and avoidable peak
load capacity. The relative index shows the efficiency feature of DSM projects,
such as rate of return on DSM project investment and rate of return on power
saving, etc.
Benefit Object
N0
g0 100 % 2:1
M
where,
g0 Static promotion of DSM
N0 The number of the operating equipment after the implementation of a DSM
project
M Total number of the available equipment for DSM project.
Applying the concept of MBO to DSM object decomposition has four processes:
1. Joint agreement and making general object. According to the analysis on users
load shape, the DSM organizer and implementer discuss repeatedly and design
the pilot object of the DSM project, and then confirm the technological and
benefit objects of a DSM project; and analyze and estimate aiming at the
prediction result so as to get the DSM project planning object.
2. DSM benefit object decomposition and acceptance process. First, establish
complete and coordinated DSM project object system including avoidable
electricity and capacity, sharable benefit, construction period and investment
recovery period, etc. and outline the schedule, responsibility of each department
and person, respectively. Second, personnel, technical route, and department
acceptance should be carried out on every object. Third, distribute DSM
resources aiming at the drafted object system structure; these resources include
energy efficiency capital support by the government or other investors, per-
sonnel, equipment and materials, etc.
3. Object implementation. Each participation party performs the responsibility
respectively around the object.
4. Object evaluation of DSM performances. Evaluate the achievements, namely,
DSM performances through regular inspection, such as energy-saving quantity
(rate), benefit share and social benefit after the implementation of a DSM
project. To DSM projects which have investment losses due to improper
measures and failed benefit achievement, it is required to analyze the causes.
Fulfill reward and punishment according to the performance evaluation result.
For example, the California government in the United States connects the
benefits after the implementation of DSM closely with the release of DSM
energy efficiency capital supported by the government and will stop the support
if the requirement is not met.
The DSM objects are generally embodied with some indexes. The index decom-
position method is introduced as follows.
technology, equipment and processes to have the energy consumption per unit
production decreased.
Indirect energy-saving quantity. It refers to the energy quantity saved by
decreasing the unit output value (product) energy conservation due to industry
structure and product structure adjustment and others.
The calculation of energy-saving quantity can be in many forms. No matter
which kind of form is used, the energy-saving quantity is a relative value, which
can be confirmed according to the base year, the corresponding period of last year,
the plan and actual condition of the current year as well as design standard, etc.
The energy conservation comparison basis can be the energy-saving quantity of
the product yield and energy-saving quantity of output value (or net output value).
Formula (2.3) shows the energy- saving quantity calculated based on the unit
output value energy consumption of base period and report period.
E0 E1
DE G1 2:3
G0 G1
where,
DE Quantity of energy-saving
E0 Energy consumption in the base period
G0 Total output value in the base period
E1 Energy consumption in the report period
G1 Total output value in the report period.
This index is generally compared with the product unit consumption index. It is
the energy conservation consumption calculated according to magnitude of value.
The application range of this energy-saving quantity calculation method is wide,
which can be used by macroscopic layer, industry layer, enterprise layer, or a
certain production department.
[Case 2-1] The electricity per GDP in an area is 82.85 MWh/Million Yuan in
2010 and 81.92 MWh/Million Yuan in 2011 (GDP in this Case is the comparative
price in 2010); the GDP of this area in 2011 is RMB 772 Billion Yuan, then the
energy-saving quantity is as follows:
Energy saving quantity 82:85 81:92 772 103 7:2 105 MWh
720GWh
De e2 e1
j 100 % 100 % 2:4
e1 e1
where,
j Energy-saving rate
De Decrease quantity of unit product (output value) energy consumption
e1 Unit product (output value) energy consumption at the early stage of
comparison period (base period)
e2 Unit product (output value) energy consumption at the final stage of
comparison period.
[Case 2-2] The net coal consumption rate of generating of some area is 333 gce/
kWh and 327 gce/kWh in 2010 and 2011, respectively, then the energy-saving rate
of the thermal power plants in 2011 relative to 2010 is
327 333
j 100 % 1:8 %
333
[Case 2-3] The efficiency of power generation and heat supply of some area is
43.46 % and 43.87 % respectively at the beginning of and end of 2010. Thus, the
energy-saving rate of power generation and heat supply in the area in 2010 is
43:87 43:46
j 100 % 0:94 %
43:46
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If the original efficiency value is comparatively high, the difficulty for further
improving energy-saving rate shall be comparatively high. That is to say, more
effort is required for improving a same Dg value comparing with the low efficiency
product.
Average energy-saving rate
[Case 2-4] The net coal consumption rate of supply of a power generation
enterprise is 350 gce/kWh in 2010; under the promotion of energy conservation
and emission reduction work by the government, it is estimated that the net coal
consumption rate of supply of this enterprise would be 330 gce in 2015; its annual
average energy-saving rate is calculated like this:
p 330
j 1 5 1 0:9883 1:17 %
350
The energy-saving potential can reflect the relation between energy consumers
and output value increase. All economic activities for increasing output such as
DSM can get energy-saving effect, and the energy-saving potential can be ana-
lyzed from the view of industry structure and technical efficiency for forming
output, so the energy-saving potential can be estimated in multi-factor analysis
method. In DSM process, the energy-saving effect also can be obtained from three
aspects as technology, structure, and system. In this way, the multi-factor analysis
method is shown as formula (2.7).
Structure share of electric consumption intensity is calculated by the formula:
P 0 k
ei xi x0i
eks P ik P 2:7
ei xki e0i x0i
i i
where,
eki Electric consumption intensity of a certain industry or area k in the ith year
xki Value added of a certain industry or area k in the ith year.
A DSM project can get energy-saving benefit from the following main aspects.
Peak load shifting and valley filling can achieve avoidable capacity cost and
electricity cost by improving load factor. DSM encourages users to install heat
storage electric boilers and construct or reconstruct ice storage air conditioners
through valley electricity price to achieve the purpose of shifting peak load and
improving load factor.
With the economic growth and improvement of peoples living standard in
China, the power peak-valley difference has increased gradually, thus the power
grid load factor has been decreased gradually. To ensure reliable power supply, the
power grid enterprises can shift peak load through DSM to improve the main
power grid load factor in China and improve the power system efficiency steadily.
According to the observation on the domestic power consumption market, the
phenomenon centralizing on peak power consumption is also very prominent.
Energy-intensive industry power consumption, air conditioning power consump-
tion, resident power consumption as well as computer consumption, and others are
all important causes for continuous rising of peak load in the summer. To settle
this kind of power consumption convergence behavior, the main countermeasure is
the price regulation. Only if these measures are applied comprehensively can peak
shifting power consumption be realized so as to achieve the goal of scientific
power consumption.
Green Lighting
With the improvement of life quality, the air conditioner, and the refrigerator have
become the main force of city power consumption in residential household
appliances. The energy efficiency labeling system can generate great energy
conservation and environmental protection benefits. First, energy efficiency label
can provide a performance index of household appliance energy efficiency grade
for users and guide consumers to use energy-saving commodities. Second, an
uniform label by the government and the formation of an uniform product catalog
provide possibility for power grid enterprises to encourage users and government
to buy energy-saving electric appliances. Third, implement it in a compulsory
manner; form marketing energy-saving self-discipline ability and intensify users
energy efficiency consciousness. Finally, the energy efficiency label supervision
can promote the formation of a full energy-saving system of household appliance
production, selling and application, which can guide the power users easily to
identify the energy efficiency of electric appliance products and correctly orient
the energy efficiency grade to make DSM have a firm basis for object
accomplishment.
This is a new research view of DSM theory and practice. The sharable benefit of
DSM is estimated and calculated mainly according to the classification of lighting
load and its demand elasticity.
1. The sharable benefit generated from residents energy conservation is calcu-
lated with the avoidable electricity cost index. The adjustment is basically
carried out with the aid of residents response to time-of-use price. The
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Evaluation of DSM projects is essential, and a basic path for developing DSM
project functions, promoting energy conservation, and emission reduction.
Although DSM projects are not same as power generation installed capacity and
power grid construction project which has great investment and long period, it is
necessary to make comprehensive quantitative evaluation on DSM projects
through a series of indexes to actually improve DSM to the comprehensive balance
height of demand-side resources under IRSP and IRP.
The DSM evaluation indexes convert decentralized information to easy
understandable form, help people to conveniently analyze regularity problems
relating to effective achievement, consumption, investment benefit and environ-
ment in DSM implementation process.
The evaluation index system of DSM refers to a complete set of data, a method
system used to reflect the basic contents, an implementation effect of a DSM
project through the logic classification and combination and summarization of a
series of indexes.
This evaluation index system is composed of three parts: user evaluation index,
organizer and implementer evaluation index, and government (social) evaluation
index. These three indexes evaluate the DSM implementation effect respectively
from different view of interest, shown as Fig. 2.5.
The user evaluation indexes include reducible electricity charge, acceptability
of users, energy-saving potential and user energy conservation market share, etc.
The DSM planning and decision object can be found out through the evaluation on
these indexes.
2.2 DSM Object and the Decomposition 87
Evaluation Index for User Evaluation Index forOrganizer and Implementer Evaluation Index for Government
Reducible Electricity Price Avoidable Cost (Electricity and Load) Pollutant Emission Reduction Quantity
User's Load Shape User Satisfication Decreasing System Cost Energy Efficiency Evaluation
The DSM operation mode under different tariff mechanism aims at guiding people
to select a DSM project which is suitable for the environment in which they stay
the economic condition, accomplish energy conservation, decrease installed
capacity, utilize resources in a highly effective way, and protect environment.
Nowadays, DSM has become an international advanced energy management
activity and an important mean for sustainable development strategy of developed
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Low electricity price fund support mode means that DSM fund is mainly obtained
from channels excluding electricity price as the countrys electricity price level is
comparatively low. It is used mostly in developing countries and countries with
comparatively abundant energy resources, such as China, United States, and
Canada. This kind of low electricity price level directly leads to insufficient
constraints to power consumption by users and very low incentive effect on power
saving by users. When the society faces the environmental pressure of energy
conservation and emission reduction, and it is difficult to change the low electricity
price situation, the government is required to carry on DSM practically by means
of administration and cooperation with special fund support for energy conser-
vation. As mentioned in Chap. 1, since the oil crisis in the 1970s, United States had
the energy consumption intensity decreased by about 50 % due to the application
of measures like DSM and through various incentive policies and DSM fund
support; the primary energy consumption in 2000 was almost equal to that in 1973,
Cent/kWh
Year
Fig. 2.6 Schematic Diagram of US Resident and Industry Electricity Price in 19602000
2.3 DSM Operation Under Different Tariff Mechanism 89
but the GDP in 2000 was increased by 74 %. Figure 2.6 reflects the low electricity
price development condition in the United States.
Low electricity mode refers to the mode that the average electricity price level
is relatively low but the corresponding investment of DSM is subsidized through
other charging modes excluding the price. It is the supplement to the insufficiency
of price mechanism. Usually, the investment for saving every 1 kW capacity is
only 20 % of the cost for increasing 1 kW capacity; the investment for saving
1 kWh electricity accounts for about 40 % of the cost for 1 kWh power genera-
tion. Internationally, some countries are in energy shortage situation; compara-
tively low electricity price level development mode is used due to the historical
reason; considering the national energy security and the inertia rise urgency of
international market energy price, promoting the government energy conservation
fund with additional energy efficiency evaluation and supervision becomes more
and more important to support DSM.
The national energy conservation regulation action plan in the United States is
providing full, timely and stable project fund for the energy efficiency project with
good cost benefit so as to make energy resource to get the best allocation. The
experience accumulated during several decades in the United States shows policy-
related actions must be taken for promoting DSM and implementing energy
conservation work. The energy conservation object cant be realized only by the
market itself.
The national energy conservation action plan in the United States was
announced in the conference of the United States Public Utilities Commission on
July 31, 2006. The purpose of the plan is to accomplish sustainable and powerful
national energy efficiency object through the cooperation of the power and natural
gas companies, government supervision department, and its related departments.
This plan suggests:
1. Identify with the idea that energy efficiency should be a very important
resource;
2. Energy conservation promise should be treated as a very important resource in
long-term;
3. The benefits and opportunities brought by energy efficiency should be widely
propagandized;
4. Full, timely and stable project funds should be provided for energy efficiency
project with good cost benefit;
5. The incentive mechanism and energy efficiency project for accomplishing cost
benefit should be unified to change charge rate making policy and stimulate
energy efficiency project investment.
It can be seen from this that the economic lever regulation, administrative
incentive, and legal regulation of DSM are accomplished in the way that the
government establishes fund source channel in low electricity price mode to
promote power saving and scientific power consumption for the whole society.
Remarkable achievements can be achieved in the aspects of decreasing and
slowing down power construction investment, improving economical efficiency
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and reliability of power grid operation, controlling electricity price rise amplitude,
reducing users electricity expenditure, decreasing energy consumption ,and
improving environmental quality, etc. Therefore, this is a kind of DSM operation
mode that can be combined with the national situation in China.
High electricity price taxation promotion mode refers to the mode that the elec-
tricity price level is comparatively high as the taxation proportion in the electricity
price of a country is comparatively high, and the government obtains funds by
means of taxation to subsidize DSM project and carry out energy conservation and
renewable energy research. The DSM energy conservation fund of high electricity
price taxation promotion mode comes from taxation of the government so that it is
easy to accomplish marketing operation of a DSM project. The comparatively
successful example that puts stress on EEM and DSM is European Union member
countries. They generally think ensuring energy security, improving energy effi-
ciency and protecting ecological environment are important motives for imple-
menting DSM. Therefore, two paths are mainly used to promote this high
electricity price DSM mode.
1. Stimulate users to implement DSM and improve energy efficiency by
increasing energy usage cost, raising electricity price and taxation;
2. Provide proper interest subsidy for DSM project through financial investment
of the government to reduce its energy efficiency investment and input so as to
decrease the project risk and promote the enthusiasm of participants.
The mode which takes European Union countries as representative stands for
the DSM mode of consumers in high cost.
Many European Union countries levy taxes on pollutant emission of high
energy consumption industry. Apply energy tax collected from users to public
energy conservation planning funds, encourage energy efficiency improvement
activities like DSM, improve energy management, and decrease energy con-
sumption through the investment that users consciously increase equipment with
high energy efficiency. For example, Denmark levies a high tax on CO2 emission,
for 3.3 Euro/t, from households and industry departments, and the tax for users
who have signed voluntary agreements on energy conservation can be reduced to
0.4 Euro/t. These taxes all may bring comparatively high growth to energy con-
sumption cost so as to increase energy consumers cost and constrain their energy
consumption behavior. However, the governments promote taxation through
energy conservation incentive policy channel and provide subsidize for energy
conservation behavior in the high electricity price mode, through the prevention
and treatment of taxation support environment deterioration and with taxation
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The cost-benefit analysis of DSM refers to a method that compares and estimates
the DSM project system benefit (the avoidable cost after implementation of a DSM
project, generally expressed with E) and energy conservation investment (gener-
ally expressed with I) based on the compound interest cash flow and taking cur-
rency value as the uniform evaluation standard. It can be analyzed and confirmed
whether the DSM project can be implemented through effective criterion
conditions.
The cost-benefit analysis of DSM is mainly divided into two layers: one is the
economic cost and benefit of DSM and the other is the social cost and benefit of
DSM. Due to different evaluation layers, the evaluation methods are also different.
The economic cost-benefit analysis takes economic growth and profit maximiza-
tion as the target, so Economic Cost and Benefit evaluation method is applied to
its evaluation, which is single. While the Social Cost and Benefit evaluation
method is applied to the social cost-benefit analysis which takes fair distribution,
environment sustainability, national welfare maximization as the target; to DSM,
its implementation has a part in social public benefit property, but the external cost
and benefit formed due to this has no calculation boundary and it is required to
internalize the external cost and convert the environmental cost to the imple-
menters economic benefit to accomplish the maximization of its social benefit
with the governments incentive subsidy. The different points in the aspects like
purpose, object, shadow price, DSM service price calculation and application, and
others when cost-benefit analysis of a DSM project is carried out at different layers
are summarized in Table 2.3.
Whether a DSM implementer selects a certain kind of a DSM project, it mainly
consists of four aspects: economy, technology, environment, and market potential.
These four aspects are the implementation of cost-benefit analysis of a DSM
project. While the cost-benefit analysis mainly pay more attention to the cash flows
in compound interest of various energy conservation schemes of DSM such as
cost, benefit, and profit.
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Table 2.3 Differences between economic cost-benefit analysis and social cost-benefit analysis
Method Purpose Object Shadow price DSM User
type service price
calculation
Economic Making limited power Profit Financial Opportunity Power grid
cost resources get most increase efficiency cost enterprises;
and effective approach Power
benefit distribution generation
enterprises;
Energy service
companies
(ESCOs);
Power users
Social cost Improving power Economic Sustainable Social value Governments
and energy resource growth economy judgment
benefit allocation Social Environmental
justice carrying
capacity
Generally, cash flow is the term used to describe the currency result of a trans-
action behavior. The cash flow of a DSM project (also called net cash flow) refers
to the difference between cash-flow input and cash-flow output in the imple-
mentation process of a DSM project. It is mainly shown as the cash flow in the
implementation process of each DSM business. This kind of cash flow has many
cash forms: present value (P), future value (F), and annuity of a DSM project cost
benefit. The distribution in different periods is shown as Fig. 2.7.
The cash flow is a critical factor in the DSM project decision model. The DSM
investment decision model refers to making rational selection in various DSM
schemes according to the cash flow formed by various DSM investment schemes
and the obtained returns.
The cash flow of a DSM project is a kind of cash flow distribution of cost benefit of
this project in time sequence. It is the basis of calculating investment, valuation,
economic benefit, and social benefit of the DSM project. Its influencing factors
specifically including the following ones:
In the formation process of DSM scheme, the avoidable cost is the maximum cash
flow, but it is required to select the interest rate for estimating this cash flow. The
interest rate design is also an important content in cost-benefit analysis of DSM.
During benefit analysis of a DSM project, there are many interest rate choices.
1. Necessary rate of return. It refers to the lowest rate of return that people are
willing to invest. Generally, this is a decision discrimination standard of ES-
COs. When an energy conservation service cannot meet the requirements of
necessary rate of return after the company makes a decision on the imple-
mentation of a DSM project, it will be very difficult to accomplish the
implementation of this project; besides, this is also an important and sensitive
factor influencing the formation of cash flow of a DSM project.
2. Expected rate of return. It refers to the rate of return that the investor expects to
obtain. It is the rate of return that makes the net present value (NPV) to become
zero, so it is also called internal rate of return. This is a kind of original rate of
return of a DSM project and an important index for judging the internal
profitability of a DSM project as well as the starting point of project investment
and load cost. If the expected rate of return cannot be achievied, then the energy
conservation project does not have the economic feasibility. In addition, when
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The relation between interest rate design and necessary rate of return, expected
rate of return, and actual rate of return depends on the decision makers judgment
and the view of evaluation on DSM project. In the cost-benefit analysis process of
the project, the expected rate of return is similar to the actual rate of return, but
risks are not taken into account for it. That is to say, the difference between the two
is the interest rate difference resulting from risks.
Demand-side Resource
Power Market
The power market bidding transaction provides the real conditions for the
development of DSM, because only in comparatively normative market transac-
tion process can an energy efficiency project really form the benefit drive of energy
conservation services, can the power utilities (power grid enterprises and power
generation enterprises) really have motive power to implement DSM, can an
energy conservation company have enthusiasm to implement DSM and can the
cash flow of a DSM project have relative stability. For example, each private
power utility in California must make an investment plan which is fair to power
supply source and demand source and can prove that the company does not go
against the tenet of California Energy Plan, and is required to provide low cost
demand scheme before constructing the new power supply. It is required to esti-
mate the benefit of a DSM project for this scheme. If the load demand can be met
through demand-side management energy conservation, the power supply con-
struction investment plan shall not be approved. These are all market bases for the
accomplishment of IRSP or IRP and DSM, otherwise, the cost and benefit cannot
become the real interest lever of energy conservation service.
The reliability and risk management is a kind of guarantee for DSM energy
conservation business. For example, to confirm the reference value of energy
conservation benefit share is 50 %, that is a kind of reliability and risk prevention
regulation for guaranteeing the energy conservation contract to be accomplished.
The cash flow decomposition is like this: classify the capital inflow and outflow of
multiple selected DSM projects in the accounting period, compile an income
statement and draw a cash flow distribution diagram; then select different interest
rates to estimate the time value of capital; finally, provide the appropriate DSM
project.
[Case 2-5] Table 2.4 is a simple capacity conservation cash flow list by Effi-
ciency Vermont of the USA.
The data of this case shows that the DSM project of 20022004 saved elec-
tricity charge of about USD 94 million for the industrial and commercial con-
sumers and the residents when it brought social benefit of USD 100 million.
During the actual implementaton of a DSM project, the two large parts, namely,
cash-flow input and cash-flow output, must be separated out from the cash flow in
detail.
It is the base for forming the sharable benefit of DSM planning, including the
following items.
1. Benefit fund inflow of a DSM project. It can be shown specifically as the saved
annual electricity charge after the implementation of a DSM project. It also
includes capacity conservation magnitude of value, called the avoidable
capacity cost, energy efficiency testing cost collected from the users and the
cost invested by the participant and the third party. However, seeing from the
view of social benefits, it also includes resource benefit compensation (in the
full life cycle) and environmental benefit compensation expenditure (0.007
dollars/kWh), etc.
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Table 2.4 Energy and capacity conservation cash flow decomposition list by energy efficiency
utility of Vermont, USA
No. Social cost testing input Formula Industrial and Residents All items
and result commercial
departments
Thousand % Thousand % Thousand %
dollars dollars dollars
1 Annual conservation 78,414 58 57,538 42 135,952 100
load (converted to
capital)
2 Energy efficiency 20,356 53 17,808 47 38,164 100
testing cost
3 Participant and the 15,046 60 10,207 40 25,253 100
third partys cost
4 Management cost 757 50 757 50 1,514 100
5 Total risk-free cost [2] ? [3] ? [4] 36,159 56 28,772 44 64,931 100
6 Total cost for risk 32,543 56 25,894 44 58,437 100
discrimination
7 Benefit of resource 63,429 62 38,670 38 102,099 100
conservation
8 Environmental benefit 549 58 403 42 952 100
9 Total benefit [7] ? [8] 63,978 62 39,073 38 103,051 100
10 Electricity (GWh) 1,523.2 1,395.4 2,918.6
11 Net social benefit of [9]/[10] 42.0 28.0 35.3
unit electricity
(thousand dollars/
GWh)
12 Public utilities cost 2.7 3.8 3.2
testing; cost saving
of unit electricity
(thousand dollars/
GWh)
13 Reduction income of 10 12 4,113 5,302 93,400
power utilities
14 Benefit-cost ratio (-) [9]/[6] 1.97 1.51 1.76
Note The data are filed according to the data on the website of energy efficiency utility of
Vermont, USA
2. System Benefits Charges (SBC). This is a kind of the minimum cost source for
ensuring demands of energy efficiency project, renewable energy projects, and
research and development projects. This income must be undertaken by all
users and has the same charging standard. In California, United States, all the
investment sources of energy efficiency, renewable energy projects, and the
research and development are ensured in accordance with withdrawing 0.025
dollars SBC [7] from every kWh electricity charge.
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3. Fixed fund inflow of a DSM project. This refers to the value of fixed assets
formed due to the implementation of a DSM project and energy conservation
project. The actual value includes the annual depreciation of energy-saving
equipment accomplishes the value transfer in a form of cash-flow input.
4. Circulating fund inflow of a DSM project. This mainly refers to the one-time
valuation recovery mode in the implementation process of energy conservation
project and the mode of withdrawing benefit funds in a balance manner in the
full life cycle of a DSM project. The former cash-flow input mode is one-time
recovery which can easily cause financial unbalance while the latter is a kind of
cash flow balance withdrawal mode.
5. Residual value fund inflow of a DSM project. It is usually withdrawn according
to 35 % of the original value of energy-saving equipments.
6. Sponsoring funds of a DSM project. It should be a kind of important cash-flow
input or even the cash-flow input in a comparatively great proportion of a DSM
project. It includes social and individual endowments, the donation of power
generation enterprises and support of green organizations, government of every
country or international organizations.
It refers to the total cost payout after considering the risk of a DSM project. It
includes the investment like prophase feasibility analysis cost of a DSM project,
energy-saving reconstruction materials, equipment and labor and other investment
and management costs. Thereinto, the management cost includes plan control fund
of a DSM project (fund expenditure required by plan management work for
implementing DSM project), cost control (expenses including cost budget, control
and its statistical analysis expenditure, etc.), financial control (expenses including
financial cost, interest expense, and loan selection, etc.). These daily expense parts
such as material costs, labor costs, interest expenses and management costs, etc.,
are necessary fund expenses to ensure the successful implementation of energy
conservation projects.
While carrying out social cost-benefit analysis of a DSM project, there is also a
total interest. Its calculation is different from the common analysis of corporate
financial net cash flow. The calculation boundary of this cash flow is the whole
society and environment and others, so it is called the social benefit which spe-
cifically is the improvement of environmental treatment cost, fairness, and welfare,
etc. It is very difficult to evaluate this part. Especially, it is very difficult to show
the external cost and long-term benefit with the financial cash flow indexes.
The main indexes of cost-benefit analysis of DSM and their functions are shown
as Table 2.5.
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Table 2.5 Main indexes of cost-benefit analysis of DSM and their functions
Index Expression Main index applied to cost-benefit Remarks
analysis and its function
Present 1 Investment analysis of a DSM project PPresent value
P F 1in
value Ph 1
i FFuture value
(P) P Rt 1i t
AAnnuity
P A ADFi; n RtCash flow of
Future F P 1 in
Evaluating the economic benefit and the year
P
value F Rt 1 int social benefit of a DSM Project ADFAnnuity
(F) F A ACFi; n discount factor
Annuity A F SFF i; n Calculating the annuity cost of a DSM ACFAnnuity
(A) A P CRFi; n project compound
factor
SFFSinking
fund factor
CRFCapital
recovery factor
The analysis of the future value of DSM costs and benefits mainly studies the value
of cost input and benefit output which are shown with cash flow in DSM project
calculated till the project is finished.
The future value of a DSM project is expressed with F. The basic analysis model
for calculating future cost-benefit value of a DSM project is
X
n
1
F Rt Ct 2:9
t0 1 int
where,
F Future value
Rt Annual benefit of the tth year after implementing DSM project
Ct Investment cost of a DSM project in the tth year
i Time value rate of capital (discount rate, rate of return on investment and
capital cost, etc.)
n Service life of the implementation of a DSM project.
Formula (2.9) is suitable for the condition that the income and cost cash flow of
a DSM project is inconsistent, cash-flow input and cash-flow output is irregular.
Therefore, this is a cost and benefit evaluation formula that has general meanings.
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When DSM project investment is carried out in a form of equivalent net cash flow
every year or the annual input and output being comparatively stable, the annuity
final value can be expressed with the equivalent annuity value A, and the future
annuity value of a DSM project is
1 in 1
FA 2:10
i
Generally, the factor is shown with ACF (i, n) which is calculated as the
formula:
1 in 1
ACFi; n 2:11
i
[Case 2-6] The total investment at the early stage of a DSM project for imple-
menting energy conservation reconstruction of an enterprise is RMB 1.2 Million
Yuan. After implementing DSM project, the estimated sharable benefit of energy
conservation returned in the future 3 years after the implementation is RMB 1
Million Yuan per year, and the rate of return on investment is 10 %. Then, how
much is the total sharable benefit of this project after the project is finished?
Answer: the investment present value I of this project is RMB 1.2 Million
Yuan and the sharable benefit of energy conservation returned after the imple-
mentation is RMB 1 Million Yuan per year. It is a question about the summation of
the future annuity value.
RMB 1.2
Million
Yuan
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1 in 1
FA I 1 in
i
1 10%3 1
1 1:2 1 10%3
10%
3:31 1:5972
1:7128 RMB Million Yuan
Therefore, the total sharable benefit of this project is RMB 1.71 Million Yuan,
shown as Fig. 2.8.
When it is required to evaluate the final benefit of a DSM project, it can be carried
out by allocating the final amount of investment of the project for every year and
the expenditure is paid in annuity mode. If the investment is carried out, the
annuity generally can be calculated through formula (2.12) and then the annual
standard value of benefit evaluation can be received.
i
AF 2:12
1 in 1
Formula (2.12) is often used after the loan of a DSM project is implemented.
The bank loan F is required to be paid in the future. Or F can be the energy
conservation benefit promise to the investor. From the view of loan, F is equivalent
to a debt, namely, the equivalent benefit value accomplished year by year through
DSM project.
[Case 2-7] An energy conservation company and the users signed an agreement.
The total sharable benefit of the project after 5 years is estimated to be RMB 5.87
Million Yuan. If the capital cost of this company is 8 %, it is estimated that the
DSM project starts to recover benefit year by year in the implementation process.
If capitalization mode rather than expensing mode (the capitalization is returned
year by year according to annuity while the expensing is the one-time return) is
taken for the project implementation, how much is the sharable benefit of energy
conservation returned every year in the late 5 years of this energy conservation
company?
Answer: according to the known conditions, the final value after 5 years is
estimated to be RMB 5.87 Million Yuan. If it is capitalized, the annual benefit
value will be:
i 8%
AF 5:87 1 RMB Million Yuan 2:12
1 in 1 1 8 %5 1
Thus, the annual sharable benefit of this project will be RMB 1 Million Yuan.
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X
n
1
P Rt Ct 2:13
t1 1 it
Formula (2.13) is the formula that discounts the cash of a DSM project year by
year to get the sum. It is generally used for discriminating the present values of the
investment cost and future benefit of the DSM project and often used for invest-
ment estimation, budgetary estimate, and budget of a DSM project.
[Case 2-8] The prophase investment on the implementation of a DSM project is
RMB 100.000 Yuan in the first year, 140,000 Yuan at the end of the second year,
and 200,000 Yuan at the end of the third year; the bank loan interest is 10 %. Then,
how much will the investment need to be paid for DSM reconstruction of the three
phases?
Answer: in the previous three years income of this project R = 0, so the sum
of investment present value is
n
X
1
P 0 Ct
t1 1 it
1 1 1
0 100 0 140 0 200
1 10 %1 1 10 %2 1 10 %3
356:7 RMB thousand Yuan
Case 2-8 shows that formula (2.13) can be used for calculating the total
investment present value of the project when the benefit and investment cash flow
of the DSM project have been known and it is required to calculate the total
investment present value of the project. This calculation method generally is
applied to the prophase investment budget of a DSM project.
This is the special example of present value formula. That is to say, when the
annual input and output of a DSM project are equal, formula (2.14) can be directly
used to calculate the cash present value of the project.
1 in 1
PA 2:14
i1 in
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When the scheme decision making and financing of a DSM project are carried out
and it is required to compare multiple schemes with each other, using the annual
cost method to carry out the comparison is an important method for cost-benefit
analysis of a DSM project.
i1 in
AP 2:15
1 in 1
This is the formula used for calculating the return on investment of a DSM
project and mainly for calculating the investment evaluation and benefit forecast. It
is also a comparatively important and practical parameter, which can be used to
calculate the investment recovery benefit of DSM projects of ESCOs.
[Case 2-9] An Energy Service Company (ESCO) which has a sum of fund as
RMB 39.93 Million Yuan hopes to carry out the next rounds rolling development
of a DSM project by means of annuity recovery. The rate of return on investment
of this kind of project in the history is 8 % and the investment period is 5 years.
Then, how much is the annuity benefit required every year so that the DSM
investment benefit of the ESCO is better?
Answer:
i 1 i n 8 % 1 8 % 5
AP n 39:93 10 RMB Million Yuan
1 i 1 1 8 %5 1
2:15
Case 2-9 shows that when an ESCO is looking for DSM projects, the invest-
ment owned by the ESCO has been known and it is required to calculate how
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many sharable benefits can be got every year in these projects and judge whether it
is worth investment, the formula (2.15) can be used for the calculation.
In a word, analyzing the cost and benefit of DSM is the financial basis for
project evaluation and decision. According to different decisions, different cal-
culation methods are used. For example, when it is required to calculate the
financial profit of an ESCO, the future annuity value formula is suited; required to
calculate the loan repayment fund of a DSM project and evaluate the social benefit
brought by DSM to resource conservation, the future value formula is needed.
For the convenience of application, the previous formulae are summarized in
Table 2.6.
The net present value decision is the method used for making the DSM project
decision. Here, the compound interest rate mode of project benefit is used.
Therefore, the sharable benefit of DSM can be calculated through formula (2.16).
Net present value of the sharable benefit of DSM = future benefit present value
of a DSM projectinvestment present value of a DSM project
X
n
1
NPVDSM Rt C t 2:16
t1 1 it
where, NPVDSM - net present value of a DSM project; the other variables are the
same as those of formula (2.9).
Criterion condition:
When NPVDSM [ 0; the DSM scheme can get sharable benefit and the scheme
is available.
When NPVDSM 0; the DSM scheme is breakeven or makes a loss and the
scheme is unavailable.
[Case 2-10] An Energy Service Company has two DSM investment schemes, but
only one of them can be selected as the fund is limited. The investment of scheme
A is RMB 200 Million Yuan and the annual avoidable cost that can be recovered is
RMB 40 Million Yuan; the investment of scheme B is RMB 250 Million Yuan and
the annual avoidable cost that can be recovered is RMB 42 Million Yuan. The
economic operation period of the two schemes is 10 years and the rate of return on
investment is 10 %. Which scheme should be selected so that the DSM investment
benefit of this Energy Service Company is better?
Answer: obviously, it is required to calculate the net present values of the two
schemes and compare them with the investment, respectively, and then make
decision judgment.
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1 in 1
P A ADFi; n A
i1 in
1 10 %10 1
PA 40 200 45:80 RMB Million Yuan
10 %1 10 %10
1 10 %10 1
PB 42 250 8:07RMB Million Yuan
10 %1 10 %10
According to this, scheme A is better for the ESCO.
n h
P i
1
Rt 1i t
t1
PIDSM Pn h i 2:17
1
Ct 1i t
t1
where, PIDSM - present value index of a DSM project; the other variables are the
same as those of formula (2.9).
As it shows the absolute number of energy conservation benefit and the benefit
only can be obtained usually based on a large sum of investment, in order to
analyze the profitability of a DSM project, it is required to calculate the relative
ratio of cost and benefit. This kind of analysis method is called present value index
method.
Criterion condition:
When PIDSM [ 1; the DSM scheme is available.
When PIDSM 1; the DSM scheme is unavailable.
Using the internal revenue rate method to evaluate the cost and benefit of a DSM
project means selecting the break-even point of the cost and benefit, which is also
the critical value of the corresponding i0 when the net present value is zero.
X
n
1
NPVDSM Rt Ct 2:18
t1 1 IRRDSM t
Where, IRRDSM - internal revenue rate of a DSM project; the other variables are
the same as those of formula (2.9).
Criterion condition:
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When IRRDSM is greater than the bank loan interest rate, the DSM scheme at
least has profitability of repaying the loan and it shows the scheme is available.
When IRRDSM is not greater than the bank loan interest rate, the financial cost
cannot be paid adequately after the implementation of the DSM scheme and it
shows the scheme is unavailable.
The government, power utilities (power grid enterprise and power generation
enterprise), Energy Service Companies (ESCOs), power users, energy conserva-
tion technology/equipment production suppliers, and financial institutions, etc., are
involved in the implementation of DSM. At present stage in China, the roles of the
four main participants can be described like this: the government is the leader of
DSM; the power grid enterprise is the main implementer of DSM; the energy
conservation company is the core force in the implementation of DSM; the power
user is the main participant in DSM. The implementation of any DSM project can
only be taken into account when the benefit is more than the cost and when the
investment can be recovered in rational time.
To be specific, the users use advanced technology and equipment to save
power, change the power consumption mode to decrease load demand, expecting
to reduce electricity expenditure in the service life, and recover the investment in a
short time. To the power utilities, the power saving not only decreases the
expenditure of increased electricity, it but also decreases the sales income due to
the reduced electricity sale; it is beneficial only when the decreased expenditure is
higher than the decreased income. To the society, only if the unit power saving
cost is lower than the increased power cost, or the capacity cost for saving peak
load is lower than the cost of the newly built power plant, can the overquick
increase of marginal cost be inhibited, the electricity price be stable and the social
fund input be decreased; only if the pollutant emission is lower than certain limit,
can the harmonious and sustainable development of the society be promoted. To
the non-participating users, although their power consumption is not reduced, they
also can get benefits from the decrease of electricity expenditure because the
electricity price is lower than the prospective electricity price. In the following
parts, how these main participants analyze and evaluate the cost and benefit of a
DSM project are introduced, respectively.
The power grid enterprises in China can accomplish the fair distribution of
electric energy value and the improvement of social benefit to the maximum
extent with the help of the governments macroscopic policy. The fairness
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Table 2.7 Social cost and benefit evaluation index system of DSM implementation of the
government
Evaluation Social target DSM effect index
Energy benefit Implementing power saving through Unit GDP power consumption decrease
DSM to improve energy Rationality of power/energy elasticity
efficiency coefficient
Promoting consumers to meet their Power utilization rate
demands with less energy input
Ensuring high quality and security
of energy supply
Resource Quantitative reduction of non- Power supply share of fossil fuel
allocation renewable resources and Renewable power supply construction
improving comprehensive power and grid sale share
efficiency Lighting power saving and energy-
saving motor promotion proportion
Atmospheric Ensuring environmental protection Annual emission quantity of main
environment quality of demand-side resources pollutants
pH and frequency (%) of acid rain
Ecological Ensuring the harmoniousness of Ensuring ecological sensitive
protection load demand and ecology protection area air quality, security
and newly-built DSM project noise
pollution proximity
Land used for DSM project
construction
Protection to water resource by power
generation and power grid quantity
reduction
Energy-saving Energy-saving technology Power saving technology promotion
technology innovation and security degree
and Operability of energy-saving Power saving equipment
management management mode popularization degree
International acceptability of DSM
mode
Social Ensuring energy efficiency Ensuring fairness, justice and openness
responsibility authenticity and excellent of energy efficiency certification
service after DSM promotion
Energy conservation service credit
which not only achieves energy efficiency object but also shows fairness, so the
SBC paid by the users who use more power are correspondingly more.
The general method for promoting the evaluation on the whole society public
benefits of DSM is resource and environment benefit evaluation, energy utilization
efficiency and its evaluation on the public product manufacturers social respon-
sibilities,is as shown in Table 2.7.
At present, fossil fuelscoal, petroleum oil and natural gas are mainly used in the
traditional thermal power plants in China, and the main pollutants are CO2, SO2,
and NOx. Saving load demand may decrease power generation as well as saving
coal and decreasing pollutant emissions, so the benefits brought to the society by
implementing DSM is shown as the resource optimization allocation under the
goal of the minimum social cost. It is specifically embodied in the decrease of
damage to the environment due to the fossil energy combustion. In addition to
power saving quantity (avoidable electricity) and energy- saving quantity, it also
can be shown in the reduction of pollutant emissions. Therefore, the social benefit
brought due to the implementation of a DSM projectpollutant emission reduc-
tion estimation is important content in the social benefit evaluation of DSM.
X DWi
DW 2:19
ih
1 a 1 b
DWi
fa0 b DW 106 b 106 2:20
1 a 1 b
where,
fa0 Coal equivalent conservation (tce)
b Coal equivalent consumption for power generation (gce/kWh)
DWi Avoidable electricity of user, namely, power saving quantity (kWh)
DW Avoidable electricity of power system (kWh)
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2. Calculate the coal equivalent conservation according to the peak load shifting
and valley filling effect.
Through peak load shifting and valley filling, even though there is no power
saving, the coal consumption for power generation shall also be reduced due to
increasing the power grid load factor so that the benefit of energy conservation and
emission reduction can be achieved. The coal conservation due to load factor
rising can be calculated through formula (2.21).
t
fcoal r Ptmax Tmax 8760Drn 2:21
where,
t
fcoal r Section during the reporting period to improve load rate of coal.
Ptmax The largest load during the reporting peroid.
Tmax Base the largest load using the hours.
Dr Load rate increased value during the reporting period.
n The grid power supply coal consumption rate.
Power saved by the coal-fired power plant, then the saved coal quantity
equivalent can be converted to raw coal quantity, like formula (2.22).
fa kfa0 2:22
where,
fa0 Coal equivalent conservation (ton)
fa Raw coal conservation (ton)
k Coefficient of coal equivalent converted to raw coal (coefficienct differs due to
different coal quality of each area; generally, it can be 1.4 or so).
MSO2 l fa 2:23
l hS sSO2 1 u
S 2:24
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where,
MSO2 SO2 emission reduction (ton)
l SO2 emission reduction coefficient
hs Sulfur content of fuel (100 %)
sso2 Coefficient of sulfur converted to SO2
u
s Average desulfurization rate of the power system (100 %).The formula is
shown as formula (2.25)
S 1 r 1 uS 1 r
u 2:25
where,
r Proportion of unit provided with desulfurization equipment (100 %)
us Average desulfurization rate of unit provided with desulfurization equipment
(100 %).
The value of each parameter is related to the power supply structure, coal
condition, desulfurization equipment installation condition, and desulfurization
condition.
[Case 2-11] Suppose that the thermal power generation units in an area are all
coal-fired units. Thereinto, the proportion of unit provided with desulfurization
equipmentr is equal to 15 %; the average desulfurization rate of the desulfur-
ization equipment us is equal to 85%; the average sulfur content of coal hs is equal
to 1.0 %; the coal consumption equivalent for power generation b is equal to
340gce/kWh; the auxiliary power consumption rate b is equal to 6.5 %; the line
loss rate a is equal to 6.3 %; the other conversion coefficient values are sso2 1:6
and k 1:4: Try to calculate the SO2 emission reduction in the condition that the
power saving quantity DWi is equal to 200 GWh.
Answer:
According to formula (2.19), formula (2.20) and formula (2.22),
2 108
DW 2:28 108 kWh
1 6:3 % 1 6:5 %
MCO2 v f 0a 2:26
[Case 2-12] If the annual coal equivalent conservation of an area gets to 77,520
tce through the implementation of a DSM project and vCO2 C 0:799; try to
calculate the CO2 emission reduction.
Answer:
According to formula (2.27),
10 Additional DSM
Investment
5
DSM
0
Trillion USD
Power
-5 Utility
-10 Avoidable
Investment of
-15 Supply Side
-20
Fig. 2.9 Comparison diagram of investment on DSM and corresponding avoidable investment
brought
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World Energy Outlook 2004 by the International Energy Agency points out that
the world generation, transmission and distribution investment demand from 2003
to 2030 is conservatively estimated to be 10 trillion dollars. However, 10 %,
namely, 1 trillion dollars can be saved through DSM. What Fig. 2.9 shows is that a
little investment in DSM can avoid large scale investment in the power supply
link.
The most direct benefit after the DSM project being implemented by a power grid
enterprise shall be shown in the fixed asset investment cost and circulating funds
saved due to the avoidable capacity and avoidable electricity.
The benefit of the implementation of DSM by the power grid enterprise is
shown as the difference between the total revenue (R) and total cost (C). Thereinto,
the total revenue R of DSM for the power grid enterprise is equal to the avoidable
capacity cost of reserve capacity considered for the power grid plus the reduced
power sale income subsidized to the power grid enterprise by the government due
to the implementation of DSM, which can be shown in formula (2.29).
" #
Igrid X k Xm
DQij DPij Fij Cij Igrid
Egrid Rs Fij j Is
1x i1 j1 1 kg 1 x
2:29
where,
Egrid Power saving benefit of the power grid enterprise in the economic
operation period of a certain DSM project
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Igrid Power grid capacity expansion investment reduced due to terminal power
saving of the power grid enterprise (incuding corresponding reserve
capacity)
x Proportion of reserve capacity of the power grid
Rs Energy conservation service revenue of the power grid enterprise (this is
power saving benefit with threshold limit, and the power grid line loss
reduction is included in it due to the implementation of DSM, which is
ignored in this formula.)
Is The present value of one-time investment of the power grid due to the
power saving project (if the investment is provided in multiple steps, the
calculation method is the same as that of the discounted return; the
common DSM investment Is of the power grid enterpise mainly includes
LM device, DSM information system and energy storage projects
encouragement to users, DSM demonstration project, peak-valley meter
installation and power saving, or variable-frequency motor purchase and
installation, which is not completely consistent.)
Fij The fund subsidized for the power sale loss of the power grid enterprise in
the jth year by the government
Cij The current operating expense in DSM business of the power grid
enterprise, such as the expenses of the power grid enterprise including
interruptable electricity expenditure and others as well as depreciation
charge of DSM information system, etc.
DQij The electricity of the regional power grid saved in the ith DSM project in
the jth year due to the implementation of power saving project (it can be
got through the statistical data.)
DPij The difference between electricity prices (buying-in wholesale and
terminal retail) of the power grid enterprise in the ith DSM project in
the jth year due to the implementation of power saving project (which can
be received through the statistical data, including the power saving expense
got through peak power shifting, etc.)
kg The necessary rate of return in the power saving project (bank discount rate
also can be used)
k The quantity of power saving technologies or power saving projects used
or implemented by the user
m The economic operation period of the power saving project.
The cost for the power grid enterprise to implement DSM project also should
include publicity expenses, instruction expenses, promotion expenses, etc. For
example, the incentive supporting cost of Shanghai power grid enterprises in DSM
demonstration projects accounts for 10 % of the total investment of DSM projects.
DSM has been applied to large industrial users, commercial users, colleges and
universities as well as other users; the peak-valley price has been applied to the
users; the investment of every piece of peak-valley meter is RMB 200 Yuan; in
2.5 Cost-Benefit Analysis of Each DSM Participants 113
recent years, the relevant total investment of DSM has been achieved several
hundred thousand Yuan. Thus, the economic and social benefits for ensuring safely
power supply on summer peak, peak load shifting and valley filling and energy
efficiency improvement have been brought. The expression of cost for a power grid
enterprise to implement DSM is shown as formula (2.30):
Ct Cs Cm Ca 2:30
where,
Ct Total cost on DSM of the power grid enterprise;
Cs DSM project supporting cost
Cm DSM project management cost
Ca DSM project assistant cost.
The direct costs for the power grid enterprise to implement DSM project
include the DSM project supporting cost and DSM project management cost.
The indirect or assistant costs include the following contents: (1) Investment on
high efficiency power transmission and distribution equipment; (2) Investment for
optimizing the power grid structure, power supply structure, and power con-
sumption structure; (3) The financial risk loss cost for the power grid enterprise to
implement DSMpeak load shifting electricity price reduction risk of peak-valley
price, interruptible electricity price compensation risk, and DSM project risk, etc.
Therefore, the power grid enterprise should share the benefits of a DSM project
with the users. According to the experience data of California of the USA, the
share proportion of the power grid enterprise accounts for about 3040 % of the
net benefit [9].
The benefit in the power generation link of DSM is mainly embodied in the
avoidable cost. The avoidable cost is the saving on the installed capacity that the
power generation enterprise should invest. The amount of this investment can be
transferred as other investment, so it is a kind of opportunity cost. The avoidable
cost is classified as fixed avoidable cost and variable avoidable cost. The fixed
avoidable cost refers to the investment on installed capacity of the power gener-
ation enterprise reduced due to DSM; the variable avoidable cost refers to the coal
consumption for power generation, unit labor cost ,and unit environment cost
(desulfurization and denitration) reduced by the power grid enterprise, etc. The
avoidable cost is
Ia DL F DE CV CP 2:31
where,
Ia Annual avoidable cost of the power generation enterprise.
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Therefore, the avoidable cost Ia is namely the power saving benefit that can be
shared by the DSM project implementer and the power generation enterprise. As
mentioned in last Chapter, by 2020, the installed capacity reduced through DSM in
China shall be 86 GW in total. If the unit average cost of thermal power generation
is 4,000 Yuan/kW, the total fixed avoidable cost got by the power generation
enterprise due to DSM shall be
The benefit that users participate in the DSM project can be divided into two
parts: power saving investment Is and power saving benefit Rs : In addition, a
user can participate in one or more power saving project(s)i 1; . . .; k at the
same time, and the economic operation period of a power saving project is w
year(s), so the power saving cost-benefit objective function of this user is
" #
Xk Xm
Fij DQij DPij
Euser Rs Is Is 2:32
i1 j1 1 k j
where,
Euser Power saving benefit of the user
Rs Power saving income of the user, such as reduced electricity expenditure
Is The total power saving investment of the user and/or the ESCO.
Here, suppose that it is the present value of one-time investment of the power
saving project. If the investment is provided in multiple steps, the calculation
method will be the same as that of the benefit. The common DSM project
investment Is includes peak-valley meter installation, power saving or variable-
frequency motor purchase, and installation and energy storage project, etc. The
interruptible LM users investment mainly is the investment on the terminal
devices for load control. The power utility mainly provides investment on LM
devices.
Fij The government energy conservation fund in the jth year (when the
government energy conservation fund is withdrawn from the electricity
price, Fij also can be shown as the incentive fund to the user by the energy
conservation company.)
DQij The electicity quantity of the user saved in the ith DSM project in the jth
year due to the implementation of power saving project (it can be got
through the statistical data.)
DPij The difference between electricity prices of the user in the ith DSM project
in the jth year due to the implementation of power saving project (it can be
got through the statistical data, including the power saving expense got
through the implementation of peak-valley price and eletricity cost
compensated to the user through the interruptible electricity price, etc.)
k The necessary rate of return on the power saving project of the ESCO
(bank discount rate also can be used.)
i The zth type of power saving technology or power saving project used or
implemented by the user, i = 1, , k, such as peak load shifting and valley
filling with peak-valley price
Table 2.8 List of time-of-user price of accumulative household power in the district
Monthly power consumption (kWh) 050 50200 Above 200
Period Peak Valley Peak Valley Peak Valley
Electricity price (Yuan/kWh) 0.56 0.28 0.59 0.31 0.66 0.38
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Yuan/kWh)
Monthly Power
Consumption (kWh)
Table 2.9 Monthly electricity charge calculation list of peak-valley progressive electricity price
of household users
No. Item Formula Ladder-type electricity
050 kWh 51200 kWh Above
200 kWh
1 Non-peak-valley electricity price 0.48
(RMB Yuan/kWh)
2 Monthly electricity (kWh) 285
3 Non-peak-valley electricity charge 1 2 136.8
(RMB Yuan)
4 Peak electricity price (RMB Yuan/ 0.56 0.59 0.66
kWh)
5 Peak electricity (kWh) 26 79 45
6 Peak electricity charge (RMB 4 5 14.7 46.6 29.7
Yuan)
7 Valley electricity price (RMB 0.28 0.31 0.38
Yuan/kWh)
8 Valley electricity (kWh) 24 71 40
9 Valley electricity charge (RMB 7 8 6.7 22.0 15.2
Yuan)
10 Peak-valley electricity charge [6] ? [9] 21.4 68.6 44.8
(RMB Yuan)
11 Total electricity charge (RMB 134.9
Yuan)
12 Saved charge; DP (RMB Yuan) [11] - [3] 1.9
j The economic operation period of the power saving project of the ESCO,
j = 1, , m.
[Case 2-13] The cost benefit calculation Case of a DSM project for users in a
residential district
There are 16 residential buildings in this district, 102 households in each
building; and 1,632 household users in total. The district is involved in the DSM
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project of the ESCO and the time-of-use (TOU) price is implemented. The elec-
tricity price list is shown in Table 2.8 and Fig. 2.10.
According to the investigation, the average monthly power consumption of
each household is 285 kWh. The household electricity price is 0.48 Yuan/kWh
before the residents use the peak-valley price. According to the time-of-use price
provided in Table 2.8, after the household users in the district participated in DSM
projects, they consequently chose to use energy-saving lamps for lighting, transfer
the power consumption of washing machines to the power consumption in the
valley period, use valley price for electric heating and tried not to use the air
conditioners in peak period. Through the implementation of these DSM projects,
the average monthly power consumption of the residents in this district is
150 kWh in the peak load period and 135 kWh in the valley load period.
According to the progressive accumulation, the electricity price calculation is
shown as Table 2.9.
If the internal electricity charge in the accounting period is calculated according
to the simple interest, the annual saving electricity charge of the users in this
district is RMB 22.8 Yuan; the economic operation period of the project is 6 years
and the annual discount rate is 5 %. The expenses for participating in the DSM
projects before include the following contents: the cost for each household to rent
a piece of peak-valley eletric meter to participate in the household power saving
project is RMB 300 Yuan, thereinto, the subsidy provided by the power utility is
RMB 200 Yuan (the property right of owning this meter); the investment of each
household is RMB 100 Yuan. Then, the energy conservation service cost and
benefit difference of this residential district can be shown as the formula:
" #
P6
22:8
Euser Rs Is 1; 632 200 15% j 100
j1
1; 632 200 22:8 ADF5%; 6 100
352 Thousand Yuan
Where, the data of household investment (RMB 100 Yuan) is got through
95598 telephone interview in China; the cost saving is calculated according to the
annual total saving electricity charge, which is equal to the monthly electricity
charges saving (1.9 Yuan) multiplied by the number of months (12), as
1.9*12 = 22.8 Yuan (It should be the accumulated amount of 72 months, or
6 years, according to the compound interest in the economic operation period of
the DSM project).
This case shows that when the peak and valley ratio of the household electricity
price is two, the cost and benefit sum of the household DSM projects in this
residential district is RMB 352,000 Yuan and the operation period will go on six
years.
According to the estimation of the current time-of-use price in this district,
when the valley electricity accounts for 10.71 % in the total power consumption, it
is the critical point of the electricity charge before and after the implementation
of DSM [10]. That is to say, when the valley electricity exceeds 10.71 %, the
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Nov. 2003
Jan. 2002
March 2002
July 2002
Nov. 2002
Jan. 2003
March 2003
July 2003
Sept. 2003
July 2004
Sept. 2004
Nov. 2004
July 2005
Sept. 2005
Nov. 2005
May 2002
May 2003
Jan. 2004
March 2004
May 2004
Jan. 2005
March 2005
May 2005
Jan. 2006
Sept. 2002
Fig. 2.11 Savings of spot electricity price of the power grid, sales electricity price including
power transmission price and the contract cost of the ESCO
peak-valley electricity charge will begin to drop and the DSM benefit will start to
emerge.
where,
EESCO DSM project benefit of the ESCO
Rs The power saving benefit of the user, such as reduced electricity expense
1
The calculation in this chapter only focuses on the calculation of sharing type energy services.
2.5 Cost-Benefit Analysis of Each DSM Participants 119
Figure 2.11 shows when the ESCO implements the DSM project for the user, it
carries out the energy auditing in advance, calculates the avoidable capacity in the
full life cycle of the DSM project (lifetime MWhs savings) on the basis of energy
efficiency measurement confirmation of the first year and compares the energy
efficiency contract electricity price with the power grid electricity price to show
the benefit brought by the ESCO through energy conservation.
Second, the cost project and its approximate share of the ESCO are as follows:
Incentive to the terminal user (34 %)
Cost of technological support to the terminal user (22 %)
Market promotion expense of the ESCO (17 %)
Cost of technological support to the business cooperator (1 %)
Daily operation management expense (1 %)
Incentive to the business cooperator
Expense of new projects developed through subsequent services (22 %)
Management information system (3 %)
The electricity price, which is established on the basis of the cost, is the currency
expression of power products. Therefore, electricity price is the key factor that
decides DSM cost and benefit. In different kinds of electricity prices, the one
which is most commonly used in DSM is the time-of-use (TOU) price.
As we know, the basic object form of DSM cost and benefit form is like this:
the cost that should be input for implementing DSM, including the fixed cost and
variable cost involved in the DSM business, is subtracted from the sharable benefit
of DSM formed by the profits at different electricity price levels. The assumed
condition here is DSM project is the financial management mode of the branch
with independent accounting of the ESCO. The benefit is shared with the users and
then is shared with the parent companythe ESCO.
EDSM Rt Cp Ce F Cv 2:34
where,
EDSM The sharable benefit after the implementation of DSM
Ri The benefit after DSM implemented at the electricity price level in the
t period
Cp The avoidable capacity cost
Ce The avoidable electric quantity cost
F The fixed asset investment on DSM project operation
Cv The circulating fund for DSM project operation.
45
40
35
Growth Rate (%)
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
National Power Equipment Capacity National Electricity
Resident Power Equipment Capacity Resident Electricity
Fig. 2.13 Total and resident power equipment capacity and electricity growth rate
important base for forming the profits of the power grid enterprise. The price in the
formula mainly depends on the former three items:
EDSM Rt Cp Ce F Cv 2:35
Where, Rt is the service benefit of each DSM planning of the project imple-
menter. At the same time, we observe from the Vermont case that the cost cal-
culated by the ESCO consists of the cost calculated accoding to the contract, the
wholesale price and sales price including transportation cost of power purchased
by the power utility from the market in a wholesale manner. Therefore, the ESCO
not only can get profit in the avoidable cost range but also can have the profit-
making potential between the wholesale and retail prices, shown as Fig. 2.13. The
ESCO is the implementer of DSM. Specifying the capital project can get the
following formula:
X
N
1
EBC Fp fG t Rlose t CDSM t 2:36
0 1 it
where,
EBC The cost-benefit of the full life cycle of the DSM project
Fp The saving value of annual investment per kW
fG The fuel cost saved through the avoidable power generation
Rlose The power loss cost of the power enterprise due to the implementation of
DSM.
The cost in the DSM project is mainly the implementation cost of DSM plan,
including energy efficiency testing cost, the cost of the participant and the third
2.5 Cost-Benefit Analysis of Each DSM Participants 123
party, and management expense such as the expense control, financial control and
plan control
In the process of applying this formula, attention should be paid to two points:
1. The fund subsidized by the government is input to the DSM planning project
but the fund cannot be attributed into the cost of the ESCO because the tax is
deducted from the cost, the fund is special fund rather than the energy con-
servation service expense, it cannot be calculated repeatedly.
2. Power loss cost is subsidized by the government in many countries, so it also
cannot be considered as part of the costs.
Table 2.10 Statistical table of dsm cost and benefit RMB Million Yuan
Initial DSM Annual average energy conservation Parameter
investment benefit
Scheme A 140 17.8 Discount rate 10 %
Scheme B 150 18.6 Operating period
20 Years
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Calculation result:
NPV A 17:8 ADF10 %; 20 140 11:55 MillionYuan
The cost-benefit analysis of a DSM project also has another important content
which is sensitivity analysis. It is required to make various judgments as follows.
People usually care about the risk degree of investment on DSM projects and
how to avoid the condition that there are no benefits but only investment. In the
two schemes, how is the sensitivity to the amount of the initial investment by
selecting scheme A like? Suppose the initial investment of scheme A is X, it is
required to use the annuity discount factor (ADF (i, n)) to calculate.
NPV A 17:8 ADF10 %; 20 X 151:55 X
Only when NPV A [ NPVB can scheme A be the best.
So 151:55 X [ 8:36
Namely, X\143:19
This is the upper limit X of the selection of the initial investment in scheme A.
It is also one of the key negotiation points of the critical point of the benefit sharing
by the ESCOs and users.
The sensitivity analysis also is often applied to the interference factors such as
electricity price level and loan interest rate of a DSM project, etc.
1. The average electricity price: The influence of the average electricity price on
the sharable benefit of DSM is acting on the total cost. The precondition here is
the general price tariff and the influences of electricity price type on DSM have
not been considered yet. The average electricity price actually is the basic
survival space of DSM business, because
Table 2.11 Power consumption list of urban and rural residents in some area
Years Electricity price (P, Annual urban and rural resident Arc elasticity of residential
RMB Yuan/kWh) power consumption (Q, GWh) electricity price (absolute value)
2001 0.25 1,810
2002 0.28 2,228 1.829
2003 0.31 2,647 1.751
2004 0.36 2,940 0.705
2005 0.37 3,853 4.901
2006 0.39 4,765 5.919
2007 0.42 5,301 1.438
2008 0.44 6,260 2.252
2009 0.46 7,048 2.664
2010 0.48 8,021 2.835
Note the arc elasticity of electricity price refers to the electricity price fluctuation range in relative
interval, and the calculation formula is as follow
In the annual total average electricity price of the power utility, according to the
classified power consumption, the average household electricity price is compar-
atively convenient for sensitivity analysis.
2. Elasticity value calculation of electricity price. Calculate the avoidable electric
energy after the residents participated in the DSM project, shown as Table 2.11.
Q2 Q1 P 2 P1
CAEEP 2:37
P2 P1 Q2 Q1
Table 2.12 Electricity price sensitivity and sharable benefit calculation table
Electricity price change amplitude (%) 0 10 20 30
Residential electricity price (RMB Yuan/kWh) 0.50 0.55 0.60 0.65
Estimated value of residential electricity price elasticity 2.58
(the average value in recent 3 years)
Avoidable electricity (GWh) 481
Avoidable electricity cost (RMB Million Yuan) 240.61 264.68 288.74 312.80
EDSM (RMB Million Yuan) ADF(10 %, 6) = 4.355 1,047.86 1,152.68 1,257.46 1,362.24
Note suppose the power saving rate is 6 % after the residents participated in DSM
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1600
1400
RMB Million Yuan y = 105x + 943
1200
1000
800
600
400
200
0
0 10 20 30 %
Fig. 2.14 Schematic diagram of electricity price sensitivity analysis of the sharable benefit
where,
CAEEP The arc elasticity of electricity price;
Q1 ; Q2 The resident power consumption in the last and next year respectively
(GWh);
P1 ; P2 The electricity price in the last and the next year respectively (RMB
Yuan/kWh).
The electricity price elasticity provides a precondition for the energy conser-
vation company to design a DSM project. When the electricity price has no
elasticity, the benefit got through peak-valley price is comparatively low. There-
fore, the electricity price elasticity is the response between the electricity price and
electricity. At the same time, it is required to carry out sensitivity analysis so as to
analyze various factors which influences DSM benefit. In these factors, the most
important one is the influencing degree of electricity price to the DSM benefit
(Table 2.12).
The slope of sensitivity trend line in Fig. 2.14 shows the sharable benefit of
DSM shall make the energy conservation benefit tend to change with the project
combination and design and through the correlation between the users energy-
saving potential and electricity price change, so the sensitivity refers to the
influencing degree of electricity price fluctuation to the sharable benefit.
[Case 2-16] The case of analysis on the sharable benefit potential of a DSM
project for residents
The peak-valley price benefit of residential power consumption is very obvious.
Both Table 2.13 and Fig. 2.13 show the data of the previous electricity prices and
the annual power consumption of some one area. We can fit the residential power
demand function with various eleven curves by SPSS software, whose fitting
analysis result, i.e. parameter evaluation, is shown in Table 2.14. According to the
simulation, it can be found that the R2 value of S curve is 0.97 which approximates to
1, F value is the most, and the special interest group value (sig.) approximates to 0.
Table 2.13 Total and resident power equipment capacity and electricity in China [12]
Years 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Total power equipment capacity (GW) 553.10 593.95 644.49 729.35 831.48 957.32 1004.70 1350.75
Growth rate (%) 7.4 8.5 13.2 14.0 15.1 4.95 34.4
Total electricity (TWh) 1103.9 1134.7 1209.2 1350.9 1468.3 1638.6 1889.1 2176.1 2468.9
Growth rate (%) 2.6 6.5 11.4 8.7 11.6 15.3 15.2 13.5
Resident power equipment capacity (GW) 84.92 98.58 129.26 154.74 219.49 268.95 281.51 394.11
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Table 2.14 Electricity price forecast regression model summary and parameter evaluation
Model name Model summary Parameter evaluation
R2 F df1 df2 Sig. Constant b1 b2 b3
Linear regression 0.920 45.764 1 4 0.002 0.223 3.38E007
Logarithmic curve regression 0.969 123.399 1 4 0.000 -1.512 1.46 E001
Reciprocal curve regression 0.952 80.141 1 4 0.001 0.522 -5.10E004
Square regression 0.954 31.409 2 3 0.010 0.148 7.24E007 -3.95E013
Cubic regression 0.975 26.481 3 2 0.037 -0.008 1.95E006 -3.15E012 1.85E018
Gompertz function 0.863 25.303 1 4 0.007 0.242 1.00
Power function regression 0.946 70.602 1 4 0.001 0.002 4.10E001
S curve regression 0.970 131.288 1 4 0.000 -0.584 -1.46E005
Growth curve regression 0.863 25.303 1 4 0.007 -1.421 9.26E007
Exponential curve regression 0.863 25.303 1 4 0.007 0.242 9.26E007
Logistic function 0.863 25.303 1 4 0.007 4.140 1.00
Note The dependent variable is electricity price P and independent variable is power consumption Q
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0.50
0.45
Electricity Price/Yuan/kWh
0.40
0.35
0.30
0.25
2 4 6 8 10 12
Electricity/TWh
3.5 3.178
2.949 2.990
3.0
2.5 2.616
2.0
1.869
1.5
1.0
0.5 0.546
0.0
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Fig. 2.16 Demand elasticity value variation trend of residential electricity price of a certain city
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Thus, the S curve regression model is available. The fitting curve is shown as
Fig. 2.15, and the formula is as formula (2.38).
P e0:584
145;837
Q 2:38
Furthermore, the demand elasticity of residential users can be analyzed. Table 2.15
shows the demand elasticity coefficient of electricity price from 1995 to 2004 for the
urban and rural residents in a certain city. Figure 2.16 is the demand elasticity value
variation trend of residential electricity price of a certain city.
Except that the electricity price elasticity value in 1995 is less than 1, showing
inelasticity feature, the subsequent electricity price elasticity values are more than
1. The analysis on the data result got in residential electricity price elasticity
calculation method shows that the demand elasticity of electricity price is always
more than 1 in recent ten years and proves that the electricity price rise can inhibit
the increase of resident power consumption to a certain extent. However, the
regulation capability is limited. The causes are as follows:
First, GDP grows rapidly; the urbanization progress speeds up; peoples income
level is improved; then the result is the rapid increase for power demand. Only
relying on the small-scale and general electricity price rise or coal-electricity price
linkage cant effectively inhibit the rapid rise of resident power demand.
Second, the power market mechanism is incomplete. The current electricity
price is not formed through the bidding by the direct price-related persons but is
mainly decided by the government. Thus, the signal function of price to marmet
resource allocation cannot be formed.
In this way, the residential electricity price cant effectively lead the power
supply and demand as well as the balance between them, thus the regulation effect
on power saving behavior of residents is limited.
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Table 2.18 Sensitive value of the variation of rate of return on DSM project
Increment 4 % 0 10 20
Rate of return i % 10 11 12
NPV RMB Million Yuan 278 270 262
The residential electricity price elasticity value shows that the elastic electric
energy brought due to the price variation during the increase and decrease of
average electricity price is the avoidable electricity of residential users. The total
cost of the avoidable electricity of the DSM project can be calculated through the
residential electricity price so that the sharable benefit can be got. If the result
worked out has no elasticity, no more avoidable electricity will be generated by
adjusting the average electricity price. Instead, the combined electricity price
should be used to get a part of sharable benefit of DSM.
Similarly, the Three-shift Workday System industrial load basically is the
load demand without elasticity. Then, its avoidable electricity cost is almost zero
and is mainly the avoidable capacity cost. That is to say, decrease the capacity by
means of technological power saving to reduce basic electricity expenditure so as
to get sharable benefit of DSM.
Electricity price is only one factor that influences DSM. Many factors might have
comprehensive effect on DSM benefit. Thus, the influencing factors can be
extended. At the same time, the influences of unit electricity price, rate of return,
demand-side project investment, depreciation, and others on DSM benefit should
be observed.
[Case 2-17] DSM project sensitivity analysis case of a certain enterprise
The annual cost of comprehensive sensitivity analysis of a DSM project of a
certain enterprise is shown as Table 2.16.
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450
400
NPV/RMB million yuan
350
300
250
200
150
100 Electricity Price Rate of Return
50 Investment of the Demander DSM Operation Period
0
0 10 20 30
Parameter Sensitivity/%
Fig. 2.17 Sensitivity analysis diagram of the NPV of DSM benefit to various influencing factors
Annuity:
1 10 %6 1
ADF10 %; 6 4:3553
10 % 1 10 %6
Table 2.18 shows that the higher the rate of return is, the smaller the annuity
discount factor will be, and the lower the NPV.
Table 2.19 shows that under the condition of achieving the same effect, the
more the DSM project investment is, the worse the benefit will be, i.e. the smaller
the NPV will be.
Table 2.20 shows that, the longer the depreciation period of the project is, the
bigger the annuity discount factor is, the higher the NPV will be.
The sensitivity of Tables 2.17, 2.18, 2.19, 2.20 can be shown as Fig. 2.17 in a
diagram form.
Figure 2.17 shows that the result of sensitivity analysis can make orders for the
influencing degrees: the influence of the electricity price on the net present value
(NPV) of the DSM benefit project is the greatest; the next is the operation period
and demand-side power investment; the last is the rate of return. The evaluation
indexes of social benefit should be added if the sensitivity to the social benefit
influencing factors of the social benefit is to be estimated.
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Government is the subject of the responsibility of the whole society and the rep-
resentative of overall social interests. The direct purpose of demand-side man-
agement (DSM) is to meet the load demand of the whole society with minimized
costs, save energy and reduce consumption, and improve environment at the same
time to prompt sustainable development of electric power sector and the society.
The interests of the subjects such as government, power utilities (power grid
enterprises and power generation enterprises), energy conservation service com-
panies, manufacturers and suppliers of energy conservation technology/equipment,
power consumers, and financial institutions are involved in the operation process
of planning, design, and implementation of DSM.
Among them, the power enterprise (power grid enterprise and power generation
enterprise) represents the interest of power supplier. Power consumer (referred to
as Consumer) represents the interest of Demand-side, Energy Service Company
(ESCO; sometimes called Energy Management Company, EMCO) represents the
interest of intermediary organization who hopes to implement DSM for profits.
Owner of energy conservation technology, manufacturer and supplier of energy
conservation equipment, and financial institution represents the interest of the
relating parties that are partially connected to DSM. While all the participants
mentioned above are the representatives of stakeholders, only the government can
take the responsibility of the whole society and be the representative of overall
social interests (Fig. 3.1).
Government is the best choice for coordinating interests of all parties. Every
stakeholder has his or her requirement for interest and it varies in the starting point.
Generally, they make every effort to maximize self-interests. For instance, power
grid enterprises and power generation enterprises hope to decrease the predicted
operation costs and increase sales revenue, the intermediaries such as ESCOs want
to reduce investment risks and get more profits, and power consumers hope to cut
electricity bills. As there may be certain conflict when the interests of all parties
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Relationship coordination
Energy Service
Companies (ESCOs)
Power consumers
Financial institutions
consumption, and improve the quality of social environment, while cutting down
the investment on power construction, saving land occupation, and enhancing the
economy and reliability of power system, and finally achieve the best social
benefits and power service with the lowest costs, and prompt the sustainable
development of the society. DSM is a huge social system project which involves
legislation, criterion, finance, fiscal and taxation, etc. It would be very difficult to
effectively develop DSM in a long term, if there is no proper legal environment
and support of strong economic incentive policies. The effective implementation
of DSM needs government to create a sound and appropriate system environment,
which is to fully implement the policy with encouragement as the main method in
the field of terminal power conservation, work out and implement specific and
operable incentive measures in the aspect of finance, tax, credit, and price, and
establish a powerful DSM department in the aspect of organizational structure,
then propel with the combined method of administration and economic technol-
ogy, coordinate the distribution of energy conservation efficiency of all parties, and
carry out supervision and guidance in the execution process so as to ensure the
proper implementation of these incentive measures [1].
Different from power supply development, DSM has the characteristic of large
quantity, wide scope, and dispersion. Usually, the benefit of its individual case is
limited while its scale benefit is very remarkable. Therefore, efficiency power plant
(EPP) could be used for operation. Although DSM could bring huge economic,
social, and environmental benefits, the prerequisite for realizing these benefits is
the full and effective implementation of DSM, which needs the joint, long-term,
and persistent efforts of the whole society. As government has the social appeal,
only through the mobilization of government to call for the joint participation of
the whole society and to make a mickle with many a little can it obtains the best
comprehensive benefits. The successful experience of DSM abroad shows the
forceful intervention and promotion of government departments is the basic
guarantee for the effective implementation of DSM.
The main responsibilities of government in DSM include formulation of laws and
regulations, establishment of incentive, supervisory market mechanism as well as
development of guiding publicity and promotion. An organizational structure and
management system with clear responsibility and duties, and effective operation
shall be established in order to boost the long-term and effective development of
DSM. An organizational structure and management system with government as the
leader and prompter, power grid enterprises as an important executor, and energy
conservation service companies and users as the joint participants has gradually
formed under the framework of existing policies of China, as shown in Fig. 3.2. As
the leader of DSM, the main task of government is to organize and formulate
relevant policies, regulations and plans of DSM, perfect relevant laws and regu-
lations, set up and improve the operation mechanism and information release
mechanism of DSM, establish and perfect economic incentive mechanism, coor-
dinate the interests of all participants such as society, power utilities, ESCOs and
power customers, and establish enable environment for DSM through laws and
regulations, economic policies, and promotion of advanced technology, publicity
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and administrative measures to actively propel and prompt the effective devel-
opment of DSM.
National government departments shall lead the work of DSM in the central
level, fully play the advantage of central administrative management, and work out
policies, regulations, standards, and middle-term and long-term targets that could
command the whole situation according to the development of DSM in the local as
the guidance for the formulation of relevant policies and plans in every place. By
starting from the overall situation, National government departments should
establish and improve the operation mechanism of DSM, set up and perfect
information release system of DSM, and draw experience from the development of
DSM in different places to gradually establish economic incentive mechanism, and
actively propel and prompt the effective development of DSM by combining with
various publicity methods.
Local government shall lead the development of local DSM through department
in charge of power set up by them, organize and work out regulations, standards
and plans of DSM in the local, issue corresponding policies, research and put
forward the content and target for the development of DSM work on the basis of
laws and regulations promulgated by the State. They shall set up and improve the
specific operation mechanism of local DSM, vigorously cultivate energy service
industry, and boost the development of energy conservation service companies.
They shall establish energy efficiency evaluation system of large power consum-
ers, coordinate the interests of local society, power utilities, energy conservation
service companies and users, and fully mobilize the initiatives of all parties to
prompt and propel the healthy development of the local DSM.
Promoter
Government or
Leader
Power utilities,
intermediary agencies and Project
quasi-governmental management
organizations
Fig. 3.2 Organizational structure of DSM with Government as the Promoter (leader)
3.2 Successful Experience of DSM Developed by Governments 139
Laws and regulations of DSM mainly include the contents in two levels. One is on
legislative level, which is to define DSM with the form of legislation from the level
of overall energy optimized utilization, especially emphasize government
departments support for the whole process of the development of DSM carried out
by power utilities in order to let users participate in the competition of power
market, support users to provide energy services and auxiliary services for the
competitive power market as well as encourage the establishment of DSM system.
The other is on execution level, which is to make mandatory laws and regulations
according to the integrated framework stipulated by legislation.
The United State provides a powerful guarantee for the development of DSM
by issuing laws and regulations of Law of Energy Policy of the State and Law
of Public Affairs Management Policy successively, working out many mandatory
energy efficiency standards, and proposing lots of clear and specific legal
requirements to power utilities, ESCOs, and power consumers.
The European Union countries issued many instructions about energy conser-
vation and energy efficiency. European Union Energy Efficiency Instruction put
forward a clear requirement that 9 % energy shall be conserved during the nine
consecutive years from 2008 to 2016, with the annual energy conservation of 1 %.
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This instruction stipulated specific obligations for public departments and energy
suppliers, and designed detailed measurement and calculation, auditing and
reporting methods. Ecological Design Instruction of Energy Conservation Prod-
ucts stipulated technical and economic standard of 14 kinds of products and
facilities, including boilers, hot water and office atomization equipment, televi-
sions, chargers, office lighting, street lighting, and air conditioners (AC).
Germany, one of the European Union countries, has promulgated eight laws
which include energy conservation law of buildings, motor vehicle tax law, co-
generation of heat and power law, energy efficiency labeling, ecological tax reform
law, and renewable energy resources since 1976. All these laws are implemented
by the corresponding departments, for instance, the federal economic and technical
department is responsible for energy conservation and energy efficiency
improvement work, while the environment and nuclear security department is
responsible for CO2 emission reduction, renewable energy resources and nuclear
work, and communications, building and city development department is
responsible for the energy conservation work of communications and buildings,
etc.
DSM was introduced into Japan in 1990s and developed gradually. The gov-
ernment and relevant departments of Japan pay increasing attention to it. With the
transfer of peak load from winter to summer, and the continuous high temperature
in summer, peak load also shows rapid growth trend, which leads to the reduction
of load factor. For example, the load factor in 1994 was only 55 %, but in order to
satisfy the peak load, the investment by power enterprises for generation, trans-
mission, and distribution equipment also became increasingly larger, which
unquestionably caused great economic pressure to power utilities. In order to
relieve this pressure, DSM gets more and more attention. The government forces
enterprises to enhance energy utilization efficiency through legislation. Energy
Conservation Law requires Class I and Class II energy management units should
reduce at least 1 % of energy consumption each year. The unit whose energy
conservation reaches the standard could get the award of tax relief in a certain
period, while the unit whose energy conservation below the standard will get a
circulated notice and a penalty of less than 1 million yen. Meanwhile, it requires
Class I EMCO should establish an energy conservation management system and
the system shall be charged by a specially assigned person who will report the
energy utilization condition and submit the energy conservation plan to govern-
ment regularly. It proposes clear requirements to buildings and stipulates the
newly built and rebuilt projects must submit the specific energy conservation
measures to the government. It also raises energy conservation market access
standard for all kinds of power consuming equipment.
[Case 3-1] The United States Federal/State Government provide policy support
for the implementation of DSM by power utilities
The United States Federal/State Government worked out and implemented
corresponding incentive policies and measures to support development of DSM in
early 1990s by maintaining public interests of the whole society. The
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implementation of these measures achieved good effect and the enthusiasm for
power utilities to participate in the implementation of a DSM project was rela-
tively high.
About half of the state supervision committees in the United States try to reduce
the obstacles restricting the implementation of DSM by electric utilities, in which
electricity price is main one. Under the traditional way of electricity price design,
volumetric rate is generally higher than the short range margin cost of power
utilities, which would lead to the result of sliding of revenues and profits of power
utilities when the electricity sales is reduced due to the increase of power con-
sumption efficiency of power customers. The solutions adopted by the supervision
committees in those States regarding this problem are as follows [2]:
1. Establish adjustment mechanism of net loss of revenues. Allow power enter-
prises to recover the net loss of revenues caused by the energy efficiency project
(the revenue loss caused by the energy efficiency project deducts the corre-
sponding cost saving).
2. Disconnect the revenues of power utilities with electricity sales. Disconnect the
profitability of power utilities with their actual electricity sales levels.
3. Establish DSM evaluation and motivation mechanism. Grant economic stimu-
lation on the basis of electricity saving realized by power utilities.
4. Establish system benefits charge (SBC) system. SBC, also called public
interest charge or transmission charge, is a way to raise public benefits fund
(PBF) for prompting the development of energy conservation and renewable
energy resources by withdrawing certain expenses from the electricity price of
all power consumers. PBF is a kind of fund providing public service and
maintain public interest without total dependence on the market mechanism
field. The funds raised through the implementation of SBC are used to support
energy efficiency DSM projects and also to support the development of
renewable energy at the same time. More than half of the States in the United
States have established the PBF which is raised through SBC and the average
power surcharge collection standard is USD1.1/MWh. PBF is used to support
the development and utilization of energy conservation and renewable energy
resources, and as the subsidy for low-income workers. In 2005, PBF used for
energy conservation reached USD 1.9 billion, with 25.71 GW the load demand
being reduced and 59.9 TWh power was conserved. The investment saved
through the implementation of DSM from 1989 to 2005 in the Untied States
was USD 60 billion if the invested fund of DSM was estimated as equivalent to
1/3 of the newly build power sources and power grids. Please refer to Fig. 3.3
for DSM funds and effects in the past years of the United States.
Some experts suggest that the United States shall establish a nationwide system
benefits credit fund to provide corresponding funds for the qualified projects in
each State. These projects will be a strong incentive to the development of energy
efficiency projects in every State and every power utility. Though evaluation, the
energy conservation league thinks the federal PBF of the United State will save
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70 3
Conserved load
Saved electricity
60 Cost
50
Load (GW); Electricity(TWh)
Billion USD
40
30
1
20
10
0 0
1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Year
Fig. 3.3 DSM funds and effects in the United State. Note Data from U. S. Department of Energy
and Ref. [4]
130 GW installed capacity by 2020, which equals to over 200 electric generating
sets [3].
[Case 3-2] Establishment of the corresponding fund by the United Kingdom to
support the development of DSM activities carried out by small users
After the reorganization of power industry in early 1990s, Office of Electricity
Regulation of the United Kingdom (OFFER) realized it was very hard for power
industry itself to play the role of prompting energy efficiency for users. Therefore,
they began to implement the system of establishing energy efficiency special fund
with citizens and small business power customers as contributors. The special fund
was especially used to support DSM activity of small users.
A SBC mechanism which was set up in 1994 to support small users to develop
DSM activity requires users with annual average power consumption below
12 MWh to contribute USD 16,000 energy efficiency special funds per year. USD
165 million funds had been raised accumulatively by March 1998 and were
invested into over 500 energy efficiency improvement projects, with 6.8 TWh
power being conserved for users. These DSM projects were managed by OFFER
and implemented with the assistance of energy conservation credit companies
(energy conservation trust companies) in order to accomplish the planned target of
energy conservation and pollution emission reduction.
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The experience of European Union is to divide energy efficiency into three cate-
gories, i.e., the mandatory standard, the minimum energy efficiency standard, and
the average energy efficiency standard. (1) Mandatory standard is the strictest one,
which requires all new products to be installed with special spare parts or devices
(for example, catalytic exhaust purifier of automobiles, etc.); (2) Minimum energy
efficiency standard stipulates the lowest efficiency (or the highest energy con-
sumption) and all products of the manufacturers must reach this standard. It is
more flexible in implementation than mandatory standard as it does not stipulate
the technical and design details of the products, and only states the lowest energy
efficiency, which means it will be good as long as the minimum standard is
exceeded; (3) Average energy efficiency standard stipulates the average efficiency
of the finished products. It is the most flexible one in implementation because the
products only need to reach the whole average value.
Energy efficiency standard is initially put forward aimed at refrigerators and
washing machines, and later gradually extended to all energy consumption devi-
ces, such as household appliances, office equipment, transformers, electric motor
cars, small-scale packaging equipment, ventilation equipment, and AC (heating,
ventilation and air conditioner system). Most standards are related to electric
appliances. Each standard could be implemented either compulsorily or on the free
will. The lowest energy efficiency standard, the most frequently used one which is
composed of a series of European directives, requires a certain kind of household
electric appliance product must conform to the lowest energy consumption
requirement; otherwise, the product is not allowed to be manufactured and sold.
Generally, energy efficiency standard is used in combination with the label so as to
provide energy consumption information of the equipment to customers, guide the
improvement of energy efficiency of the product jointly, and greatly prompt the
increase of energy conservation efficiency. Some research show that energy con-
servation efficiency of household electrical appliances of European Union at the
end of 1990s had increased by 30 % than that in early 1990s.
US California always pays high attention to the energy efficiency standard.
Since the energy crisis in early twenty first century, California has further
improved the minimum efficiency standard of many frequently used electrical
equipment, and implemented energy efficiency standard of buildings, which was
the strictest one in the United States, in June 2001. This standard requires archi-
tects and constructors must strictly pay attention to the places that are easy to have
leakage such as AC and heating pipelines, and reduce the radiation of solar energy
into buildings through windows and attics.
Then, how to determine the energy consumption standard? Internationally, 37
countries and regions have established and implemented energy efficiency labeling
system. The methods for each country to determine energy efficiency standard are
different. The European countries use the statistical method, which is to take the
144 3 The Promoter of Demand-Side Management
energy efficiency standard of all kinds of facilities on the market as the minimum
energy efficiency standard and determine the final standard by increasing 1015 %
of the average energy efficiency of facilities on the market, while other countries
(such as the United States) determine the standard according to the evaluation of
cost-profit, and determine the energy efficiency grade according to fixed recovery
amount of annual investment.
[Case 3-3] Energy Star in the United States [5]
Energy Star is a joint program of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) helping us all save money and
protect the environment through energy efficient products and practices.
Results are already adding up. Americans, with the help of Energy Star, saved
enough energy in 2010 alone to avoid greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions equivalent
to those from 33 million carsall while saving nearly $18 billion on their utility
bills.
For the home, energy efficient choices can save about a third on families energy
bill with similar savings of GHG emissions, without sacrificing features, style, or
comfort. Energy Star helps you make the energy efficient choice.
If looking for new household products, look for ones that have earned the
Energy Star. They meet strict energy efficiency guidelines set by the EPA and
US DOE.
If looking for a new home, look for one that has earned the Energy Star.
If looking to make larger improvements to your home, EPA offers tools and
resources to help you plan and undertake projects to reduce your energy bills and
improve home comfort.
For Business. Because a strategic approach to energy management can produce
twice the savingsfor the bottom line and the environmentas typical approa-
ches, EPAs Energy Star partnership offers a proven energy management strategy
that helps in measuring current energy performance, setting goals, tracking sav-
ings, and rewarding improvements.
EPA provides an innovative energy performance rating system which busi-
nesses have already used for more than 200,000 buildings across the country. EPA
also recognizes top performing buildings with the Energy Star.
[Case 3-4] Electrical appliance labeling plan of European Union
In European Union countries, power consumption of household electrical
appliances occupies 1/4 of the total energy consumption, and is in rapid growth
trend. Therefore, it is very important to control the growth of energy consumption
of household electrical appliances. European Union implements mandatory
labeling plan of household electrical appliances, which requests all manufacturing
enterprises and sales departments of household electrical appliances to assume the
liability of clearly indicating energy consumption parameters and energy con-
sumption grades of the appliances with the form of label. Mandatory labeling plan
is composed of a series of EU directives and almost all kinds of appliances are
3.2 Successful Experience of DSM Developed by Governments 145
1980s and 1990s successively. It released the new standard again in 2001. The
energy conservation standard includes two parts: the stipulating index and the
functional index. The former must be implemented forcibly, while the latter
provides various methods and ways for reaching the stipulating index. The pro-
gressiveness and practicability of the standard and the flexibility of the extent of
index control inspired the innovative spirit of the users of the standard, including
designers and developers, and laid a foundation for the revision of standard in the
next round. The United States government carried out tax relief policy with the
highest tax reduction above 20 % for the newly build energy conservation resi-
dences, and high efficiency buildings and equipment in its financial budget of 2001
in order to encourage the energy conservation of buildings.
EU directive of building energy efficiency (2002/91/EC) have proposed the
method of measuring the energy consumption of buildings, set up the minimum
energy efficiency standard of new buildings, and established energy efficiency
marking system of buildings. The landlords must produce energy consumption
grade certificate in the renting out and selling of houses. Public buildings must be
marked with energy consumption certificate. It stipulates all the newly build
buildings must conform to the requirements of minimum energy conservation
standard, and provide and reserve access for energy conservation facilities. The
maintenance of old buildings shall also try to make reference to the minimum
energy conservation standard. This directive also requires energy conservation
certificate shall be issued to buildings conformed to energy conservation standard,
and relevant administrative agencies shall make regular inspection to the buildings
that have got energy conservation certificate and their boilers and air conditioner
facilities, etc. used internally so as to evaluate their energy conservation
conditions.
[Case 3-6] Building energy conservation in Germany
Germany is short in energy. Its petroleum is imported almost in 100 % and
natural gas in 80 %. Energy conservation and environmental protection are the
consistent policies of the Government of Germany in developing and utilizing
energy.
Energy Conservation Law (EnEV) of Germany, which came into effect in
February, 2002, replaced the previous Heating Protection Law and Heating
Equipment Law, formulated new standard of energy conservation of newly-build
buildings, and standardized energy conservation technical index of heating
equipment such as boilers and the heating performance of construction materials.
The power consumption of buildings would be about 30 % lower than the average
power consumption of the whole country in 2002 according to the new law.
One of the main characteristics of the new specification of heat retaining and
energy conservation technology on buildings of Germany is to transfer from the
controlling of minimum heat insulation index of the retaining structure (for
example, external wall, exterior windows, and roof) of single building into con-
trolling of actual power consumption of buildings. The total power consumption of
the building includes heating, ventilation, and hot water supply. The new
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regulation stipulates newly build building must produce the calculation result of
energy needed for heating, core value of power consumption of building, and the
heat loss of building, especially the calculation result of heat loss of periphery
structure of the building. The construction is allowed to commence only when the
total energy consumption of the building meets the corresponding energy con-
servation standard.
In the new regulation, the quality of installation work of the building also
becomes a more important parameter than that of before. When consumers buy the
residence, the developer of the building must produce an Energy Efficiency
Certificate, which shall clearly list the annual energy consumption of the resi-
dence, thus the transparency of energy consumption of the building could be
increased. Since 1995, the law of Germany has required the new buildings must
specify their energy consumption. Only the energy consumption of heating system
is required to be specified in energy consumption certificate before 2002. With the
implementation of Energy Conservation Law, the scope of main energy con-
sumption index that need to be specified also enlarges correspondingly.
There are still lots of old buildings in Germany that have not adopted the new
heat retaining technology measure. The new law encourages enterprises and
individuals to reform old buildings with modern energy conservation technology,
and implements the compulsory scrapping measure. For example, the new regu-
lation stipulates about 2,000,000 heating boilers installed before October 1, 1978
must be scrapped before the end of 2006 and be replaced by new type energy
conservation boilers. Clean energy such as natural gas and renewable energy are
getting more and more popular in residence heating market in recent years under
the promotion of government.
The German government also has launched all kinds of energy conservation
projects on the basis of technical specification stipulated by law in order to prompt
the implementation and popularization of regulation. The main work of German
Energy Agency which was established in 2000 includes heating and heat retaining
of houses, energy conservation appliances and lighting, solar power generation,
and application of renewable energy such as wind energy and electrothermal
coupling devices. For the convenience of the public, German Energy Agency sets
up a free telephone service center to answer the problems encountered by the
public in energy conservation aspect. German Federal Consumer Center Union and
its subordinate branches in each State also provide information and consultation
service about energy conservation.
In recent years, the EU has paid great attention to the improvement of energy
utilization efficiency, and listed it with the realization of emission reduction
obligation, development of renewable energy and ensurance of safely supply of
energy determined in Kyoto Protocol as one of the four targets of energy policy.
The directive of Improving Energy Utilization Efficiency and Prompting Energy
148 3 The Promoter of Demand-Side Management
Service that is under discussion and consideration sets the time scope from 2006
to 2012. The obligators include all the important energy suppliers (distributors and
retailers) and final user departments. The European commission hopes the direc-
tive passed is mandatory, while part of the member countries hope the directive
passed is directional. The hopes of all countries are only varied in the force of
execution of the standard, but all have important meanings. The main contents are:
1. Establish national energy conservation development outline. All member
countries shall encourage and propel the development of market intermediary
organizations such as energy auditing and consultation companies and energy
conservation companies, and encourage and stimulate the development of
financing tools produced for energy conservation.
2. Provide energy service and energy auditing. All member countries shall ensure
suppliers could provide the service and auditing (evaluate energy consumption
and put forward suggestions for improvement) regarding the improvement of
energy conservation while supplying energy for users.
3. Provide information data in a timely manner. All member countries shall ensure
final users know power utilization condition timely, which will be solved
mainly by improving measurement service and more accurate power utilization
report.
4. Create a good environment for the energy conservation service. For instance,
abolish decrees and legislations that impede energy conservation, carry out cost
compensation methods, implement qualification authentication system of
energy service suppliers, etc.
5. Set the mandatory energy conservation target. Generally, all member countries
shall save about 1 % energy consumption annually, in which the target of public
department is to save 1.5 % more annually so as to be a role model for the
social public. By 2012, the total annual energy consumption of all member
countries will be 6 % less than that in 2006.
Economic measures are the major incentive methods in DSM, and are also an
important field for the government to work out policies and guide the whole
society to actively develop DSM work. During this process, the government
usually guides users to shift the electricity utilization from peak period to low
valley period (it not only includes the shift between the peak and valley time
period in a day, but also the shift between the peak and valley time period in
different seasons) by implementing electricity price policies such as time-of-use
price, seasonal price, and interruptible price. Besides, the government also attracts
users to buy high energy efficiency electrical equipment through the methods of
granting preferential loan, tax relief, and providing fiscal subsidies. These
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measures could be merged into five categories: (1) Declining Price Policy; (2) Tax
System; (3) Financial Policy; (4) Technical Support; and (5) Certificate Trade
System, as shown in Fig. 3.4. The measures on the left side are more directive,
which is simply to decline the price or provide corresponding subsidies while the
measures on the left side are more advanced, which is to combine the price with
the market development method, and comprehensively guide users to participate in
DSM.
Measure of the rst category: Declining price policy. It focuses on the simple
and direct electricity price adjustment, including subsidiaries or discounts related
to the projects or productions. For instance, give electricity price preference to
users who bring energy conservation.
[Case 3-7] The US California government adjusts the consuming habit of users
by utilizing tariff mechanism such as preferential electricity price and declining
price policy.
The US California Government provides a very good environment for the
implementation of 20/20 project for power utilities, i.e., government supports
power utilities to give at least 20 % discount on electricity price to users who could
reduce power consumption by more than 20 % during the peak period in summer.
20/20 project is warmly welcomed by residential users and achieves success
through the implementation of this capital incentive mechanism of discount and by
combining with the publicity of effective energy conservation methods to users (i.
e., set the temperature controller of air conditioner at 26C, try not to use large
household electricity appliances with high power consumption before 7 pm, turn
off the light when leave, etc.). More than 3,000,000 households have reached the
target of reducing 20 % power consumption and got the award of 20 % discount on
electricity price. Besides, millions of households have conserved 1020 % power.
In the aspect of residential users, 16.9 % peak load of residences have been
Economic incentive
methods
Combination of price with market
Simple price declining
development
Declining Certificate
Tax Financial Technical
price trade
system policy support
policy system
Reduction
The third Acquisition
Cash subsidy of loan Financial Bulk Certificate
Authorization Tax relief party of
and discount interest guarantee buying transaction
financing technology
rate
reduced, and many measures for the reduction of load, including the reform of heat
retaining and insulation of buildings, utilization of power conservation appliances
adopted during energy crisis have produced long-term energy conservation effects.
Measure of the second category: Tax system. It mainly includes all kinds of tax
plans that are favorable for energy conservation. All member states of Interna-
tional Energy Agency (IEA) have greatly strengthened tax policies and various
measures since early 1990. In 1999, they worked out 65 kinds of tax policies,
including granting tax relief and allocation of some expenditure in pretax to users
who buy energy conservation products in order to encourage the action of reducing
GHG emission. Although some policies will not directly influence the emission of
GHG, they will indirectly influence the power consumption actions in the relating
field for a long term. The taxes of relevant energy could also be used as the fund
rising of a DSM project. Some countries, such as Norway and Denmark, collect the
CO2 tax (Carbon tax) or energy tax.
Measure of the third category: Financial policy. It mainly includes all kinds of
policies of lowering loan interest and providing financial guarantee. The channels
for capital sources of financial support are wide, but all types are required to be
repaid according to the condition of energy conservation when the special loans
are used for financing. Meanwhile, government could also join in this work
through its relevant financial institutions. For example, Brazil National Develop-
ment Bank established special loan for energy conservation projects. However, it
shall be assisted by a successful marketing plan in order to ensure the interest of
customers, which to certain extent provides soil for the market operation mech-
anism of energy conservation projects.
[Case 3-8] Source and usage of DSM fund in New York
Energy Research and Development Administration of New York provides
financial aid in the aspect of research and project implementation of DSM,
improvement of energy utilization efficiency, and strengthening of environmental
protection. The sources of fund for carrying out DSM in summer come from three
aspects: the first is the evaluation cost for the selling of electricity and natural gas
across the state by all (privately owned) power and natural gas supply companies
of New York investors; the second is the fund provided annually by Electricity
Board of New York and Long Island; and the third is some cooperation funds.
While supporting users to carry out the research of DSM, Energy Research and
Development Administration of New York itself also conducted research to some
projects. The first is to help residents to use energy in a better way. For instance,
actively prompt power consumption efficiency evaluation of energy star household
electrical appliances which is carried out by US DOE, mark the power con-
sumption efficiency of household electrical appliances on their external packing,
and recommend customers to use electrical appliances of energy conservation
type. Meanwhile, provide loan at reduced interest rate for households buying
electrical appliances of energy conservation type, and reduce and exempt local
taxes for users purchasing certain energy conservation products (i.e., solar energy
products). Second, provide comparatively large-scale energy efficiency equipment
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Information
popularization and
guidance measures
Promotion of integral energy
conservation technologies and
Face to direct public projects of the whole society ,
activities, with popularity with pertinency
Energy
Public service Energy Education Projects
efficiency Energy
advertising Exhibition efficiency and prompted by
information auditing
campaign label training government
center
some countries, including Denmark, Finland, the United Kingdom, and Holland
take the signing of Voluntary Agreement as the standard for determining
whether to exempt tax or not. Those countries that have made energy auditing plan
could use Voluntary Agreement to design a kind of visible, more flexible, and
effective framework to realize the environmental target.
[Case 3-10] EU encourages self-disciplining industrial agreement
This is the self-discipline behavior implemented by industrial circles for energy
conservation, usually signed between industrial circles and the government. The
reason for EU to encourage self-disciplining industrial agreement is that this is
always the substitute or guide of the mandatory standard made by government.
Self-disciplining industrial agreement has been successfully implemented in
countries such as Holland, Norway, and Sweden, and the content of the agreement
keeps upgrading. At present, the scope of self-disciplining industrial agreement
implemented by EU involves televisions, refrigerators, washing machines, dish-
washers, electrical vehicles, water heaters, and acoustic equipment, in which
Standby Loss Agreement of Television and Cassette Videotape Player and
Agreement of Household Refrigerator and Washing Machine is regarded as the
two agreements with the best implementation effects.
Price leverage is the most direct and sensitive mean for adjusting interest rela-
tionship. The practices of many countries has proven that users will actively
respond to price signal and change the power consumption mode, including power
utilization time and extent of load demand on their own initiatives.
The formulation of electricity price policies varies from country to country.
Countries such as the United States and Canada adopt low electricity price policy
because of their good resources endowment condition, while European countries
adopt high electricity price policy to restrict the fast increasing of load demand due
to their relatively shortage in energy resources. As EU is going to implement new
waste gas emission agreement, the electricity price in some relevant countries will
continue to increase.
The electricity price for different users has certain difference. As there is energy
loss during the power transmission process by power grid, the more the power
transformation links there are, the more the loss will be. Generally, residential
households are connected to low voltage power gird and industrial users are
connected to high voltage power gird. Therefore, the electricity price for resi-
dential households shall be higher than that of industrial users under the condition
of non-cross subsidization. For instance, electricity price of residents, which is
about two times of industrial electricity price, is the highest in the electricity price
structure of developed countries of Europe and the United States with the actual
value of electricity being reflected.
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DSM has been highly valued by Chinese government since it was introduced to
China and many relating departments have done lots of work to prompt its
development in China. Although some obstructions have not been completely
solved, the relevant government departments have created a comparatively good
environment for the wide development of DSM by formulating corresponding
policies, laws and regulations, and strengthening publicity and promotion. The
relevant central government departments have brought DSM into special policies
and legislations, and promulgated corresponding guidance, implementation
methods, and incentive mechanisms, etc. Relevant departments in local govern-
ment also released related regulations according to actual local conditions.
The law of the Peoples Republic of China on Conserving Energy (called Energy
Conservation Law for short) is formulated and implemented in 1998 to raise
energy conservation to the level of national law for restriction, which reflected the
high attention given by the government to energy conservation. Management
Method of Electrical power Conservation which was formulated in 2000 incor-
porated DSM into it as one of the special chapter to enrich the contents of DSM and
further prompt development of DSM. The policies, regulations, and plans thereafter
all take DSM as an important part. Under the environment of further deepening of
energy conservation and emission reduction, the revised version of Energy Con-
servation Law was issued on October 28, 2007. It further detailed energy con-
servation work and confirmed Energy conservation is the basic policy of China
and China will support and disseminate DSM with law, which created a good
legal environment for the development of DSM.
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all the consumers who consume over 100 KVA shall be brought into the load
management scope.
7. Capital source and application of DSM are dened. It is regulated that the
capital required for DSM comes from additionally levied urban public utilities
fees, income of differential electricity price, other financial budges and
arrangements, etc.; capital of DSM is mainly used for construction, operation
and maintenance of electric load management system, subsidy for implemen-
tation of pilot, demonstrative and key projects, subsidy for Orderly Power
Utilization and relevant publicity, training and evaluation expenses; reasonable
expenditure for DSM of power grid enterprises can be counted in power con-
sumption cost.
8. Relevant suggestions for electricity conservation technology are proposed.
Power grid enterprises are encouraged to adopt energy-saving transformer,
reduce power supply radius rationally and strengthen reactive compensation;
consumers are guided to improve reactive power management in order to
realize the statistical analysis of line loss by different voltage classes and reduce
line loss rate gradually; consumers are encouraged to adopt efficient power
consumption equipment which conforms to relevant national requirements and
techniques such as frequency conversion, heat pump, electric cold storage and
electric heat storage, configure the reactive power compensation devices rea-
sonably, strengthen reactive power management, optimize power consumption
ways, and coordinate with competent government organs and power grids to
carry out DSM.
Original State Economic and Trade Commission promulgated The 10th Five-year
Plan (20012005) of Energy Conservation and Comprehensive Utilization of
Resources on January 1, 2001. DSM and comprehensive utilization of resources
are included into its Policy and Measure as one of the new mechanisms for
prompting energy conservation and comprehensive utilization of resources under
the market economy.
Notice of General Office of the State Council about Carrying out Energy
Conservation Activities (Guo Ban Fa No [2004]30) includes Strengthening of
DSM into Target and basic requirement of energy conservation activities.
Middle and Long Term Plan of Energy Conservation issued by NDRC on
November 25, 2004 is the first and special plan about energy conservation for-
mulated and issued by China since the reform and opening up to the outside world.
It includes prompting comprehensive resources planning and DSM into car-
rying out new mechanism of energy conservation on the basis of market
mechanism.
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The relevant State government departments have formulated Guidance about the
Promotion of DMS Work (Guo Jing Mao Dian Li No. [2002]470), Guidance
about the Strengthening of DMS Work (Fa Gai Neng Yuan No. [2004]939), etc.
successively since 2002. The government keeps propelling the development of
DMS work in China through these documents and has achieved certain effect. The
continuous enrichment of the contents of these documents points out the direction
and provides ideas for the development of DMS in future.
Original State Economic and Trade Commission detailed and supplemented the
contents of Management Method of Electricity Conservation, and printed and
distributed Guidance about the Promotion of DMS Work (Guo Jing Mao Dian Li
No. [2002]470) on July 2, 2002 in order to further prompt DSM work in the whole
country. The supplement and perfection of DSM in laws and regulations are
mainly reflected in:
1. Clearly identied the responsibility and function of every related subject. It put
forward the development of DMS work needs the joint participation and
concerted efforts of government, power utilities, users, research and develop-
ment and manufacturing units of electrical equipment, and the relevant inter-
mediary service organizations, and made specific division of the work that
shall be done by the Economic and Trade Commission in every place, every
provincial level power grid enterprises and users, especially the units with high
power consumption.
2. Raised the position of DSM. It is required to raise DSM to the same important
position as that of increasing power generation capacity.
3. Stipulated the functions that should be possessed by the applied technologies
and products of DSM. The applied technologies and products of DSM shall
have the functions of peak clipping and load filling, optimization of the
operation mode of power grid, realization of economical operation of power
grid, improvement of power utilization structure, reduction of environmental
pollution and increase of power utilization efficiency, etc..
4. Put forward guidance to key technologies and products being prompted. It put
forward 11 kinds of key technologies and products being prompted under that
3.3 The Achievements and Experience of China 163
NDRC, and State Electricity Regulatory Commission printed and distributed the
notice of Guidance about Strengthening DSM Work (Fa Gai Neng Yuan No.
[2004]939) on May 27, 2004. It brought forward specific guidance for DSM and
electricity saving work under the new situation from the aspect of organizational
management, planning management, load management, electricity conservation
management, publicity and training, source and use of fund, etc.
1. Government at all levels shall vigorously prompt and be in the leading position.
It put forward DSM work shall be vigorously promoted and led by government
at all levels. Planning management, load management, and electricity saving
management shall be strengthened, publicity, and training shall be energetically
carried out, and effective supervision shall be implemented by supervision
institutions.
2. Incorporate DSM into development plan as a kind of resource. Government in
each province (region and municipality) shall incorporate electric power and
electricity conserved through DSM to development plan of regional power
industry, energy development plan, and economy development plan as a kind of
resource according to the local economic development target and the charac-
teristic of power supply and demand.
3. Provide some operable economic incentive policies. Government in each
province (region and municipality) shall formulate active economic incentive
policies and lead users to reasonably utilize electricity with peak load shifting
and valley filling. Economic incentive policies include:
Appropriately, widen the implementation scope and price difference of time-
of-use power price in grid sales link. Regions with proper conditions, small
and medium-sized enterprises and residential users could also carry out time-
of-use power price. The regions with striking peak load in power grid could
implement peak electricity price according to the actual conditions. The level
of peak electricity price shall be properly higher than that in the peak hours.
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China met a new round of power supply shortage during the 10th Five-year plan
and DSM was highly valued in the process of handling this imbalance between
supply and demand. The related departments had issued many notices to give
promotion and guidance, and make DMS work to be carried out in a normal,
effective, and continuous way. It had achieved significant effectiveness in the
aspect of ensuring the security, stability, and supply of electric power.
The situation of shortage in power supply began to show up in some areas since
the second half of 2002. The General Office of the State Council issued Notice of
the General Office of the State Council about Seriously Improve the Relevant
Work of Power Supply (Guo Ban Fa No. [2003]21) on April 20, 2003, which
required relevant departments of the State Council, and local Peoples government
at all levels and power utilities to strengthen power utilization side management,
fully play the function of price leverage, scientifically guide power consumption
and alleviate the contradiction between the difference of peak and valley.
In order to guide the rational power utilization with power price policy, NDRC
issued Notice of the Relevant Issues about Adjusting Power Supply and Demand,
and Prompting Reasonable Utilization of Power through the Application of Price
Leverage (Fa Gai Jia Ge No. [2003]141) on April 15, 2003, which made clear
stipulations in the aspect of prompting DSM work with electricity price leverage.
The stipulations mainly include:
1. Vigorously push forward time-of-use power price, encourage power generation
enterprises to fully utilize power generation capacity, and prompt users to clip
the peak and fill the valley in electricity utilization under the premise of
keeping the basic stability of the general level of electricity price.
2. For regions with large proportion of hydropower, implement wet and dry
electricity price, and properly arrange the price difference between wet season
and dry season under the principle of not influencing the general level of
3.3 The Achievements and Experience of China 165
electricity price and being favorable to the adjust and balance the power
demand and supply in wet and dry season.
3. Gradually perfect the system of two-part price and prompt the increase of
utilization rate of power generation and utilization equipment.
4. Try out peak averting electricity price system, guide and encourage users to
shift the peak rationally.
5. Properly form the interprovincial and inter-regional price of power transmission
and receiving, and transmission price of special transmission projects to prompt
optimized allocation and rational utilization of power resource.
6. Seriously implement and rectify electricity price, and normalize all the policy
measures of electricity price management to provide a favorable environment
for the development of power industry.
7. Every place shall clear and standardize power pricing policy of expanding
power supply and broadening marketing scope according to the change of the
situation of power supply and demand, and actively prompt technologies and
products with high efficiency of power utilization to guide users to properly
utilize and conserve electric power.
To implement measures of the document (Guo Ban Fa No. [2003]21) and
develop DSM in a further way, NDRC issued Notice of NDRC about the
strengthening of DSM (Fa Gai Neng Yuan No. [2003]469) on June 3, 2003,
which proposed requirement from the aspect of formulating plan to strengthen
DSM, working out peak load shifting and peak averting measures, making
emergency plan, improving electricity saving work, guiding power consumption
with price leverage, correctly guiding the development of high energy consump-
tion industries, reinforcing publicity and training, and enhancing supervision. It
provided good guidance and standard for the development of DSM in each place
and ensured the power utilization of the whole society in a safe, stable and orderly
way.
In order to provide financial support to DSM and ensure the security and
stability of power utilization during summer peak period, the General Office of the
State Council issued Notice of the General Office of the State Council about
Improving Summer Peak Work of Electric Power (Guo Ban Fa No. [2004]47) on
June 7, 2004. It is required all places shall actively raise special fund for DSM,
which will be mainly used for publicity and training, supporting the research and
development of energy conservation products, transformation of energy conser-
vation technologies of users, implementation of interruptible load subsidy, con-
struction of load management system of power grid enterprises, etc.
It is clearly required in Notice of State Council about the Printing and Dis-
tribution of Main Points of Work in 2006 (Guo Fa No. [2006]12) that Long-
effect mechanism of DSM shall be established to keep the stable and rapid
development of economy.
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Before July 2012, China had published about 50 energy efficiency labels or
standards for final energy consumption products and this number is still increasing
[6]. Currently, it mainly involves five kinds of products which include household
electrical appliances, lighting fixtures, commercial equipment, industrial equip-
ment, and vehicles. The research, promulgation, and implementation of energy
efficiency standard play an important role in bringing China in line with interna-
tional standard, energy conservation and emission reduction, overcoming of green
trade barriers, etc.
Energy efficiency label is a kind of information label attached to power con-
sumption products, indicating the energy consumption performance, and efficiency
index of products, especially emphasizing the degree of energy efficiency stan-
dard reached by the products so as to guide consumers to select products with
higher energy efficiency. Figure 3.6 is the basic manner of energy efficiency label
and that for AC and refrigerators in China.
NDRC, together with State Administration for Quality Supervision and
Inspection and Quarantine issued Management Method of Energy Efficiency
Label on August 13, 2004 and established energy efficiency label body on the
basis of fully investigation and verification, and solicitation of opinions from the
whole society. This body began to be formally implemented by household
refrigerators and AC on March, 2005.
The initial mandatory energy efficiency standard includes allowable value of
energy efficiency and evaluating value of energy conservation. At present, energy
3.3 The Achievements and Experience of China 167
Fig. 3.6 Basic manner of energy efficiency label and that for air conditioners and refrigerators in
China. Picture Source The national development and reform commission (NDRC), general
administration of quality supervision, inspection, and quarantine of the Peoples Republic of
China (AQSIQ), certification and accreditation administration of Peoples Republic of China.
Chinese energy efficiency labeling standard style (NDRC file code 2004-71)
industry and market in an appropriate and timely manner, and keep pace with the
times. The standard is not always that the newer the better, the promulgation speed
is not the faster the better and the quantity is not the more the better. The key to the
judgment of a standard is the standard shall conform to the production situation
and market demand of relevant domestic industries, and play an active role for the
healthy development of the industries. Old standard cannot become the obstacle of
market, while new standard shall also take the long-term development and bearing
capacity of the industry into consideration.
have made management method of electricity conservation for their own province
according to the local conditions, such as Management Method of Electricity
Conservation of Henan Province issued by Henan government on September 7,
1994 and Management Method Electricity Conservation of Hubei Province
issued by Hubei Government on December 2, 1995. Since 2000, some provinces
(regions and municipalities) have issued local Implementation Measures of
DSM and some policies based on the relevant national policies and by combining
with local characteristics, with good effect being achieved for promoting DSM in
local area.
Economic and Trade Commission, Construction Office, Price Bureau, Envi-
ronmental Protection Bureau, and Price Bureau of Jiangsu Province took the lead
in introducing Implementation Measures of DSM of Jiangsu Province (Trial
Implementation) in April, 2002, which clearly defined the responsibilities of the
relevant government departments, power utilities, power users and energy con-
servation companies, elaborated plan and publicity of DSM, and the policies and
technical measures to be taken for its implementation, and preliminarily estab-
lished organizational structure and operation mechanism. It produced a positive
effect in leading DSM work.
More than ten provinces (regions and municipalities), including Hebei, Shanxi,
Jiangxi, Liaoning, Beijing, Guangdong, and Hunan province issued the similar
documents or forwarded the document of the State successively by following
behind closely. Although the printing and distribution units and names of the
document are varied, they are issued by the relevant government departments for
promoting the continuous and effective development of DSM, and have played
certain promotion function for local DSM work. For instance, in 2002, Economic
and Trade Commission, Department of Finance, Price Bureau, Tax Bureau,
Construction Office, Environmental Protection Bureau of Hebei Province jointly
issued Opinions about Vigorously Developing DSM (Ji Jing Mao Dian Li No.
[2002]342), Economic and Trade Commission of Heilongjiang Province for-
warded Notice of State Economic and Trade Commission Guidance about
Prompting DSM (Hei Jing Mao Dian Li No. [2002]356), Economic and Trade
Commission of Guangdong Province issued Opinions about Promoting the
Implementation of DSM Work in our Province (Yue Jing Mao Dian Li No.
[2002] 409). In 2005, Peoples Government Office of Beijing Municipality printed
and distributed Notice about Improving DSM Work in Summer of 2005 (Jing
Zheng Ban Fa No. [2005]17), Economic and Trade Commission of Hunan Prov-
ince issued Opinions of DSM Work in 2005 (Xiang Jing Dian Li No. [2005]
135), General Office of Hubei Peoples Government printed and distributed
Notice about forwarding the Implementation Measure of DSM in Hubei Prov-
ince of Provincial Economic Commission and Provincial Price Bureau (E Zheng
Ban Fa No. [2005] 92), etc.
Although other provinces (regions and municipalities) such as Henan, Zhejiang,
Qinghai, Inner Mongolia, Guangxi, Chongqing, Xinjiang, and Fujian Province
have not issued the corresponding documents especially aimed at DSM, their
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Table 3.1 Comparison of unit cost and benefit between CPP and EPP [8]
Unit Conventional power Efficiency power
plants (CPP) plant (EPP)
Installed power generation capacity MW 300 300
Electricity produced GWh 1,5001,900 1,5001,900
or conserved per year
Coal consumption gce/kWh 340 0
for power generation
Emission factor of SO2 g/kWh 4 0
2500 2377
2000
1450
1500
1000 880
500 600
500 300 400
150
0
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
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As stated in Chap. 1 of this book, lots of energy has been conserved and massive
emission of pollutants has been reduced through DSM since 1990, but there are
still some problems in the aspect of system, mechanism, law and regulation. In
order to prompt the establishment of long-lasting and effective mechanism of
DSM, current existing problems must be overcome, existing laws and regulations
have to be perfected to create a good legal environment, and the policies such as
finance, taxation, and price have to be improved to set up an effective mechanism.
Besides, various technological and administrative publicity and incentive mea-
sures have to be carried out to prompt the whole society to actively participate in
DSM so as to vigorously prompt the continuous and effective development of
DSM. These methods and measures are divided in the way of short term and long
term. Please refer to Table 3.2 for details.
The starting point of European countries whose DSM is well developed currently
greatly differs from that of China. Although there is increase for the load demand
in European countries, it belongs to small-scale increase under the totally balanced
condition of power supply and demand. Therefore, they carry out DSM from two
aspects, on one hand, consider reasonably cutting down the increase of demand so
as to reduce power supply, decrease the impact of GHG emission on ecology, and
improve security of energy supply. On the other hand, their important aim is to
contend for and control international market by researching and disseminating
advanced technology and international standard of new industry, and grasping the
guiding right of technology and standard.
The development of DSM in China is aimed at meeting the rapid growth of load
demand and ensuring the balance of power supply and demand so as to support the
sustainable development of economy and the improvement of peoples living
standard. In order to guarantee the demand of fast-growing economy to power,
start from the two aspects of supply side and demand-side is the main charac-
teristic of getting the balance of power supply and demand in China. However, a
Table 3.2 Short-term and long-term policies
174
Price policy Differential electricity price will all be Raise the level of electricity price,
used for energy conservation cancel cross subsidization of
work; cancel all preferential electricity price, and gradually
electricity price given to high establish a reasonable electricity
power consumption industries price system that could reflect the
degree of shortage of resources
Utilizing various publicity Technical measure Allowable value of energy efficiency, Leading energy efficiency standard
and guidance measures executive standard of energy
efficiency
Administrative measure Orderly power utilization, energy Incorporate enterprises whose DSM
conservation program of 1000 agreement is above 315 kva into
enterprises energy conservation monitoring
grid
Guidance measure Publicity and training Publicity and training
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problem arises thereby, which is DSM will be valued when power supply and
demand is in tension, and the importance of DSM will be lowered accordingly
when the contradiction between power supply and demand is eased. DSM shall be
taken as a long-term effective mechanism instead of the emergency measure being
adopted during the period of tight supply and demand of power.
China shall pay attention to the long-term and forward-looking characteristic
when formulating DSM policy. On the one hand, the long-term characteristic of
the policy could facilitate to mobilize the initiative of all parties in the society and
to form a virtuous circle as recovery of the investment for the implementation
project of DSM needs certain time. On the other hand, formulating the policy with
certain forward-looking characteristic could further raise the status of DSM work
in China. It could not only be taken as the beneficial supplement when power
supply and demand is in tension, but also make China master the new standard and
technology to breakthrough the trade barrier and technological barrier of devel-
oped countries by encouraging forward-looking technical research.
The key to the success of DSM in some countries lies in the establishment of
corresponding law and regulation systems. The rights and obligations of subject of
DSM implementation and the parties concerned are clearly defined by law. As the
relevant laws and regulations of DSM are not sound in China now, they are not
favorable for the mobilization of initiative of all parties and the optimization of
allocation of all kinds of resources.
For the development of DSM work, laws and regulations have to be perfected to
standardize the rights, obligations, and interests of the subjects concerned, to
clearly define the methods and measures of main work, and to provide the gov-
ernment regulation for places with market failures. We should improve the sup-
porting policies from the aspect of finance, taxation, and price, and deepen the
incentive and restraint mechanism to make the DSM work develope in a deepening
and lasting way. Please refer to Fig. 3.9 for the regulation group in the energy field
of China.
The legal status of DSM was clearly defined in Energy Conservation Law
revised in 2007. Management Method of Electricity Conservation deepened the
definition of DSM and clearly incorporated DSM into the contents of generator
expansion planning and integrated resource planning. However, there is still no
legal basis for the effective implementation of it, and the rights and liabilities of
the subject of implementation and all participants shall also need to be stipulated in
the form of legal document. Relevant contents shall be added during the revision
of Management Method of Electricity Conservation, Electricity Law, Reg-
ulation on Electric Power Supervision and Regulations on Supply and Utiliza-
tion of Electric Power, and Implementation Measures of DSM and
Regulations of DSM shall be issued in a timely manner so as to clearly define
the responsibilities and targets of subject of implementation and all participants in
176 3 The Promoter of Demand-Side Management
Energy Law
Complete revision in 2007 and
solicit opinions
Regulation on Electric
Power Supervision
Promulgated in 2005
DSM, clarify the organizational structure, source of fund and supervision mech-
anism of DSM, and standardize and legalize DSM.
Energy Conservation Law was passed at the 28th Session of the Standing
Committee of the 8th National Peoples Congress on November 1, 1997 and
became effective on January 1, 1998. As situations in all aspects, such as the
reform of economic system and reform of electric power system, changed greatly,
the government made a revision according to the requirement and the revision was
passed on October 28, 2007. The new Energy Conservation Law expands from
original 50 articles in 6 chapters to 87 articles in 7 chapters with one chapter of
incentive measures being added. Its operability is also enhanced. Article 66 in it
pointed out the public supports energy conservation methods such as DSM, EMC,
and Energy Conservation Volunteer Agreement with the policies of finance and
taxation and price. As new Energy Conservation Law has clarified the legal
status of DSM and created a good legal environment for DSM, DSM work will
enter into a new stage.
Electricity Law with 75 articles in 10 chapters was passed at the 17th Session
of the Standing Committee of the 8th National Peoples Congress on December
28, 1995 and became effective on April 1, 1996. The promulgation and imple-
mentation of Electricity Law ends the history of no laws or rules in power
industry in China. Article 24 pointed out the State adopts the management
3.4 Measures for Continuously Prompting the Effective Development of DSM 177
principle of safe, economical, and planned supply and utilization of electric power.
Article 34 pointed out power supply enterprises and uses shall comply with the
relevant stipulations of the Country, adopt effective measures to implement the
work of safe, economical, and planned utilization of electric power. New Elec-
tricity Law is still under revision in order to adapt to the development of reform.
Regulation on Electric Power Supervision took effect on May 1, 2005. It has
37 articles in 6 chapters and the main content is to maintain market order, protect
the legitimate rights and interests of investors, operators, and users of electric
power, and social public interests pursuant to the law, and ensure the safe and
stable operation of electric power system. However, DSM is not mentioned in it.
Regulations on Supply and Utilization of Electric Power is an electric power
regulation promulgated and implemented in 1996 following Electricity Law. It
has 45 articles in 9 chapters, in which Article 5 pointed out the State adopts the
management principle of safe, economical, and planned supply and utilization of
electric power. Article 29 pointed out power supply enterprises and users shall
make electricity conservation plan, and disseminate and adopt new technologies,
new materials, and new processes of power conservation to reduce power con-
sumption. As the promulgation time of this regulation is relatively early, some
stipulations have become not applicable to the management of power supply and
demand under the market economy, and DSM is also not mentioned in it. Its
amendment work has started.
New Energy Conservation Law has clarified the legal status of DSM. The
important position of DSM shall be further confirmed during the revision of
Electricity Law and Regulations on Supply and Utilization of Electric Power
so as to ensure the long-term and further development of DSM. DSM shall be
taken as one of the main business of power grid enterprises and power generation
enterprises must be clearly required to carry out DSM based on the current national
conditions. Departmental regulations, Implementation measures of DSM and
Management Regulations of DSM shall be especially researched and formulated
concerning DSM in order to enhance the systematicness of the work.
As per capita resource in China is scarce, and the restraint of resources and
environment poses great challenge to economic development; incorporating DSM
into the development plan of power industry, energy and regional economy as a
kind of resource is of great strategic significance to the comprehensive imple-
mentation of scientific outlook, building of resource conservation and environ-
mental friendly society, and the promotion of power industry, sustainable
development of economy and society.
Countries have made energy conservation schemes or plans in succession due to
the concern about the unfavorable impact brought by climate change. In December
1997, Kyoto Protocol stipulates the GHG emission of developed countries shall
be reduced by 5.2 % from 2008 to 2012 on the basis of that in 1990. The Climate
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Energy efficiency standard refers to the procedure or law and regulation stipulating
the energy performance of the product. It mainly makes specific requirement to the
energy performance of energy consumption product on the premise of not reducing
other properties such as performance, quality, security, and the overall price of the
product.
Similar to other countries, the energy efficiency standard in China could be clas-
sified into four categories according to the contents of its stipulation: mandatory
standard, minimum energy efficiency standard, average energy efficiency standard,
and energy efficiency grading standard.
Mandatory standard generally requires to add a special performance to or
install/remove a special device from all the new products. Minimum energy effi-
ciency standard stipulates the minimum energy efficiency (Maximum energy
consumption) index of power consumption products, which is also called index of
allowable value of energy efficiency. It requires all the products manufactured
after a determined date have to reach the stipulation of the standard, otherwise,
those products are not allowed to be sold on the market. Minimum energy effi-
ciency standard is the most common energy efficiency standard which has specific
requirements for the energy performance of power utilization products. However,
it has no requirements for technical specification or design details of the product
itself. It allows innovative design or design with competitiveness and its confor-
mity to the standard shall be determined through the testing of laboratory. The
energy efficiency standard of household electric appliances of US and European
countries all belong to this kind of standard.
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can be seen from the evaluation standard that energy conservation standard system
of design, production, and utilization for most industrial power consumption
equipment, general equipment, and household electrical appliances and lighting
fixtures has not been established in a real sense except the energy efficiency
standard for few products such as AC, refrigerators, and energy conservation
lighting fixtures.
Although energy conservation work of household electric appliances in China
has made certain achievements, the investigation result of an evaluation and
research project jointly carried out by Household Electrical Appliances Associa-
tion in China, Energy Foundation of the United States, and Economic Committee
for Promotion of Energy Benefit of the United States show there are still some
problems in compilation and revision, implementation, and supervision of energy
efficiency standard, and dissemination of energy conservation products in China.
These problems influenced the role that could be played by the standard. For
instance, because of the lack of supporting government incentive policies and
publicity, energy efficiency standard, energy conservation products, and energy
conservation certification currently have less public cognition and influence, which
affected the overall improvement of energy efficiency level of the products in
household electric appliance industry to a certain extent. The problems such as the
lack of market supervision, and weak management and slackness in law
enforcement by law enforcing departments to remote areas and rural markets also
exist in the process of implementation and monitoring of energy efficiency stan-
dard. In addition, false propaganda phenomenon [9] also exists because of the
slack management of energy efficiency products.
Government departments shall continuously enhance the implementation of
Management Method of Energy Efficiency Label, formulate comprehensive
mandatory standard of energy efficiency, eliminate high energy consumption
products and equipment, and improve the market access threshold of products.
Government shall forcibly execute energy efficiency standard body, implement the
supporting policies with economic incentive as the main one, and improve the
design and production standard of power utilization products within a stated time
and fully prompt the further progress of energy conservation work. Government
shall perfect and disseminate the implementation of energy efficiency standards
such as energy efficiency design specification, and building energy efficiency of
main energy consumption industries. The specifics are as follows:
Expand the scope of product with energy efciency standard. Energy efficiency
label could let consumers get a lot of information to make the comparison among
similar products. Mobilize the initiative of enterprises to produce and use energy
conservation products though measures such as commendations and rewards,
government procurements, and subsidies. The scope of products with energy
efficiency standard shall be expanded to all power utilization equipment, including
industrial products, household electric appliances, office supplies, and lighting
fixtures in order to increase international competitiveness of products.
Extend the scope of energy efciency label index of products. To add expense
comparison information (i.e., lifetime cost) that is easy for consumers to confirm in
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Current electricity price level and policies in China could not prompt the imple-
mentation of DSM. The unreasonable pricing mechanism in generation side leads
to the unreasonable setting of sale price and increases the difficulty in imple-
mentation of energy efficiency projects and load management projects of power
grid enterprises. Leverage of electricity price cannot be relied on to motivate users
to actively participate in DSM project. As the revenues of power grid enterprises
depend on the sales of electricity, the reduction of the sales of electricity will lead
to the decrease of profits of power grid enterprises. Generally, the implementation
of energy efficiency will lead to the decrease of the sales of electricity. As elec-
tricity transfer makes power grid enterprises give up the high price electricity (The
electricity price is high in the peak period), load transfer project will also reduce
the revenues of power grid enterprises.
General electricity price level is low. It can be seen from Table 3.3 that elec-
tricity price level in Japan and European countries is relatively high while that in
some countries such as Australia, USA, and China and so on is very low without
reflecting the scarcity of resources and the cost of environmental capacity. In 2010,
the average pretax electricity price of industries and residents in European coun-
tries was about USD 125/MWh and USD 209/MWh, respectively. About 50 % of
electricity price is tax used by government as the capitals to support subsidization
of energy conservation and renewable energy projects, for the purpose of reducing
the GHG emissions. The average pretax electricity price of industries and residents
in USA was USD 68/MWh and 116/MWh, respectively. Special fund named SBC,
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Table 3.3 Comparison of the tariff between household and industrial of some countries in 2010
[10, 11]
No. Country Household (USD/kWh) Industry (USD/kWh) Household/industry
1 Australia1 0.063 0.045 1.40
2 Austria2 0.257 0.154 1.67
3 Belgium 0.232 0.125 1.86
4 Canada 0.095 0.070 1.36
5 Chile 0.229 0.140 1.64
6 Czech Republic 0.186 0.144 1.29
7 Danmark 0.356 0.114 3.12
8 Estonia 0.127 0.093 1.37
9 Finland 0.175 0.095 1.84
10 France 0.157 0.106 1.48
11 Germany3 0.263 0.109 2.41
12 Greece 0.158 0.114 1.39
13 Hungary4 0.206 0.160 1.29
14 Ice land 0.233 0.137 1.70
15 Ireland 0.140 0.087 1.61
16 Italy 0.263 0.258 1.02
17 Japan 0.232 0.154 1.51
18 Korea4 0.077 0.058 1.33
19 Luxembourg 0.215 0.122 1.76
20 Mexico 0.089 0.104 0.86
21 Netherlands 0.221 0.123 1.80
22 New Sealand2 0.164 0.071 2.31
23 Norway 0.176 0.074 2.38
24 Poland 0.179 0.120 1.49
25 Portugal 0.215 0.120 1.79
26 Slovakia 0.213 0.169 1.26
27 Slovenia 0.186 0.121 1.54
28 Spain4 0.212 0.103 2.06
29 Sweden 0.218 0.096 2.27
30 Switzerland 0.18 0.102 1.76
31 Turkey 0.184 0.151 1.22
32 Britain 0.199 0.121 1.64
33 United States 0.116 0.068 1.71
34 OECD average4 0.156 0.104 1.50
35 China5 0.068 0.081 0.85
1 2 3 4
Notes Current prices, excluding tax. Data of 2000; Data of 2008; Data of 2007; Data of
2009; 5 Data of 2010
found that the rising of the price of natural gas and gasoline is fairly fast as they
gradually come up to international level while the rising of electricity price is
relatively slow comparing with other energy due to the strict control by relevant
state departments. Feed-in electricity price reflecting the scarcity of resources shall
be transmitted to the electricity price of users to guide the reasonable power
consumption and prompt energy conservation and environmental protection
awareness of users.
Household electricity price of residents is low. According to the data shown in
Table 3.3, household electricity price in China is the second lowest among 34
countries and the proportion of household electricity utilization to industrial
electricity utilization is less than 1, which contradicts to international common
practice and the tendency of electricity price. As household electricity utilization is
generally connected to low voltage power grid while industrial electricity utili-
zation is generally connected to high voltage power grid, the cost for power supply
of household electricity utilization is usually over 30 % higher than that of
industrial electricity utilization, which means it is appropriate for household
electricity price to be more than 30 % higher than industrial electricity, and
household electricity price shall be over 1.3 times of industrial electricity price if
cross subsidization is not taken into consideration.
Ratio of peak to valley electricity price is small. Although time-of-use price has
the function of peak load shifting in DSM of China, and the utilization efficiency
of electric power is increased and the load curve is improved to a certain extent,
the leverage function of current price has not brought large-scale increase of
electricity load factor and the function of time-of-use price to adjustment of load
and energy conservation is not obvious.
Beijing prompted DSM technology in 2002 and the load factor achieved
82.97 %, which was 0.94 % higher than the same period last year. Jiangsu
Province, Henan Province, Sichuan Province, and Hunan Province transferred 900,
500, 700, and 800 MW peak load, respectively, in 2003 through the implemen-
tation of time-of-use price. The load rate rose by 12 %. China Southern Power
Grid enhanced DSM comprehensively in 2004 and the load factor rose to 85.9,
1.6 % higher than the same period last year. It further strengthened DSM in 2005
and the unified adjustment of the whole grid rose to 86.4 %, which was 0.5 %
higher than the same period last year.
Although the ratio of peak to valley price, which was 31, implemented earlier
in China has certain peak-shaving function, it was not enough to encourage
enterprises to avert the peak in power utilization and the effect achieved was not
satisfactory. Therefore, some provinces adjusted the ratio of peak to valley price
according to the specific conditions in their own provinces after submitting it to
NDRC for approval. For instance, the ratio of peak to valley price in Jiangsu
Province was adjusted from previous 3:15:1 and the ratio of peak to valley price
in Beijing Municipality was adjusted from previous 3:14:1. Undoubtedly, it is of
great benefit to the relief of the tense contradiction between load demand, and
realization of winwin between power grid enterprises and users. The ratio of peak
to valley price in China now is between 2 and 5, but on the whole, it is greatly
3.4 Measures for Continuously Prompting the Effective Development of DSM 187
different from the ratio in other countries. For example, France set several load
averting days in every July and August, and the electricity price in load averting
days is over 10 times higher than the electricity price in valley period. The
electricity price in evening peak (16:0019:00) in December and January in
England is also over 10 times higher than the electricity price in valley period
(0:007:00). Several States in the United States have implemented time-of-use
price of household electricity utilization and the ratio of peak to valley price could
reach 81.
As the electricity price level in China is relatively low and market mechanism is
not enough to stimulate the development of DSM project, economic incentive
policy (i.e., DSM special fund, etc.) is needed as an aid to establish a stable DSM
fund mechanism. The experience of the United States and other countries shows
that the transparency and supervision of fund utilization increased and strength-
ened by government through DSM fund will play a decisive role in the successful
implementation of DSM.
More than 20 countries, including the United States, England, Spain, Norway,
Denmark, Brazil, India, and Thailand have established the related funds to support
DSM work. The main source of the funds is to set up electric power surcharge, i.e.,
low electricity price model represented by the United States is to collect a small
amount of surcharge on the basis of retail price and the high electricity price model
represented by European Union is to draw part of the fund from policy tax
included in electricity price. China shall formulate finance and taxation policies
that could support energy conservation so as to provide a stable fund guarantee for
the long-term development of DSM work and guide the investment direction of the
society. It is also an important content in the establishment of DSM market
mechanism.
Some provinces in China, such as Tianjin, Hebei Province, Shanxi Province,
and Jiangxi Province have drawn 0.10.2 cents/kWh from city surcharge and used
it for DSM. The government could either publicize the experience in these
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Rewarding Policy
Government at all levels shall set aside certain capital in financial budget to
support major projects of DSM, dissemination of high efficient energy conserva-
tion products and new energy conservation technologies, construction of man-
agement ability of energy conservation, etc. in the rewarding method of subsidy,
preferential credit, tax relief, accelerated depreciation, etc. Strengthen the pref-
erence of financial investment in capital construction to energy conservation and
electricity saving projects in a further way, and give discounts and subsidies to
residents and commercial users who purchase and use energy conservation prod-
ucts, i.e., users and government pay for energy conservation products jointly, and
users could buy high efficient energy conservation products at a relatively low
price. Government shall provide a financial incentive to industrial and commercial
users who design and carry out reform of energy conservation technologies
themselves so as to reduce extra expenses paid by users due to the adoption of
energy conservation technologies,and enhance the self-consciousness and enthu-
siasm of industry and commerce for the development of DSM.
DSM is a huge and complex system project. According to the present situation and
development in China, energy and environment are still the two major factors
restricting the development of economy. Therefore, we shall strengthen the ability
to construct the government energy efficiency management organizations as a part
of deepening the reform of the long-term strategic perspective. China shall timely
establish corresponding implementation organization of DSM, which could be
realized either through the transformation from existing energy conservation
monitoring organizations or by establishing guidance and exhibition centers of
DSM at all levels to encourage power utilities to set up energy conservation
service companies. Please refer to Fig. 3.2 for organizational structure of DSM
with government as the leader.
Renew the idea and transform the function. Implement legalized management,
policy support and guidance service, and improve decision making, supervision,
and coordination abilities. Gradually shift the focus of function to the field with
malfunction of market mechanism, and concentrate force on cultivating energy
efficiency market and solving the barrier in energy efficiency market so as to form
sustainable energy conservation activities.
Take the cultivation of energy efciency operation mechanism as an important
task for the construction of energy efciency management ability. Government shall
pave way for mechanism service and market-oriented operation mechanism so as
to smooth the way for implementation of energy conservation and adopt effective
operation method to put energy conservation and electricity saving into the end
and take effect.
efficiency market. Most energy conservation and electricity saving projects that get
international financial aid in developing countries are for demonstration purpose.
Energy conservation demonstration project is a kind of management method for
energy conservation and electricity saving most frequently adopted by China since
1980. Energy conservation and electricity saving demonstration projects incor-
porated into government plan could also enjoy part of allocated subventions or
discount-interest loans. Some typical successful demonstration projects also carry
out promotion activity through the scene visit and exchange of experience. With
the constant deepening of the reform of economic system and the continuous
expanding of international communication, government has enhanced the reform
of energy conservation and electricity saving mechanism, and project demon-
stration activity of policy research since 1990.
It is a necessity to formulate implementation management method of DSM
demonstration projects so as to stimulate the smooth development of demonstra-
tion projects. The management system such as project application, review, initi-
ation and approval, acceptance, and auditing could be established to standardize
the management of the projects. Energy (electricity) conservation, new environ-
mental protection technologies, and new products and processes shall be especially
supported. Electricity conservation in public institutions shall be strengthened and
power consumption efficiency shall be improved. Research and put forward the
methods of energy conservation demonstration projects on the basis of clean
development mechanism, actively explore the development of DSM work with
market mechanism, support the establishment of energy conservation service
companies, and prompt the deepened development of the model of energy contract
management. Meanwhile, implement pilot energy conservation (electricity saving)
agreement entered into between industrial enterprises and government to enhance
the self-consciousness and enthusiasm of industrial enterprises for energy and
electricity conservation.
Power grid enterprise is the subject for the implementation of DSM. The revenues
and profits of power utilities under the current system are directly connected to the
sale of electricity. State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration
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Commission assesses the added value and profit of state-owned assets, and
assesses the increase and profit of sale of electricity of power grid enterprises to
prompt them to make efforts to increase the sale of electricity. As the imple-
mentation of DSM will improve energy utilization efficiency and reduce the sale of
electricity, the enthusiasm for power grid enterprises to participate in DSM will be
affected and this work will have difficulty in development if there is no corre-
sponding incentive mechanism. In order to ensure the smooth development of
DSM, policy support and incentive mechanism shall be formulated to make
enterprises to actively participate in.
A strategy in several steps with short-term, middle-term, and long-term goals
may be adopted to encourage power grid enterprises in China to implement DSM
so as to ease and finally solve the problems such as insufficient power source
construction, low power utilization efficiency, and grave situation of peak regu-
lation on supply side, and finally realize energy conservation and emission
reduction.
In the short term, SBC policy that has been implemented by California gov-
ernment for several decades to aid power utilities to research, develop, and
implement high energy efficiency projects can be taken as a reference. SBC is to
draw a certain capital from electricity price and use it for the implementation of
DSM policies and the corresponding mechanism as well as the establishment of
DSM special fund, which will be utilized to stimulate power grid enterprises to
develop the research and implementation of high energy efficiency projects. This
method is simple and easy to be carried out, and could be realized under the
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As the economy in China is in rapid orbit and power supply is either tense or loose
sometimes, in order to ensure the electric power meets the requirement of
households and economic development, Orderly Power Utilization, as the content
included in DSM, is an important measure that conforms to Chinese situation.
Orderly Power Utilization is a kind of DSM measure adopted when the con-
tradiction between power supply and demand is prominent. It could change the
power utilization mode of users, lower the maximum load of power grid, obtain
saved power and increase the efficiency of installed capacity of power system. As
the growth of cooling load and heating load is fairly fast, and these loads are much
influenced by climate change, power supply shortage will appear in part of the area
during the period of summer peak and winter peak. Therefore, all provinces
(regions and municipalities) need to compile the arranged plan of Orderly Power
Utilization and formulate peak load shifting and averting scheme in accordance
with the principle of First, peak load shifting, then peak averting and power
brownout, lastly, pull of line. China has accumulated a lot of experience in the
aspect of Orderly Power Utilization as power supply and demand is always tight in
China. The focus of Orderly Power Utilization in future is to transit from
administrative measures to market measures gradually, such as progressively
196 3 The Promoter of Demand-Side Management
increasing electricity price level, and implementing interruptible load and peak
electricity price to mobilize users initiative to participate in DSM.
DSM concept has been gradually introduced into China since early 1990s and
highly valued by Chinese government and the power industry. Many research and
discussions, communications and inspection activities were carried out. For
instance, American scholar Hammed Nezhad came to China in 1991 to give
lectures and introduce DSM as well as its application. China held an IRP inter-
national seminar for the first time in January 1994. The Chairman of International
Table 3.4 Government procurement list of conservation products
Category of No. Product category Remarks Category of energy No. Product Remarks
energy conservation conservation category
I. Energy 1 Air conditioner Mandatory procurement I. Energy conservation 16 Household automatic washing
conservation product products category machine
products category 2 Refrigerator
3 Double-capped fluorescent Mandatory procurement 17 DVD
lamp product
Self-ballasted lamp Mandatory procurement 18 Household induction cooker
product
High pressure sodium lamp 19 Water dispenser
Single-capped fluorescent 20 Digital multifunction office
lamp equipment
High pressure sodium lamp 21 Centrifugal water pump
electronic ballast
Ballast for tubular 22 Switching power supply
fluorescent lamp
4 Television Mandatory procurement 23 Digital projector
product
5 Electric water heater Mandatory procurement 24 Uninterruptible power source
product
6 Electric power fitting 25 Gas appliance
7 Small and medium three- 26 Gas water heater
phase asynchronous II. Water conservation 1 Toilet Mandatory procurement
motors products category product
8 Computer Mandatory procurement 2 Water nozzle Mandatory procurement
product product
9 Printer Mandatory procurement 3 Flush valve of toilet
product
10 Fax machine 4 Tank fitting
3.4 Measures for Continuously Prompting the Effective Development of DSM
15 Household automatic
electric cooker
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holding of similar forums could strengthen the exchanges, improve the level, and
prompt the continuous and effective development of DSM [8].
The government could also require power utilities and energy conservation
service companies to hold seminars on DSM regularly so as to exchange experi-
ence and improve the standard, and prompt the effective development of DSM.
Sino-America Seminar on DSM Policy hosted jointly by the State Development
and Reform Commission, State Electricity Regulatory Commission, and State
Power Corporation of China, and undertook by Beijing Power Supply Corporation
was held from March 2324, 2004. Part of the provincial governments, power
enterprises, industrial associations, and relevant units and experts attended the
conference. Eight experts from the United States were specially invited to intro-
duce the successfully experience of DSM developed by some states in their
country so as to prompt the effective development of DSM in China. The Guidance
Center of DSM of State Grid Corporation of China hosted a seminar of DSM
strategic planning and EPP in Jiangsu Province on February 24, 2005. The pro-
vincial government departments and related power utilities of Jiangsu Province,
Southeast University, US Natural Resources Defense Council, US Optimal Energy
Efficiency Service Company, US Aid Plan, Asian Development Bank, Switzerland
Policy Consultation Agency, etc. attended the conference, exchanged views, and
deepened the understanding of all parties about EPP.
Relevant departments also organize National Energy Conservation Publicity
Week activity in each year while improving the daily energy conservation pub-
licity. The government could set a time table for energy conservation education
and public participation by making reference to Table 3.5 so as to make conser-
vation awareness go deeply into the mind of people.
1. Energy Conservation Month. As some areas will generally have power supply
and demand shortage due to the rapid increase of power utilization load in the
period of summer peak, setting July in each year as energy conservation month
could prompt and improve energy conservation work in each industrial
department through the broad participation, including general users and public
utilities in the whole country, and good energy conservation effects could be
achieved by a series of energy conservation activities held by government,
power utilities, and energy conservation companies.
2. Energy Conservation Publicity Week. Since 1991, China has started to hold
energy conservation publicity week activity once in November of each year and
the date was changed to the second week of June in each year since 2006. The
purpose of this activity is to popularize the concept, technologies, and methods
of energy conservation.
3. Energy Conservation Day. The first day in each month could be set as energy
conservation day to strengthen power conservation strength, create energy
conservation opportunities, and enhance energy conservation effects.
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Table 3.5 Suggest table of energy conservation education and public participation
January February March April May June July August September October November December
Set the first day in each month as energy conservation day
3
Set the second week in June as energy conservation publicity week
Set July in each year as energy conservation month
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The Development
than 80 countries in the world have helped users improve the power utilization
efficiency by adopting new energy efficiency improvement technologies, energy
contract mechanism, and the effective management of power demand-side through
energy conservation service companies. The appearance of energy conservation
mechanism of EMC and the prosperous development of ESCOs based on EMC
have driven and prompted the accelerated general implementation of energy
conservation projects in the whole society of North America and Europe, and also
propelled and facilitated the industrialization of energy conservation service. The
experience in other countries includes ESCO aid plan of Korea, ESCO develop-
ment plan of the United Kingdom, and energy adaptive plan of the United States,
etc. [13].
The essence of EMC is an energy conservation investment method that is to pay
all the costs of energy conservation projects with the reduced energy costs. This
kind of energy conservation investment method allows users to upgrade the
equipment of enterprises with future revenues of energy conservation, and reduce
current operation costs. Energy conservation contract is entered into between
enterprises (users) implementing energy conservation projects and special ESCO,
the latter will invest or finance energy conservation projects of users, and provide
one package service of energy efficiency auditing, design of energy conservation
projects, procurement of raw materials and equipment, construction, monitoring,
training, and operation and management to users. It could facilitate the promotion
of the development of energy conservation projects.
EMC was officially brought into China by a large-scale international energy
conservation cooperation project implemented jointly by China, World Bank, and
Global Environment Facility in 1998. The proposed target of this project is to
introduce this kind of energy conservation mechanism into China and then prompt
it in the whole country to form energy conservation service industry. This project
established three demonstration energy conservation service companies in the first
phase and lifted the curtain of demonstration and promotion of EMC in China.
The National Development and Reform Commission incorporated Promotion of
EMC into Middle and Long term Plan of Energy Conservation in November,
2004. By the end of 2011, the members of Energy Management Company
Association (EMCA) had developed from 59 to 3,900 or so, which showed the
rapid growth trend of the team of energy conservation service industry. These
ESCOs had totally implemented over 10,000 EMC projects with the amount of
investment reaching RMB 41.2 billion Yuan in 2011. The persons engaged in the
Energy Management Industry have been up to 378,000 [14].
Energy Conservation Law pointed out the government shall support and
disseminate energy conservation methods of DSM, EMC, and Energy Conserva-
tion Volunteer Agreement with policies such as finance and taxation, and price.
The government shall encourage the development of energy conservation service
institutions and support energy conservation service institution to develop con-
sultation, design, evaluation, inspection, auditing, and certification service. Thus it
can be seen that energy conservation mechanism of EMC still has a relatively large
development space.
3.4 Measures for Continuously Prompting the Effective Development of DSM 203
Government reduces the economic disputes between the two parties by playing the
role of guarantor. Under the current situation of China, government, as the
guarantor, could dispel both parties concern and prompt the development of EMC
project. However, energy auditing shall be strengthened prior to providing guar-
antee. Energy auditing is the most preliminary work for the development of EMC,
and is the analysis of research and development of pretransformed equipment, and
effect of energy conservation.
Provide nance and taxation incentive regarding energy conservation service
industry. The whole operation process of EMC project involves the procurement of
goods and providing of relevant service. It, as a new mechanism based on the
market and a new thing, influenced the development of the business of energy
conservation service companies due to the untimely issuance of tax policies
conforming to the characteristics of its operation mode. The new Energy Con-
servation Law points out the government shall guide financial institutions to
increase the credit support for energy conservation project, and provide prefer-
ential loan to eligible projects such as research and development of energy con-
servation technologies, production of energy conservation products, and
transformation of energy conservation technologies.
Encourage power grid enterprises to set up energy conservation service com-
panies. Power grid enterprises are the main subject for the implementation of
DSM. However, the enthusiasm of power grid enterprises will be affected as
energy conservation work might conflict with the profits of power grid enterprises.
To encourage power grid enterprises to set up energy conservation service com-
panies and compensate the profits lost by power grid enterprises during energy
conservation to a certain extent in the form of energy conservation service com-
panies will enhance the initiative of power grid enterprises and stimulate the
development of EMC in China.
Dissolve the obstacles in the aspect of information and nancing. As energy
conservation service companies have various business opportunities and broad
development space, the transmission of the concept of EMC shall be strengthened,
and there are still lots of work to be done in helping those interested organizations
to understand the basic concept of the EMC and learn from the experience that
have already been obtained. Energy conservation service companies that directly
finance for energy conservation projects still has the most attraction in the market,
but the start-up capital of energy conservation service companies are large. As the
nature of business of energy conservation service companies has not yet been
recognized by people, fund raising for potential energy conservation service
companies from capital market at start-up period would be very difficult. There-
fore, government shall mainly support State-owned enterprises, provide feasible
financing channels and establish effective loan mortgage or guarantee mechanism
to stimulate the virtuous growth of energy conservation market.
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EPPs are the virtual power plants. They, like CPP, must go through the stage of
planning, financing, construction and operation, and their energy efficiency (i.e.
electric power being produced or conserved) must be measured and checked. As
long as the government issues the proper policies and takes the corresponding
actions, EPPs could also adopt the same financing and payment method as that of
CPP. Capital construction expenses and operation costs of CPP are recovered
through power generation while the costs of EPPs are paid by installment through
the electricity conserved.
RMB 1.05 billion Yuan reconstruction cost needs to be invested to EPP planned
by Jiangsu Province at the end of 2004. The accumulated revenues realized by
them could reach RMB 5.93 billion Yuan.
Guangdong Province was incorporated into the plan of national alternative
project using the loan of Asian Development bank from 2007 to 2009 as the pilot
province of EPP project in March 2006. The preliminary designed total investment
of this project is about RMB 1.7 billion Yuan and the loan from ADB being used is
about USD 1 billion. The project office set up by Guangdong Economic and Trade
Commission is responsible for implementation of the project and the Ministry of
Finance of Guangdong Province is responsible for lending.
Generally speaking, social benefits of DSM shall be the result of DSMs imple-
mentation prompted by government, such as the improvement of products energy
efficiency which could reduce unnecessary electricity and fuel consumption and
the conserved energy could help deepening the national energy conservation work,
ease the contradiction between energy supply and demand, and provide guarantee
for national energy security and sustainable development of economy.
The social benefit evaluation of DSM is to assess the revenues of DSM
implementation mainly from the view of government and standing on the level of
the whole society. Specifically, benefits of DSM implementation mean greater
power consumption efficiency and saving primary energy, decreasing total elec-
tricity consumption and reduction of pollutant emission; lower growth of peak
load, delayed construction or less power plants and disinvestment; regulating
electricity price and improving fund utilization efficiency of the society; and sta-
bilizing power utilization order in the society and ensuring the normal operation
and sustainable development of the society and economy. Besides, new employ-
ment opportunity brought by the development of emerging industries because of
DSMs implementation is also the reflection of DSMs social benefit.
DSM could prompt the decline of electricity consumption and thereby the fuels
consumed by power plants. The investment for obtaining, transaction, and utilization
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Table 3.7 Economic benefit of the standard and label system in 2020 (discounted to 2000)
Accumulative net Accumulative net Net income Benefit
benefit in present value cost in present value (RMB billion cost ratio
(RMB billion Yuan) (RMB billion Yuan) Yuan)
Energy 696.10 190.10 506.00 3.7
efficiency
standard
Information 68.25 34.70 33.55 2.0
label
Total 764.35 224.79 539.55 3.4
of fuel in future will all be reduced, the saved expenditures in energy department
could be used for the production and service of other products. Therefore, the
operation of a high performance energy sector will bring higher economic benefits.
As described in Chap. 1 of this book, about 90 GW installed capacity as well as
1 trillion Yuan of capital and running costs across the country could be saved
accumulatively by 2020 through implementation of EPP and other means of DSM.
The conserved costs could be used in other industries for production and service.
Because of the load demand decline, the demand for fossil fuel is correspondingly
decreased, so does the emission of GHG and pollutants, including CO2, SO2, NOx,
and particulates. As described in Chap. 1 of this book, about 1 billion tce, 2.2
billion tons CO2, 11.7 million tons SO2, and 7.6 million tons NOx would be
accumulatively reduced in China from 2007 to 2020 by exploration of several
3.5 Analysis and Evaluation of Social Benefits 207
The population in Thailand in 2006 had reached 63.08 million and the per capita
gross national product was about USD 2,525. The main mineral product in
Thailand is tin, while coal and petroleum resources are scare. The statistic data in
2003 show the recoverable reserve of raw coal in Thailand is 2 billion tons, crude
208
Table 3.8 The changing range of product price and power consumption in each industry under the condition of 1 % rising of electricity price
Industry Changing range of Change of power Industry Changing range of Change of power
product price (%) consumption product price (%) consumption
(GWh) (GWh)
Agriculture 0.03 0 Other manufacturing industries 0.06 180
Excavating industry 0.09 620 Building industry 0.08 70
Food manufacturing industry 0.04 100 Transportation and 0.05 2,580
telecommunication industry
Textile, sewing and leather 0.06 50 Business and catering trade 0.05 340
products manufacturing
industry
Coking, gas and petroleum 0.09 30 Other service industries 0.04 570
3
processing industry
Chemical industry 0.11 700 Electric power and heating power 1.00 520
production and supply
industry
Building materials and other non- 0.11 230 CPI 0.069
metallic mineral product
industry
Metal product manufacturing 0.12 500 GDP 0.061
industry
Mechanical equipment 0.08 210 Total 6,690
manufacturing industry
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3.6 Case Analysis 209
oil and liquefied natural gas 79 million tons, and natural gas 188 billion cubic
meters. Thailand is poor in oil. As the development is in slow progress, its
petroleum mainly depends on importation. Therefore, economic development is
much influenced by the fluctuation of oil price, the financial crisis in 1997 caused a
serious blow to the economy of Thailand. This objectively requires Thailand to
pay attention to energy conservation and thereby brings opportunity for the
development of DSM.
Thailand raised a sum of DSM fund through surcharge on electricity price
under the support of International Aid Agency. From 1993 to 2000, the cost for the
first phase of DSM project was USD 60 million. The annual peak load reduction
was 566 MW and energy conservation is 3.14 TWh. A lot of advanced projects
have been developed, including market transformation of domestic manufacturers,
pilot projects of Energy Service Companies (ESCOs).
Thailand Government issued and implemented Promotion of Energy Conser-
vation law in 1992, which established perfect energy conservation management
system and many energy conservation systems, including energy efficiency label,
voluntary target agreement of manufacturer, and customs collection. A 5-year
DSM plan that would cost USD 189 million was formulated and approved in the
same year.
The energy efficiency labeling system of Thailand is approved by the govern-
ment, managed and implemented by Thailand Electric Power Bureau. It is also
incorporated into DSM plan as a component part. Besides, government and
manufacturers of fluorescence lamp also reached an agreement, i.e., reduce the
power of lamp from 40 to 36 W (non-mandatory). The government also decided to
implement energy standard project in ballast, air conditioner, industrial motor
industry, and to carry out nonmandatory energy label activity in industrial motor,
etc.
First, Thailand implemented energy efficiency label system in two largest energy
consumption productsrefrigerators and AC in household electrical appliance
field. The department that has the power to formulate standard or label is Thailand
Electric Power Bureau and other government agencies. The latter includes
National Energy Policy Office (NEPO), Thai Industrial Standards Institute (TISI),
Energy Development and Promotion Department, and Office of Consumer Pro-
tection (OCP).
Thailand Electric Power Bureau chose refrigerators with various models for
energy efficiency test in the autumn of 1994 and established average energy
efficiency level. Finally, it set the model of refrigerators whose energy efficiency
level is less than 10 % higher than the average level as Grade 3, 1025 % higher as
210 3 The Promoter of Demand-Side Management
Grade 4, and more than 25 % higher as Grade 5. The grade of energy efficiency
label of refrigerators varies from 1 to 5, Grade 3 represents general energy effi-
ciency level, and Grade 5 represents the highest energy efficiency level. The
energy efficiency label of refrigerators covers the refrigerators with the specifi-
cation of 150200 L, which constituted the mainstream products in the sales
market of refrigerators in Thailand.
Thailand Electric Power Bureau has got 55 air conditioner manufacturers to
participate in energy efficiency label activity. This activity encourages manufac-
tures to increase high efficient products and improve the existing model so as to
achieve the purpose of energy conservation. Energy efficiency project of air
conditioner covers split type and unitary (window/wall hanging) air conditioner
whose cooling capacity is between 2 and 7 kW. The grading of AC is as shown in
Table 3.9.
The energy efficiency label of refrigerators in Thai has become mandatory since
early 1999 after several years of practice, and so on the energy efficiency label of
AC since the beginning of 2000.
Thailand Electric Power Bureau carried out high efficient products promotion
project in 1996 with the purpose of 40 MW annual load reduction and 265 GWh
accumulative electricity conservation achieved by the end of 1998. Thailand
3.6 Case Analysis 211
Electric Power Bureau guides consumers to purchase high efficient products with
economic measure, i.e., provide subsidy to consumers who purchase high efficient
products. For instance, provide interest free loan that is about 2530 % of the
selling price to consumers purchasing AC with the highest grade of energy effi-
ciency (Grade 5).
Thailand Environment Institute (TEI) also set green label certification for lots of
products. This certification belongs to endorsement label of voluntary participa-
tion. Green label involves four kinds of energy consumption products: power
saving fluorescent lamps, environmental protection refrigerators, low power con-
sumption AC, and high efficient industrial motors. TISI, NEPO, and Thailand
Electric Power Bureau have all jointed in the action of TEI.
In February 1995, when Thailand initiated the energy efficiency label of refrig-
erators, only one sample reached Grade Five. One year and a half later after the
implementation, 32 % products in the market were Grade 3, 55 % were Grade 4,
and 13 % were Grade 5. By the end of 1996, the number of refrigerators with
energy efficiency label had doubled and 70 % models in the market were Grade 5.
According to the estimate of Thailand Electric Power Bureau, the average energy
consumption of refrigerators that participate in the energy efficiency label program
was reduced by 14 % in the first 2 years. The energy efficiency label of AC was
carried out on the basis of successful implementation of energy efficiency label of
refrigerator. The average energy efficiency of AC was increased by 4 % in 2 years.
From 1995 to 1998, Thailand reduced 65 MW peak the load demand, which had
exceeded 133 % of the initial expected benefits by prompting energy efficiency
label of refrigerators and AC. 643 GWh was accumulatively conserved and
70,00080,000 tons CO2 emission was reduced accordingly. Although the con-
served load only occupied about 0.5 % of the installed capacity, good investment
benefits had been achieved. The long-term marginal cost of Thailand Electric
Power Bureau is USD 0.05/kWh, while the cost for the implementation of all DSM
projects is only USD 0.012/kWh. Therefore, energy efficiency label activity has
become one of the projects with the highest inputoutput ratio in Thailand Electric
Power Bureau.
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The success of energy efficiency label encouraged Thailand Electric Power Bureau
to start other energy efficiency projects to participate in the activity of determining
the minimum energy efficiency standard of household electrical appliances. Thai
DSM office launched the comprehensive evaluation of energy efficiency label in
1999. The evaluation includes three main components:
1. Collect the qualitative data, such as actions and attitudes of related consumers
and manufacturers as well as their responses to energy efficiency label. This
research mainly adopted the following two methods for data collection: man-
ufacturers carry out investigation. This method should decide the detailed
questionnaires and these questionnaires are used for personal interview with
marketing personnel and production personnel of 50 manufacturers and dis-
tribution companies. Let an investigation group composing eight investigators
carry out investigation to 2,000 households in Bangkok and other three interior
cities with a detailed five-page questionnaire.
2. Evaluate the impact of energy efficiency label to decision making of manu-
facturers and market share of products.
3. Evaluate the impact of energy efficiency label to energy conservation and
reduction of demand.
Impact evaluation is established and carried out on the basis of direct mea-
surement of refrigerators and AC in several hundreds of households. The evaluator
combines the directly measured data and the data obtained from the investigation
of households and manufacturers, and model, size, and dimension of relevant
products with the planned data in the aspect of energy efficiency to determine the
energy conservation and demand reduction produced by energy efficiency label.
4. Power utilities responsible for power supply engages in evaluation and pro-
motion of energy efficiency label to stimulate the rapid enhancement of energy
efficiency of electric terminal equipment.
Thailand established perfect energy efficiency system and energy conservation
incentive mechanism just through these systems and incentives, which make it
become one of the most successful and comprehensive energy efficiency system in
Asia.
The United States is one of the most developed countries in the world and has high
dependence on resources. The population in the US had exceeded 300 million in
October 2006 and its GDP had passed USD 10 billion in 2002. The United States is
rich in natural resources. The statistic data in 2003 shows the recoverable reserves
of raw coal are 269.6 billion tons, the recoverable reserves of crude oil and
liquefied natural gas are 3.8 billion tons, and the recoverable reserves of natural
gas are 5.198 trillion tons. However, the energy self-sufficiency rate (energy self-
sufficiency rate equals to production output divides demand) is only about 0.7.
Although the United State is a large oil production country, it is also a major oil
importing country at the same time. Its import volume is almost two times of the
production output of the country. The energy self-sufficiency rate of it was about
0.85 in 1970. Oil crisis in 1973 and 1979 exerted profound influence on the
development of economy in the United States. Therefore, the United States is the
No. 1 to study IRP/DSM and by now have accumulated lots of experience and
lesson that worth to be learned and drawn from. Besides, the United States has
always attached great importance to DSM.
Energy star is a cooperation program jointly participated by DOE, EPA,
manufacturers, public utilities departments, energy efficiency advocators, con-
sumers and other organizations. It increases energy efficiency by combing the
endorsement label and information of products, and publicity and promotion
activities with selective activities. This program has been promoted to other
countries, for instance, Japan and Australia has participated in international energy
star program. Energy star program has the common energy efficiency specification
and an international common mark. Countries participating in the program give
mutual recognition to qualified products and the products with energy star are valid
in all the participating countries.
1. Form a product label. Establish energy efficiency specification for the existing
technologies that have been certified through the joint efforts made by DOE,
214 3 The Promoter of Demand-Side Management
EPA, manufacturers, and other related groups. The product model exceeding
the requirement of this specification could be recognized by energy label.
2. Provide objective information. This program provides non-technical instruction,
brochure and interactive website to help consumers to understand the economic
and environmental benefits brought about by the utilization of high perfor-
mance products. This information also provides a way for consumers to verify
the statement made by manufacturers for the efficiency of their products.
3. Promotion activity of energy efciency. This program is actively cooperated by
the state, region, and local organizations (including energy efficiency advocacy
groups, public utilities departments, retailers, and other organizations) to
enhance peoples understanding about energy star program and label. Besides,
it shall be ensured that this information could reflect the questions and requests
concerned by local public. One of the methods for promotion activity is mass
media advertisement.
4. Selective nancing. This program cooperates with financial institutions and
helps them make and prompt the sale of selective financing business in order to
lower the expense for purchasing energy efficiency equipment and products.
More than 500 manufacturers had provided over 13,000 kinds of products that
conform to the requirement of energy star label by November 1999. The
products include household electrical appliances, heating and cooling equip-
ment, home electronic products, office equipment, lighting fixtures and lamp
bulbs, and windows and buildings. In addition, over 200 constructors and
developers have decided to construct more than 15,000 residences that conform
to the standard of energy star. In April 1993, Federal Government of the United
States requested all Federal Agencies must purchase computers, monitors, and
printers with energy star label. This request is one of the main driving forces for
the success of this program as it have greatly prompted this program and also
affected the increase of market share of equipment with energy star to a large
extent.
Cash Subsidy
The US Federal Government, State Government, and power utilities have carried
out energy conservation cash subsidy policy, which includes both national policy
and regional policy in the whole country or within regional scope in order to
propel energy conservation and environmental protection. The main purpose of
most energy conservation cash subsidy policies is to encourage users to purchase
energy conservation products, especially products certified by Energy Star.
Meanwhile, a few policies also encourage users to conserve electricity. The
characteristics for carrying out cash subsidy to energy conservation products are:
1. Lots of participating departments. Government departments at all levels, and
water, electricity, and gas utility units all actively carry out cash subsidy on
energy conservation products. According to preliminary statistics, nearly 40
units and departments organized and carried out cash subsidy on household
electrical appliances and six units organized and carried out cash subsidy on
lighting products in 2001.
2. Many beneting groups. Most residents could enjoy cash subsidy policy for
energy conservation products. For instance, the cash subsidy policy to residence
household electrical appliances covered more than 40 million residents and
cash subsidy policy to lighting products covered more than 56 million residents
in 2001.
3. Large amount of investment funds. The US State Government and organizations
at all levels have inputted large amount of funds for publicity and promotion of
216 3 The Promoter of Demand-Side Management
Energy Star. The financial fund used by US Federal Government for pro-
motion of Energy Star was about USD 35 million in 2001, in which, the
financial fund provided for cash subsidy policy to energy conservation
household electrical appliances was about USD 8 million. Budgetary fund used
by 40 state-level government departments or organizations for carrying out
energy conservation subsidy to home household electrical appliances and
lighting products was as high as USD 63.3 million and USD 50 million,
respectively.
4. Strict subsidy scope. Most policies request subsidized products must be the
products certified by Energy Star. The amount of cash subsidy also varies
from several dollars to several hundred dollars, or even thousands of dollars
according to the categories of products.
Some programs also have supporting prompting plans and measures so as to
ensure more residents could understand and participate in this activity. For
example:
1. Users of energy conservation products only need to submit the basic data of
purchased products and purchasing voucher to government department
responsible for it to get subsidy. If distributors of products purchased by users
have agreement with units implementing cash subsidy, users could get subsidy
cash directly from distributors during purchase.
2. Some programs include the certification and training in it to facilitate the
auxiliary activities of field sales of energy conservation products.
3. Besides the cash subsidy to purchasers, part of the programs also provide cash
subsidy programs to manufacturers, distributors, and real estate developers at
all levels so as to let more people participate in energy conservation programs
and thereby enhance energy conservation and environmental protection con-
sciousness of the whole society.
be as high as USD 1000. Tax reduction limit for these two kinds of equipment are
all around 20 %.
Tax relief policy for energy conservation equipment effectively prompted the
large-scale promotion and utilization of energy conservation products and equip-
ment, and realized the purpose of energy conservation and environmental pro-
tection in a better way. Besides, government in each State also formulated local tax
relief policy for energy conservation products separately according to the actual
local conditions. Now, a simple explanation will be made with tax relief policy
program of energy conservation products in Oregon as example:
1. Household electrical appliances. The tax relief limit of energy conservation
dishwashers, washing machines, and water heating equipment is between USD
50 and 200, but it is required that all the models of these products must be in the
catalog of energy conservation electrical products certified by Oregon. The
amount for tax reduction depends on energy efficiency effects and price of the
products.
2. Testing and service heat pump and central air conditioner system. Mainly to
provide some testing service organizations and tax reduction could be as high
as USD250.
3. Energy conservation pipe system. Tax reduction could be as high as USD 250
for sealing treatment to existing pipe or installation of pipe system with good
sealing in new residences in order to reduce the loss caused by air leakage in
pipe system.
4. Geothermal heating system. Tax reduction could be as high as USD 1500 for
installation of geothermal heating system.
5. Solar water heating system. Tax reduction could be as high as USD 1500 for
purchasing solar water heating system.
6. Solar heating system. Tax reduction could reach USD 1500 at most as long as
solar heating system could provide more than 10 % of the energy required by
the family.
7. Solar power generation. Tax reduction could reach USD 1500 at most as long
as solar energy photovoltaic system could provide more than 10 % of the
energy required by the family.
Mortgage Loan
Some loan institutions provide Energy Star mortgage loan services. Residents
could apply for mortgage loan to these banks while purchasing buildings certified
by Energy Star. The implementation of Energy Star program in architectural
field could not only effectively prompt the construction and development of energy
conservation buildings and reduce energy consumption and maintenance expenses
of buildings, what is more, it could drive the development of wall heat preser-
vation and thermal insulation technology, stimulate construction materials market,
increase employment opportunity, and prompt the development of social economy
218 3 The Promoter of Demand-Side Management
in the United States. Mortgage loan service increased the value of buildings cer-
tified by Energy Star and provided convenient lending channel for users at the
same time.
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Chapter 4
The Implementers of Demand-Side
Management: Power Grid Enterprises
Since the 1980s, the power industry in China has experienced many system
reforms. However, no matter how it is evolved, energy conservation and the
improvement of end-use power consumption efficiency have never been inter-
rupted. The energy departments, hydraulic and electric engineering departments,
power industry departments and the State Economic and Trade Commission which
have government functions, the national electricity corporation and power grid
enterprises (State Grid Corporation of China and China Southern Power Grid Co.,
Ltd., etc.) which does not have government functions, as the subjects of social
power saving, scientific power consumption, rational power consumption, and
demand-side management (DSM) implementation, play important roles in pro-
moting the improvement of overall social power consumption efficiency and the
development of DSM work.
1. Power Grid Enterprises are the Best Choices for the Subjects of DSM Imple-
mentation [13]
After the separation of power plant and power grid, power grid enterprises as
the windows which directly face a great number of power users have favorable
conditions for developing DSM and are the undertakers and implementers of DSM
work. The National Development and Reform Commission and the State Elec-
tricity Regulatory Commission jointly issued Guiding Opinions on Strengthening
Demand-side Management Work in 2004, while six ministries and commissions
including National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) jointly issued
Demand-side Management Regulations in 2010. In the two documents, the main
point to the Power Grid Enterprises is that Power Grid Enterprises as the
Subjects of DSM Implementation. State Grid Corporation of China and China
Southern Power Grid Co., Ltd. as well as their affiliated enterprises undertake
important tasks in DSM.
In the vertical integration stage of electric power industry, the government grant
power grid enterprises to operate DSM to make it play its functions in energy
efficiency management and load management. As the power market reform has
been gradually moved on, the implementation of reform measures like the
separation of power plant and power grid, price bidding, breaking monopoly as
well as introducing competition, and others formed the original management
system of the power industry changed. The subjects of DSM implementation
change from power utilities to power grid enterprises. Certainly, the power
generation enterprises also plan certain implementation functions.
With the support by the government departments, power grid enterprises
encourage users to save power with market tool and incentive means, which not
only facilitates a sustainable development path for the power industry but also
accord with the long-term benefit of social development.
As power utilities undertake power supply and sale tasks and take the respon-
sibility of keeping the balance between electric power and electric energy, they
have technological advantage and power consumption information advantage of
power resource distribution and load management, have the favorable condi-
tions for developing load analysis and prediction, electricity and electricity price
analysis and prediction, and have positions that cannot be replaced by other
subjects in the aspects of DSM object making, planning, and decision making.
In the power supply and consumption process, the power grid enterprises and
users have an indivisible relation. In the power consumption information con-
sultation service aspect, the power grid enterprises which have very favorable
advantages in guiding users to use power scientifically and rationally by using
scientific management methods and advanced technical means and through
support platform like power marketing management information system or
power consumption business management information system and in providing
excellent power services for users.
Power generation, transmission, supply, and consumption form a unity con-
nected by the power grid. The process is finished at the same time, from the
power generation to the power consumption. The reliability and economical
efficiency of each link like power generation, transmission, and supply has a
direct relation with the power consumption behavior of users to a great extent,
and the operation cost also is reflected in electricity price for users to different
extent. This kind of interactive relationship between power utilities and users is
the basis for implementing DSM. The power system reform has not broken up
the power system flows. The basic condition for power utilities to implement
DSM still exists and the power grid enterprises are still the best choices for the
subjects of DSM implementation.
As the subjects of DSM implementation, power grid enterprises can consider the
long-term development goals more. Power grid enterprises have standard
operation, high credit degree, strong implementation ability, and outstanding
scale benefit. They can not only provide comparatively complete technical
support for integrated resource strategic planning but also take the group interest
4.1 Power Grid Enterprises: Subjects of Demand-Side Management Implementation 221
into consideration to make and implement a DSM plan which can be easily
accepted by all parties.
As the main implementers and operators of DSM plan, power grid enterprises
can bring energy efficiency management and load management into the com-
mercial operation field. In this way, both power and efficiency are sold, the
integration of power supply and saving operation is fulfilled and sustainable
power saving activity is formed. It is not only a successful international expe-
rience but also a main direction of DSM development in China.
The load management system constructed by the power grid enterprises pro-
vides basic conditions for accomplishing Orderly Power Utilization, which can
effectively ensure Orderly Power Utilization by each social side in the power
supply shortage period and maintain social stability and harmony.
2. Power Grid Enterprises are the Important Links for Connecting Main Partici-
pants [13]
Power grid enterprises which have unique advantages that the other relevant
subjects do not have are the links for connecting all parties like government, power
generation enterprise, energy service company (ESCO), and power user and oth-
ers. Power grid enterprises give DSM policy suggestions to the governments, and
carry out DSM projects, technology promotion (including energy efficiency
management, load management, and Orderly Power Utilization, etc.), and idea
promotion and others, carry through the government regulations and policies to the
users and promote energy conservation of the whole society and the improvement
of overall power utilization efficiency and overall efficiency under the general
guidance by the government departments. The users and power generation
enterprises are connected together by means of implementing DSM time-of-use
price linkage with the power generation enterprises and others and the benefit
generated at the power saving at the terminal user side is transferred to the power
generation enterprises with price signal platform. The implementation and pro-
motion of DSM projects are promoted jointly through the strategic cooperation
with the affiliated ESCO and the third-party ESCO.
The position of a power grid enterprise in DSM is shown in Fig. 4.1.
3. DSM Implementation is the Effective Path for Improving Load Characteristics
and Optimizing Power Grid Operation
With the economic development and the improvement of peoples living
standard, the peak load demand of the power grid increases quickly and the load
characteristics change, which are mainly shown in the following aspects: the load
rate is decreased; the increase of the proportion of the seasonal load (summer
cooling load winter heating load) in the maximum load promotes the gradual
increases of power grid peak and valley difference and peak-valley different rate;
the peak load becomes outstanding gradually and the lasing period gradually
decreases, such as the time increase of 95 or 97 % maximum load. The economic
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Government
DSM linkage;
Power Generation Electricity price linkage; Power Grid DSM strategy Energy Service
Enterprises Power saving efficiency Enterprises cooperation Companies (ESCOs)
and obligation share
DSM project,
DSM technology and
DSM promotion
User
to each factor like man, environment, and resource in the enterprise regeneration
process in an all-round way, actively undertaking social responsibilities, promot-
ing power saving, scientific power consumption and rational power consumption
of the whole society, improving social terminal power utilization efficiency and
providing an important basis for implementing scientific development view in an
all-round way, promoting sustainable development of power industry, promoting
energy conservation and emission reduction of the whole society, accomplishing
harmonious development of energy, power, economy and society, and constructing
harmonious society.
Report Guidance
Report Guidance
1. National power grid enterprises. The national power grid enterprises set DSM
departments as the centralized management departments of DSM work of the
system, which are the main departments for implementing DSM.
2. Regional and provincial power grid enterprises. The DSM departments of
regional and provincial power grid enterprises are the specified management
departments of the region, province (district and city), and are the direct
management departments of local demand-side management.
3. Municipal power grid enterprises. The municipal power grid enterprises are
important implementation departments of DSM and the main departments
which carry out DSM to users.
The power grid enterprises at each level cooperate with the governments to stip-
ulate relevant DSM regulations, policy measures and technical standards, and
actively carry out them. They cooperate with the governments to plan, organize,
lead, and coordinate the area DSM activities and promote all social parties to
participate in them, and at the same time, to promote the establishment of fast
response mechanism among relevant government departments, power grid enter-
prises, power generation enterprises, energy conservation service companies and
power users, and report the DSM implementation condition to ensure smooth
information flow.
According to the DSM development condition, the power grid enterprises
research and stipulate internal scientific and rational DSM regulations, policies,
and standards and are responsible for collecting, summarizing, and reporting
power users production power consumption load condition and product unit
consumption statement and analysis report of DSM plan implementation which
shall be executed after being reviewed and approved by the government admin-
istrative department in charge of demand-side management.
The power grid enterprises are responsible for making statistics, analysis, and
evaluation of DSM resource conservation condition and forming rational energy
consumption and resource conservation analysis report which shall be submitted to
the government administrative department in charge of power, superior power grid
enterprises, or planning management department.
The power grid enterprises use the special funds of DSM set the by government
departments to develop organization and special activities of DSM work. The
special funds are mainly used to promotion, training and demonstrative projects of
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DSM, support users to carry out power saving technology reform to buy power
saving products, to implement economic subsidy of the interruptible load, and to
construct load management system, etc. The special funds of DSM must be used
for specified purposes under the supervision by the government. The fund use
condition should be reported to the administrative department of government in
charge of DSM regularly and the government supervision and inspection should be
accepted.
The power grid enterprises at each level bring DSM into generator expansion
planning construction, power grid dispatch operation, power supply and demand
balance work, and others by establishing mechanisms in favor of promoting DSMs
and also take it as the specific content of power supply consultation and user
service to bring it into the full process of power marketing management work.
The excellent service level should be improved and excellent service conno-
tation should be developed by implementing DSM. Professionals should be
assigned in the internal parts of the power grid enterprises at each level to engage
in DSM work and the training on their service consciousness, technical standard,
and business ability should be emphasized and strengthened to accomplish DSM
standardization and institutionalization step by step.
By energy efficiency management and load management, the power grid
enterprises promote user end-use power saving, improve power utilization effi-
ciency, introduce new power saving technology into end-use service, and coop-
erate with relevant social departments and manufacturers to research and develop
innovative high-efficiency power saving products and apply new technologies like
information, communication, automatic control, remote metering, and measure-
ment to improve DSM service efficiency.
The power grid enterprises at each level find out the key points for implementing
DSM, raising the DSM work targets based on different areas, different industries,
and different projects, and providing basis for making DSM plan through inves-
tigation and analysis of demand-side resources in the ruled areas.
Improve the load prediction level through power market analysis and prediction
work. Deeply analyze important industries, high energy consumption industries
and load change rules of important users, explore and shift the power consumption
load in peak load period of power grid and improve end-use energy efficiency
potential to provide references for selecting rational DSM objects and targets.
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The power grid enterprises at each level make DSM strategy plan on the basis of
fully investigating and surveying the demand-side resource potential of the ruled
areas, and the planning period can be 35 years. At the same time, they make
annual work plans according to the DSM plans every year, raise specific DSM
projects, load management targets and power saving management targets and
implementation schemes, and organize the implementation carefully.
The DSM implementation plan made by a power grid enterprise at the lower
level must be reviewed and approved by the superior management department
before implementation and the implementation condition should be reported
regularly.
The power grid enterprises at each level organize establishing DSM technology
and information support system and carry out demand analysis, power consump-
tion evaluation, power consumption extension service, and promotion of new load
transfer technology and research technology. They establish new load management
mechanisms which master the area, industry, and user information. Through load
management measures like peak clipping, valley filling, peak load shifting, and
flexible load, they improve the load curve shape and load factor, decrease peal
load, stabilize system load, and improve the operation reliability and economic
efficiency of the whole power system.
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The power grid enterprises at each level develop DSM promotion activity by
cooperating with the government or independently. They introduce DSM idea,
knowledge, technologies, products, and successful cases to the society through
promotion channels including business halls, exhibition halls, Internet websites
(such as establishing power information network and DSM website, etc.), cus-
tomer service telephones, professional journals, newspapers, magazines, optical
disks, film, and TV media and others, and make DSM exhibition halls promote
DSM to develop user service connotation and guide users to take advanced pro-
cesses, equipment, technologies and materials, and use power in scientific and
rational ways.
They carry on the training for DSM team and develop relevant projects and
technology lectures appropriately, such as special topics including Power Con-
sumption Auditing, Power Resource Management, Electricity Balance
Testing Power Saving Technology Energy Storage Technology, and
Electric Heating Technology, to make the DSM manager the DSM work
methods and means in the new situation, know relevant technologies and equip-
ment, widen management train of thoughts when updating knowledge, and
improve business ability and management level.
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In the power supply shortage period, in order to ensure safe power supply and meet
the load demands of different users to the maximum degree, the power grid
enterprises at each level should fully consider the seasonal and time interval
characteristics according to the power supply and demand situation and power
balance condition, specify power consumption proportion and elaborately organize
and make the Orderly Power Utilization schemes according to the power supply
capability of the power grid, and further specify and carry out them, highlight the
consistence of power utilization policy and industrial policy as well as environ-
mental protection policy and arrange enterprises with different production char-
acteristics in different scheme. At the same time, they should supervise the
implementation condition of peak removing, peak load shifting, or peak averting
scheme.
The Orderly Power Utilization is a special measure taken for ensuring social
stability and power grid security in the power supply shortage period. The prin-
ciples of making Orderly Power Utilization scheme are mainly as follows: meeting
the requirement of filling the peak load gap and leaving a margin according to the
power supply capability and load growth expectation of the power grid; the least
influence on the society, the least economic loss, and the best implementation
effect; the enterprise shift peak load firstly and actively, and then issue dispatch
command to shift and avoid peak and finally take control means to limit power;
multiple schemes are used in a alternating way and implemented in a rolling way.
In order to effectively develop DSM projects, the power grid enterprises at each
level can establish affiliated energy conservation service companies of the enter-
prises. The services provided by an affiliated ESCO of a power grid enterprise
include energy conservation information consultation and energy conservation
technology training services, energy conservation technology reform work of
power system enterprises or users, distributing new energy-saving products and
materials, developing energy-saving product lease business, new energy-saving
product and technology exhibition, promotion and application, and supporting the
energy-saving technology reform projects of domestic enterprises, etc. The energy
conservation projects of government organizations can be developed in the initial
stage and then the range can be gradually expanded to the DSM business of
different kinds of power consumption enterprises.
Establishing affiliated energy conservation service companies of power grid
enterprises and develop energy conservation project services is a very effective
method for promoting DSM plan implementation. On one hand, establishing
affiliated energy conservation service companies of power grid enterprises is good
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for fully combining the load management technology with power saving tech-
nology, helping user to arrange power consumption mode with the self-owned
technology and information advantages, objectively and correctly carrying out
power saving diagnosis, making rational energy conservation reform schemes, and
helping users to get the maximum energy conservation benefit. On the other hand,
the affiliated energy conservation service companies of power grid enterprises
have strong strength, comparatively higher personnel quality and technological
level as well as standard management, and can easily get customers trust. Through
the services of the energy conservation service companies, the power supply
quality can be improved and the power supply security and stability can be
ensured. In addition, the power grid enterprises can know the power consumption
condition of power users in a real and detailed way, which is helpful for correctly
master the social power consumption demand development trend.
Aiming at the DSM work contents, the main responsibilities of power grid
enterprises at each level are specified as follows.
1. Carry out national energy policies; according to relevant national laws, regu-
lations and standards, establish and complete enterprise DSM mechanism;
according to the experiences and problems existing in practice, raise proposals
of making, revising the DSM regulations, standards and plans to relevant
national government departments.
2. Bring DSM into routine work of the enterprises and into power grid develop-
ment planning.
3. Establish the enterprise DSM working system and guide DSM work of regional
and provincial power grid enterprises.
4. Organize and develop technological, academic and experience communication,
and training about DSM through different kinds of medium and by promoting
new ideas, new technologies, new products, and new equipment of DSM;
summarize and promote advanced work experiences; promote DSM work
development.
5. Assist the government to make DSM plans and implementation schemes,
including DSM prediction and DSM preplans, project design, project promo-
tion, and implementation, etc.
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1. Carry out relevant national and local DSM laws, regulations, and polices as
well as relevant systems and methods made by national power grid
enterprises.
2. Bring DSM work into routine work of the enterprises and the local power grid
development planning.
3. Organize and develop work including DSM technology promotion and
application, information communication, consultation service and training,
etc.
4. Carry out DSM scheme design and cost-benefit analysis.
5. Be responsible for tracing and effect evaluation of DSM project
implementation.
6. The provincial power grid enterprises are responsible for guiding, supervising,
inspecting, and evaluating the DSM work of municipal power grid enterprises.
7. The provincial power grid enterprises carry out systematic research according
to the DSM work conditions, then raise relevant policies and planning pro-
posals to the government, assist the local government to stipulate local DSM
regulations, standards and plans and others, play the function of connecting
the government with the enterprises, convert the demand-side resources to
supply-side substitute resources through DSM projects, improve power system
equipment utilization rate, and accomplish highly effective, rational, and fully
utilization of current production capacity.
8. The provincial power grid enterprises are responsible for making DSM plans
and programs and fully utilizing economic policies, market mechanisms, and
technological measures to promote local DSM work.
9. The provincial power grid enterprises organize and promote DSM electricity
price analysis, make electricity price regulation application report, and raise
rational electricity price schemes and proposals to the local government.
10. The provincial power grid enterprises submit DSM fund use report and budget
to the provincial government and the superior management department; their
using of DSM funds is supervised by the government department; they deliver
special funds for DSM to the municipal power grid enterprises and supervise
the use of special funds.
DSM project and reporting the implementation condition to the superior DSM
department and provincial power grid enterprises for recording.
2. Make DSM policy regulation application reports; make relevant DSM rewards
and punishment regulations, and report them to relevant government depart-
ment for approval.
3. Preside local daily work of DSM; be responsible for contacting other indus-
tries and departments relating to DSM activity; set special positions and
personnel to carry out specific DSM work.
4. Be responsible for organizing the implementation of DSM projects and pro-
viding excellent, high-efficiency, and low-cost power services for users.
5. Carry out survey on users; understand users demands thoroughly; establish
and manage user information files and DSM project files.
6. Carry out statistic analysis and prediction of load, and make seasonal peak
load analysis and prediction; carry out load investigation and data statistics
according to area, industry, and user classification and track to monitor the
operation load information of the DSM project implemented; make area DSM
targets and DSM implementation schemes according to area load
characteristics.
7. Summarize annual DSM implementation status and fund use status; amend the
annual plan according to technical indexes like accomplished load charac-
teristics, etc.
8. Publish information of DSM plans, projects, and relevant policies to mass
users through various promotion channels and the DSM website.
9. Carry out publication and maintenance of information on the DSM website
and computer database management and maintenance, etc.
10. Carry out energy conservation project testing and evaluation; invite scientific
research institutes and energy conservation consultation service companies
excluding relevant units which participate in the DSM project to carry out
technological and economic evaluation on DSM projects.
11. Carry out technical analysis and statistics of DSM schemes.
12. According to accomplished technical indexes of DSM projects and in accor-
dance with rewards and punishment regulation approved by the government to
accomplish rewards and punishment.
Power grid enterprises implement the DSM through several steps as shown in
Fig. 4.3.
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Project implementation
Select an object and confirm the implementation object according to the power
load data, power supply and demand balance investigation, and analysis condition.
Power grid enterprises are responsible for carrying out power supply and
demand balance analysis and investigation, selecting the DSM implementation
object, confirming the overall object of area DSM, specific peak load shifting and
power saving objects based on different industries and areas, and various randomly
sampled typical user load shape objects and carrying out decomposing peak load
shifting and power saving indexes of load objects of each layer.
The important point for selecting a DSM object rationally is to carry out market
investigation and analysis and research work. The market investigation is an
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important content of DSM work. By carrying out market investigation, the power
market condition and load characteristics can be identified and mastered step by
step and the key points of DSM implementation can be found so as to promote DSM
technology and provide basis for strengthening energy efficiency management, load
management, and Orderly Power Utilization. Carry out the investigation of elec-
tricity increase and industry composition and analysis as well as investigation and
analysis of related parameters like area load characteristics, load increase, and
composition as well as the maximum load and load factor, etc. It is also allowed to
carry out DSM potential evaluation by delivering questionnaire and conducting
field study. Aiming at seasonal peak load, pay more attention to analyzing peak load
shifting and power saving potential; master the power consumption compositions of
different seasons and different industries; deeply investigate typical users to carry
out DSM pilot work. Raise the important points of DSM by analyzing critical links
and areas influencing DSM and relevant factors of user power increase; and
research and make corresponding DSM measures by combining the characteristics
of users in each industry to carry out DSM pilot scheme designing and effect
evaluation (evaluation on energy consumption for power) for typical users of large-
scale industries and service industries and develop a set of effective methods for
users in different industries to develop DSM work.
Select some alternative projects and analyze them; select the best scheme in an
optimizing way according to the object; make the implementation plan.
Make corresponding technical implementation schemes of DSM aiming at dif-
ferent objects. Cooperate with the manufacturer, ESCO, and design implementation
unit to make effective DSM schemes aiming at different power users, by
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Supervise the implementation condition of the DSM project; adjust some measures
properly; control the project schedule and implementation condition. In addition,
raise proposals for making or improving relevant regulations and policies to the
government according to the feedback information collected.
Carry out effective evaluation of the DSM plan, scheme, and measures; imple-
ment overall process evaluation; supervise and trace the DSM implementation
process; analyze the DSM market potential as well as the factors which influences
DSM design and implementation; make fair evaluation on technology influences,
saving effect and fund use condition of each DSM technology measure project at any
time and make amendment to the disadvantage according to the evaluation result;
ensure effective implementation of DSM through project tracing and supervision.
The DSM work which is a system project involved in the whole society needs the
organic coordination and joint efforts of the whole society. In the period when
vertical integration management system is executed, power utilities can consider
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users saving as a part of resources and make uniform planning. However, with the
gradual deepening of power market reform and separation of power plant and
power grid, from the aspects of interest relation and function division, power grid
enterprises have not been responsible for power supply planning and construction
any more, so it is required to establish a set of integrated mechanism to ensure the
benefits of power grid enterprises by implementing DSM.
In order to fully play the functions of power grid enterprises as the subjects of
DSM implementation, the State needs to make complete policies and regulations,
establish effective incentive mechanisms, and provide rational fund resources. At
the same time, power grid enterprises can also actively raise relevant policy
proposals to the government department and strive for necessary support.
Complete policies and regulations are the foundation for promoting persistent and
effective development of DSM work. DSM implementation relates to the interests
of all participants, so it is necessary that the government plays dominant functions
to coordinate multiple departments including regulation, standard, fiscal taxation,
and commodity price departments and make complete policies and regulations.
Only if good legal environment is provided, the rights and interests of all DSM
project participants can be guaranteed and they get benefits and returns in time so
that their confidence and resolutions in DSM implementation shall increase.
Putting DSM into the main business scope of power grid enterprises: as power
supplies, power grid enterprises have wide advantages in contacting users and can
play dominant roles in DSM work. To specify the point that power grid enterprises
are subjects of DSM implementation needs to put DSM is needed to be put into the
main business scope of power grid enterprises in policies and regulations. Con-
firming their dominant positions is good for encouraging power grid enterprises to
develop DSM actively and for power users to support the work of power grid
enterprises. For example, in the State Energy Conservation Law issued in 1978, the
American Federal Government raised that DSM is a kind of work in the function
scope of power grid enterprises.
Making supporting encouragement policies: the main goal for implementing
DSM power saving plan is to decrease power consumption, whereas, the business
objective of a power grid enterprises is to increase profit, so a certain contradiction
exists between the two. Thus, from the business point of view, not all power grid
enterprises are willing to be the subjects of DSM implementation. Power grid
enterprises which are engaged in commercial operation should actively implement
DSM power saving plans which need to be accomplished through legislation and
corresponding encouragement polices should be provided for power grid enter-
prises. For example, the power grid enterprises in America are required to
implement DSM plans by state governments; at the same time, in order to elim-
inate the economic loss caused by DSM implementation, profit index is not taken
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as the main point for the evaluation on the power grid enterprises and the eval-
uation is not connected with the increase of electricity sale. In addition, the DSM
performance incentive is established and corresponding economic encouragement
is provided according to the power saving quantity accomplished by the power
enterprises.
Establishing benefit sharing mechanism: in the DSM process, all participants
shall get certain benefits, so corresponding benefit sharing mechanism must be
established to make that the benefits shared by power grid enterprises are directly
proportional to social benefits that can be got through DSM. In this way, the target
that power grid enterprises pursue its own profit can be consistent with the social
target as the minimum power cost so as to effectively arouse power grid enter-
prises enthusiasm for promoting DSM projects.
Scientific and rational electricity price level and structure are the critical points for
guiding power resource allocation optimization and its precondition is that users
undertake burden fairly. Irrational electricity price level and structure are not good
for the improvement of power saving consciousness, DSM fund raising, and DSM
work development.
Improving electricity price level step by step: low electricity price level cannot
reflect the problem of resource shortage, while people still keep the old under-
standing that China is a big country with abundant resources, so it is not easy to
improve peoples power saving consciousness. From the standpoint of scientific
development, power grid enterprises can carry out some researches and raise
rational proposals to improve electricity price step by step.
Making the electricity price structure clear step by step: the power grid line loss
rate generally is decreased as the voltage grade is improved; the industrial
enterprises with high load factor and high power consumption generally are
connected to high voltage grade and commercial and residential users generally
are connected to low voltage grade. Theoretically, the electricity price for resi-
dential users should be higher than that for industrial users, otherwise, industrial
users with low electricity loss rate subsidize the residential users with high elec-
tricity loss rate, and thus their burden is increased. Power grid enterprises can carry
out some researches and raise rational proposals to let the State make the elec-
tricity price structure clear step by step and make the electricity price classification
and price difference based on voltage truly reflect corresponding cost levels.
Setting rational peak-valley price ratio and peak-valley time period: through
implementing peak-valley price, try to enlarge peak-valley price execution scope,
and confirm rational peak-valley price ratio and peak-valley time period. If the
experiences in the other areas are referred to in an area and are used directly
without improvement, certain peak load shifting effect is achieved based on
implementation result but the power sale income might be decreased or the
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original evening peak load is decreased but new night peak appears (for example,
the peak is shifted from 19:0021:00 to 0:003:00 and the load is even higher than
the original peak load), and the expected effect cannot be achieved. Thus, it is
required to research rational peak-valley price ratio and peak-valley time period
aiming at local conditions.
Establishing on-grid and sale price linkage mechanism (time-of-use price tariff
mechanism based on power plant and grid settlement): the income of a power grid
enterprise is related to the electricity prices of the Two Sides, namely, which
includes on-grid price and sale price. If the electricity price of one side changes
and the electricity price of the other side does not change or change reversely,
great influences shall be caused to the income of the power grid enterprise. If peak-
valley price is executed to the sale side and it also can be executed to the on-grid
side, it shall be a kind of encouragement on the peak load shifting work of power
grid enterprises. Establishing on-grid and sale price linkage mechanism also can
change the situation that power grid enterprises promote DSM projects whereas
the electricity charge recovery is decreased. Only when the economic benefits got
by power generation, transmission, and distribution parties through DSM are
distributed rationally the enthusiasm of power grid enterprises can be aroused
fully.
Fiscal taxation preferential means and other incentive means are effective methods
for arousing the enthusiasm of power grid enterprises to active DSM. Practical and
feasible fiscal taxation policies can effectively impel power grid enterprises to
promote DSM actively and make them to move on in a development way of good
circulation. For example, the State provides financial fund support for DSM pro-
jects; power grid enterprises withdraw special fund to DSM according to certain
proportion of sales income of main business and disburse it before paying the
taxes; the sales income converted according to the actual energy conservation and
emission reduction benefit accomplished in DSM projects is included into the
preferential category of income tax and should be included into the taxable income
based on reduced proportion.
Establishing stable DSM fund sources is the foundation for promoting power
grid enterprises to carry out DSM work persistently and effectively. When power
grid enterprises promote the implementation of DSM work, market investigation,
project evaluation, demonstrative project, promotion and personnel and mecha-
nism, necessary equipment are involved in investment and cost expenditure. Since
DSM is a kind of resource which has comparatively lower investment cost and
comparatively better benefit, it should be as same as the other resources to cope
with fund sources and investment channels properly and establish a set of complete
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The energy efficiency labeling activity of Thailand is one of its all DSM activities
in which the inputoutput ratio is highest. This activity was started in about 1995
and it succeeded. The energy efficiency labeling activity of Thailand which was
managed and implemented by Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
(EGAT) with the government support offers reference for power grid enterprises
participating in DSM. Refer to Sect. 3.6 of this book for details. In addition, EGAT
also applied Green Building Scheme for user-oriented energy conservation
promotion, and references also can be taken in the aspect of cooperating with
ESCO in the project implementation process.
From 1989 to 1992, the power installed capacity saved by implementing DSM
projects in Canada is about 700 MW. The main measures taken by the power
enterprises include the following aspects.
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Table 4.1 Annual cash subsidy projects in 2001 of Pacific gas and electric company (PG&E) in
California
Name Object
Energy-saving equipment cash Users of energy-saving products and equipment
subsidy projects
Light emitting diode traffic signal Urban and rural departments with purchased light emitting
indicating lamp projects diode traffic signal indicating lamps with energy star
product certification
Newly built residential buildings Real estate developers, designers, owners, and building
operation managers of high-efficiency residential
buildings
Commercial buildings Designers of high-efficiency non-residential buildings
Clean air transportation projects Owners of cars with electricity and natural gas as main
power
Table 4.2 Household appliance cash subsidy condition table of Pacific gas and electric company
(PG&E) in California
Name Description
Project unit Pacific gas and electric company (PG&E)
Requirement to Products with energy star certification
subsidized
products
Project coverage 13 Million residents in North and Central California
Project name Energy-saving equipment cash subsidy project
Project period Lighting fixture subsidy From March 21, 2001 to Dec. 31, 2001
project
Washing machine, From March 21, 2001 to Dec. 31, 2001
dishwasher, and
refrigerator subsidy
project
Room air conditioner subsidy From May to September, 2001
project
Budget fund in USD 25 million in total for household appliance and lighting
2001
Expected target Available cash subsidy for 25,000 washing machines, 12,000 dishwashers, and
50,000 refrigerators
Amount of Lighting fixture Subsidy fund depending on lighting fixture
subsidy funds type; the highest subsidy as 60 Dollars
Washing machines 75 Dollars/set
Dishwashers 50 Dollars/set
Refrigerators 75125 Dollars/set (The subsidy shall change
if users replace old refrigerators with new
ones.)
Room air conditioners 50 Dollars/set
Sales site The on-site project representatives train the retailers and explain related
guarantee project contents
The retailers need to sign a retailer participation contract which requires goods
purchased by retailers must accord with the project quality requirements
and there must be products provided with cash subsidy in the shops
In 2000, there were about 400 household appliance retail shops and 71 lighting
products retail shops which signed the contract with Pacific gas and
electric Company (PG&E)
Promotion Various promotion modes are applied to the project, such as advertisement,
project mail information, and website publication, etc. In addition, the mode of
implementing promotion with manufacturers was also used
For the commercial and public utilities, the implemented projects include
energy-saving lighting project which provided fund support for commercial users,
building energy analysis project (mainly analyzing present energy conservation
condition and energy consumption habit and raising corresponding energy con-
servation measures recommended to be implemented; analyzing energy conser-
vation quantity, energy cost decrease, implementation cost and investment
recovery period after implementing the measures; listing energy conservation
measures which can be selected but are not recommended due to some special
reasons, and providing building equipment list and energy-saving product list) and
building energy efficiency improvement project as well as high-efficiency motor
project. Corresponding fund encouragement is provided according to the contri-
bution to load decrease.
In the industrial aspect, high-efficiency motor project and energy-saving
lighting project are mainly implemented. According to statistics, about 85 % of
industrial users can get comparatively high benefits from motor energy conser-
vation and about 20 % of industrial users can get certain benefits from energy-
saving lighting projects.
The reward by German power utilities is carried out in two modes: cash and
deducting corresponding rewarding amount from the electricity charge. Subsidy
policy is implemented to users who buy energy-saving products with compara-
tively higher prices; energy conservation consultation service and other services
which are good for improving energy conservation are provided for users without
charge, and energy conservation schemes are provided for industrial users. To
residential users, the provided consultation services include design of lighting,
electric heating, hot water supply, bathroom and kitchen utilities, and relevant
technical information of products. To commercial users, the consultation services
provided include energy-saving product, energy storage product, power con-
sumption equipment condition introduction, and technologies used as well as
benefit generated from energy conservation reform. To public utilities and
municipal organizations, the provided consultation services mainly include
building energy conservation technologies, public electric traffic tools, and clean
energy. To industrial users, the consultation services mainly aim at industrial
process flow, promoting high-efficiency heat pumps and compressors. Various
incentive means (mainly fund support) are taken to encourage the application of
renewable energy and clean energy for power generation; support is provided for
energy conservation technology research and development, promotion, and gen-
eralization; support (such as high-efficiency lighting equipment and heat storage
equipment, etc.) is provided for users who implement energy conservation
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projects; power purchase contract and interruptible power supply contract are
signed with industrial departments to make them get benefits according to the
electricity price structure and further to make them change power utilization
modes; training aimed at social competence, professional proficiency, and tech-
nological capability is regularly carried out to relevant responsible persons of
DSM projects.
Hereinafter, the successful experiences of two power utilities in developing
DSM shall be introduced.
[Case 4-1] Southern California Edison
Southern California Edison (SCE) is one of the five commercial divisions of
Edison International which is the parent company of Southern California Edison,
Edison Mission Energy, Edison Investment, Edison Resources, and Edison EV and
others. Edison International is an investment company and its total asset exceeds
USD 24 billion and the income is USD 8.2 billion. SCE which has 16,000
employees is the largest subsidiary company of Edison International and also the
power utility which has the second largest number of users in America. This
company has provided power and services for southern California, coastal and
central places for more than 110 years. Its service range covers 50,000 km2 and 13
million people. The total power generation capacity is 21.6 GW and there is
14.2 % reserve capacity. The annual sales electricity is 74.3 TWh. SCE has five
business divisions: power generation, power grid, power distribution, QF contract
(the third-party power purchase), and user strategy.
For more than 20 years, SCE which pays much attention to environment and
natural resources has been one of the leading enterprises of DSM in America. The
target of DSM is to improve the power utilization efficiency of all users and
decrease energy waste through education and load management. If DSM can be
implemented successfully, the enterprises can delay new power plant construction.
At present, SCE has 10 DSM projects for residential users and 14 projects for non-
residential users. These projects include hardware discount, encouraging high-
efficiency equipment application, new buildings, load management, technology
transfer, and education, etc. To large users, special persons generally are desig-
nated to introduce the projects; to small users, the project conditions are introduced
through mailing. All users can get the project information through the website of
SCE (http://www.sce.com/).
From 1973 to 1995, SCE invested 1.23 trillion dollars. In this way, 21 TWh
power was saved and the maximum load demand as 8.05 GW was cut.
[Case 4-2] Tokyo Electric Power Company
Tokyo Electric Power Company which is the largest power utility in Japan is in
charge of providing power for 42 million people in the area with the coverage as
40,000 km2. From 1960 to 1994, the peak load of Tokyo Electric Power Company
was increased by 12 times and got to 59 GW. After 1970, the peak load season was
changed from winter to summer and the peak appearance time every day is at
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14:0015:00 when the outdoor temperature is highest. With the linear growth of
the peak load, the annual load factor is decreased gradually.
To meet the continuous growth of peak load, a large number of power gener-
ation and transmission equipment must be invested and established every year. In
1994, the investment on power equipment got to USD 14 billion. Building new
power plants needs not only a lot of funds but also proper places. In addition,
power plants get away from the load center farther and farther. Especially in
Tokyo, the proportion of investment on power transmission and distribution
equipment in the total investment becomes higher and higher. The investment on
power equipment has been increased gradually but the load factor has been
increased, which certainly shall cause economic pressure to the enterprises.
Therefore, people have paid more and more attention to DSM in recent years. The
market development department (called user relationship department energy
conservation center) of Tokyo Electric Power Company, which researches and
promotes DSM, was established in 1983. At present, there are 770 employees who
engage in work related to DSM in Tokyo Electric Power Company; 170 of them
work in the company head quarter; and the others work in the branches in different
places or important areas where DSM is applied. The DSM market strategies of
Tokyo Electric Power Company are mainly shown in the following aspects:
Market research;
Technology development and on-side test;
Establishment of various load demand adjustment measures;
Public relation and consultation service;
Arranging subsidy promotion and generalizing DSM methods;
Management of relevant DSM affairs (district heating and cooling devices as
well as heat storage devices).
Thereinto, the efforts made by Tokyo Electric Power Company for public
relation and consultation service account for the largest proportion, especially for
consultation service. As a matter of fact, this kind of consultation service is mainly
provided for users who build new plants, commercial and residential buildings, or
commence renovating and repairing facilities. Tokyo Electric Power Company
also is active to make it come true. In fact, this kind of service provides a kind of
solution to improve energy utilization efficiency of existing equipment, raises
various energy conservation measures including heat storage and supply as well as
air conditioning (AC) system, introduces some encouragement measures for
electricity billing, and provides feasible learning means for understanding and
learning relevant measures.
In 1995, by taking these measures above, Tokyo Electric Power Company had
the peak load decreased by 3.1 GW compared with that in 1994 and the decrease
rate was 5.3 %.
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As the subjects of DSM work, the main responsibility of power grid enterprises is
carrying out DSM regulations, standards, plans, and polices published by gov-
ernments in production and operation management. Power grid enterprises develop
DSM work a kind of long-term system engineering. Its system composition mainly
includes three aspects: the first one is basic promotion and system construction
process; the second one is the implementation of work including various measures
like electricity price incentive project, public consciousness project as well as
energy efficiency incentive project and others and activities from pilot imple-
mentation to gradual promotion; the third one is the accomplishment process how
DSM is taken as an important resource to be embedded in the power market in the
gradual completion process of market mechanism and power grid structure. The
three aspects above have logic progressive relations in time arrangement. In actual
implementation, they are also progressively deepened and gradually completed.
With nearly 20 years efforts, the power grid enterprises in China have accu-
mulated lots of experiences in DSM system construction, strategic plan imple-
mentation, promotion, technical support system and pilot implementation, and
promotion of DSM projects, etc.
provincial price control administration as assistant group leader, and the quarterly
regular work meeting system is established to intensify control and coordination of
DSM work.
After the establishment of the provincial leading group, DSM work groups and
official departments at each level are established in provincial and municipal
power grid enterprises respectively and positions with special responsibilities for
DSM are established. Under the complete DSM system, a series of work is
developed, which mainly includes the following aspects:
1. Intensifying system construction of regulations and rules. The DSM work is
standardized by establishing a series of regulations and rules like DSM
implementation regulations, performance appraisal methods, statistic analysis
management methods, special fund management methods, Orderly Power
Utilization management methods, Orderly Power Utilization scheme making
guide, and solutions to power supply and demand early warning, etc.
2. Intensifying professional management team construction. Positions with special
responsibilities for DSM are provided; DSM post training material is compiled;
training on DSM personnel before going on duty is implemented; DSM work
website is established; national energy policies, DSM laws and regulation,
standard systems, policy measures, knowledge learning related to DSM tech-
nology and equipment, and others are intensified; a DSM professional team is
trained, familiar with technologies, and good at management; thus, a good basis
is created to guide and help users to implement DSM better.
3. Actively developing policy and measure research. Special fund is provided;
lever adjustment capability of electricity price is deeply researched; a series of
important subject researches are developed, such as peak-valley price, seasonal
electricity price, interruptible electricity price policy and implementation
method research, research on DSM measures, research on relation between
climate and power and electricity as well as the application research.
4. Developing DSM consultation service for large users. DSM consultation ser-
vice for large users is organized and developed by combining related subject
research achievements; DSM consultation service report is provided through
510 users with comparatively high DSM potential selected from each
municipalities; the DSM concept is promoted to terminal users, and the
application space of various new energy conservation technologies is also
developed at the same time.
[Case 4-4] State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC) Established Energy Effi-
ciency Service Activity Group
State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC) put forward the concept of the energy
service network with the energy efficiency service activity group as the basic
working unit, that is learnt from the European experience and combining the actual
situation of energy consumption and energy-saving management in China and the
advantages of the company.
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In April 2011, SGCC held the launch ceremony of the first energy efficiency
service activity group in Changzhou, Jiangsu Province. That indicates the com-
prehensive commencement of the establishment of the energy efficiency service
network. By the end of June 2012, the company had successively established 342
energy-saving service activity groups, covering all the power supply companies
with 4,600 member units.
The energy efficiency service activity group provided an excellent information
and technology exchange platform for each party participating in the power DSM,
promoted the further implementation of energy efficiency work, realized the
energy conservation and emission reduction effect, and won the full recognition of
the government at various levels.
Combined with the actual power grid operation conditions in local areas, the
subject researches related to DSM are commonly developed in provinces where
the DSM work development is comparatively good in China. According to the
development status of DSM work and summarizing experiences summarized
carefully, the power grid enterprises at each level carefully carry out investigation
and analysis, commonly have established the medium- and long-term DSM tasks
and target of the local area, cooperate with the government to make relevant
polices and regulations. In addition, according to local DSM work condition, DSM
work planning and scheme are made, which creates conditions for promoting DSM
work further. For example, a power grid enterprise specified the DSM work target
and cooperated with the provincial government to issue Opinions on Intensifying
Power Saving Work (referred to as the Opinions) in 2005 and Notice of Intensi-
fying Energy Conservation and Consumption Reduction (referred to as the Notice)
in 2006. Thereinto, The Opinions specifies The comprehensive energy con-
sumption of total output value (10,000 Yuan) in the future three years shall be
decreased by 5 % and the peak load demand shall be decreased by about 1 GW.
In The Notice, the target that the energy consumption intensity of total output value
(10,000 Yuan) in 2010 (calculated according to the comparable price in 2000)
shall be decreased by 20 % compared with that in 2005 and the ten important
points of energy conservation and consumption reduction as well as six measures
for intensifying energy conservation are specified.
Reliable fund resources and financial guarantee are the basis for persistent
development of DSM project. At the beginning of implementation, power grid
enterprises should actively communicate with the government and attract the
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One of the targets of DSM is changing users power consumption modes, but this
kind of change often brings certain inconvenience to users. Thus, fair compen-
sation needs to be made to users. Thereinto, the most widely used mode is various
time-of-use price policies. In China, some provincial power grid enterprises and
relevant government departments jointly have issued time-of-use price and inter-
ruptible load compensation polices and others, certain effect, and promotion
experiences have been got.
[Case 4-6] Electricity price incentive means in East China [3]
East China is one of the areas where electricity price measures are taken to
regulate demand most completely in China. At present, the implemented elec-
tricity price systems mainly include time-of-use price, seasonal electricity price,
interruptible load compensation, and preferential electricity price based on energy
storage, etc.
1. Time-of-use Price
Time-of-use price is a comparatively basic electricity price regulation mode in
DSM. Time-of-use price tariff mechanism has been established in every province
(city) in east China and comparatively good effect has been achieved.
Time-of-use price was implemented in six main power consumption industries
in Jiangsu province in 1999 and the peak-to-valley ratio is 3:1; on Aug. 1, 2003,
the peak-to-valley ratio was increased to 5:1, and the annual transferable peak load
is above 600 MW or so.
On the basis of implementing time-of-use price in the pilot place at the
beginning of the 1990s, the time-of-use price policy was completely implemented
in the whole province during The 10th Five-year (20012005) Plan period in
Anhui province. Through the lever function of time-of-use price, the power grid
peak power consumption press is released. At the same time, the total annual
reduced electricity charge expenditure amount of users to whom time-of-use price
is implemented is about RMB 100 million Yuan. In this way, the comprehensive
economic benefit of the whole society has been effectively improved.
Time-of-use price make more details in Fujian province. On the basis of
implementing peak-valley price, peak price has been promoted, and the critical
peak price has been increased by 70 % based on the off-peak price; in this way,
good peak regulation effect has been achieved. At the same time, multi-step
electricity price has been implemented to the resident, and the household electric
energy of residents is divided into three levels according to the monthly electric
energy, so as to implement multi-step electricity price policy.
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Most traditional load management systems only have simple terminal equipment
and the overall power consumption load analysis still depends on manual pro-
cessing. At present, load control systems have been established in 35 provincial
capital cities and separate planning cities as well as more than 200 municipal cities
and county-level cities at different levels. Except that terminal equipment can meet
basic control function, the information acquisition function is also strengthened
further and the software system functions are developed further; thus, the data
collected can be effectively analyzed and saved to provide scientific support for
power consumption decision making.
With the deepening of modern management, load management system, as an
import technical means for DSM, has shown its practical value more and more. Its
promotion and application degree reflects the modernization level of DSM in a
sense. The load management system not only plays important role in Orderly
Power Utilization aspect but also has great functions in aspects like load moni-
toring, load analysis, and DSM scheme design, etc. The continuous development
of computer and communication technology provides powerful support for new
function extension of DSM system; the continuous appearance of new technolo-
gies is greatly convenient for system function extension. The load management
system completion and construction is an important basis for whether DSM can be
persistently developed in a long term.
[Case 4-7] The experiences of a certain power grid enterprise in load manage-
ment system construction
Difficulties that the investment amount is large and construction period is long
usually exist in the load management and control system construction. In order to
accomplish persistent promotion of DSM work, a power grid enterprise insists on
completing the load management system and improving the technical content of
DSM in the condition of fund shortage.
In 2005, this power grid enterprise started to take the load management system
construction as the infrastructure of administrative, economic, and technical means
like comprehensive peak load shifting power consumption, peak-valley price, load
control as well as energy conservation and storage, and others to bring it into the
power grid development planning. In that year, the fund as RMB 400 million Yuan
was raised and the installation of main stations and 50,000 on-site terminal devices
of 21 power supply bureaus were accomplished in the whole province. In 2006,
more than RMB 300 million Yuan was invested continuously and 50,000 on-site
terminal devices were installed in addition.
After two years large-scale central construction, nearly 100,000 load terminal
devices have been installed. The installation range has been extended to special
transformer users no less than 100 kVA. The coverage of monitoring large users
has got to above 85 %, which exceeds the appointment in DSM Regulations
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(FA GAI YUN XING [2010] No. 2643) issued in 2010. In this ware, great support
has been provided for the government to establish energy conservation and con-
sumption reduction electricity price mechanism.
Whether a pilot project can be promoted successfully or not has important sig-
nificance to whether DSM work can be persistently and successfully promoted. In
recent years, most provinces in China have selected proper projects to have ben-
eficial tries at large-scale promotion, and good demonstration effect and further
promotion experiences have been got. For example, a power grid enterprise
actively participated in Public Green Lights Promotion Activity implemented
by China Green Lights Project Office in 2002. As the main implementation unit, it
participated in the whole process of pilot work from basic promotion to large-
range promotion. In 2003, this power grid enterprise actively carried out green
lights medium promotion activity in the whole province, implemented question-
naire and held knowledge training to design, purchase and maintenance personnel
and others. Based on it, seven units were selected as green lights exemplary bases
from 2003 to 2004. 70,000 energy-saving lights were sold accumulatively and the
annual average power saving quantity exceeded 11 GWh. Through more than two
years pilot exploration and after all activities got to the expected effect, 10
schools, marketplaces, hotels, and office buildings that had comparatively high
lighting load were selected in 2006 for further promotion of the green lights
project implementation through guidance based on economic incentive means.
[Case 4-8] Promotion and application of industrial motor energy conservation
technology
In 2010, a provincial power grid enterprise implemented energy efficiency
auditing and tracking management of energy conservation and power saving in a
group of important energy consumption enterprises. The power consumption
conditions of six important high power consumption industries (including metal-
lurgy, chemical engineering, coalfield, building materials, power and mechanical
industries) and important areas were investigated. Eighty enterprises with high
power consumption and comparatively power saving potential were selected as the
pilot enterprises for DSM implementation; support were given to them through
fund and policy aspects; technology reforms like low-frequency smelting, reactive
power compensation, and frequency control were actively carried out. Then very
good effect was achieved.
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[Case 4-9] Promotion and application of cooling energy and heat storage
technologies
With the national economic development and living standard improvement of
urban and rural residents, the proportion of air conditioning cooling and heating
load as the maximum load gradually tends to increase, and the power grid peak
load shall be increased under the effect of climate. Therefore, transferring air
conditioning load with cooling energy and heat storage technologies has important
significance to load structure optimization by power grid enterprises.
A power grid enterprise selected newly built projects and old user technology
reconstruction projects like residential district, large shopping mall, commercial
building, university town, office building, playground and entertainment places
which meet the conditions, and started with the demonstrative projects to greatly
promote and apply ice storage air conditioning technology. To users who use
cooling energy storage technology, this power grid enterprise used special fund for
DSM to provide subsidy as 100200 Yuan/kVA and 300500 Yuan/kVA for newly
installing and reconstructing ice storage air conditioning equipment during the
purchase and installation of cooling energy storage equipment, which greatly
impels the promotion of cooling energy and heat storage projects. The imple-
mentation of economic policies has effectively encouraged users to have confidence
in installing ice storage air conditioning equipment. Only in 2010, this power grid
enterprise promoted 10 projects in some enterprises like marketplaces, schools,
hotels, and so on, lays out 2 million subsidy and cut down 5 MW of the peak load.
area of 700 m2. It mainly aims at generalizing rational and safe power con-
sumption knowledge to the whole society, popularizing DSM knowledge and
policy, guiding power users to use scientific power consumption modes, advanced
power consumption technologies and equipment materials, improving effective
electricity utilization degree, decreasing consumption, reducing waste, and pro-
moting technical reform and process transform of power consumption equipment
so as to achieve the goal of improving production efficiency, product quality,
power generation, and supply equipment utilization rate, saving resources and
protecting environment [4].
The Exhibition Center consists of three parts: industrial power consumption,
non-industrial power consumption, and living power consumption of residents,
which mainly exhibits DSM technologies, products, and equipment like green
lighting, ice storage air conditioning system, heat storage type electric boiler
heating, frequency control devices and preferential policies and scientific knowl-
edge about electric power of power grid enterprises to industrial units, hotels,
schools, official departments, as well as military units, etc. Good social response is
reflected.
By regularly changing promotion subjects, rational energy utilization promo-
tion, electricity utilization rate improvement, environment protection, the
accomplishment of sustainable economic development can be accomplished,
which is an important and beneficial event to the country, people, and society.
Multiple exhibitions about different subjects have been held in the Exhibition
Center, such as rational power utilization, benefiting the society, developing
electric power undertaking, enriching peoples life, environment protection to
promote development, electric power contribution to green Olympics, promoting
electricity heating and rational power utilization, serving the society and rational
power utilization, saving power, and implementing DSM as well as constructing
an economical society, etc.
Since the establishment of the Exhibition Center, leaders at various level and
power system personnel from different provinces in China as well as teams and
citizens from various fields and industries have been received, and more than
10,000 visitors per year are received in average. The Exhibition Center fully
develops the advantage of possessing material objects, models and special pro-
grams to greatly promote advanced energy conservation and environment pro-
tection power consumption technologies and equipment on one hand and actively
make consultation service for users, strive for adjusting power consumption
structures of users, and enlarge power consumption demand on the other hand. At
the same time, it actively promotes and exhibits advanced household appliance to
residents to change peoples power consumption habit step by step and promote
the electrification level improvement of household life. The establishment of the
Exhibition Center shows the poer grid enterprises service attitude of Getting
Close to Users, Serving the Society, Focusing on Users and Demand-oriented.
In order to develop the functions of the Exhibition Center better, Beijing
Electric Power Company established Beijing DSM website in 2002. In 2003,
Customer Power Consumption Consultation Exhibition Center of Beijing Power
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The load management can improve the load curve shape effectively to make load
curve tend to be flat, decrease difference between peak and valley load, accomplish
the best distribution of load in certain space and time and improve user and power
grid load factor so as to improve the utilization rate of power generation, supply
and consumption equipment, meet the requirements of safe and economical
operation of the power system, improve investment benefit, which is very bene-
ficial to power generation, supply and consumption as well as the whole society.
With the development of national economy, power grid increase, load man-
agement plays a more and more important role in power grid dispatch. Load
management which is mainly oriented to users can change system load curve shape
and serves for safe and economical operation of the power system with various
economic and technical means when power grid reliability is ensured.
The load management usually can be divided into indirect and direct means.
The direct means refers to a method that a power grid enterprise is allowed to
control terminal user load unilaterally and cut part of interruptible power supply
load during peak power consumption period. In fact, this is a technical means.
Indirect means refers to the method that users are stimulated and guided through
different electricity price charge according to their maximum power consumption
demand to make them control their load autonomous under the push of electricity
price signal so as to accomplish peak load shifting. In fact, this is a economic
means.
To users, through load management, power rationing can be prevented, which is
convenient for them to arrange production. Besides, they can get benefits from
time-of-use price policy. To power generation enterprises, load management can
help them to solve peak load shifting problems and is good for improve economic
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Accomplishing the common resource utilization plan with the minimum cost of
both the supplier and demander in the rational and high-efficiency principle is the
basic principle of load curve adjustment. In order to achieve the goal of load curve
adjustment, the following methods can be used:
1. Accomplishment through compulsive load control means. The regulations that
RMB 0.05 Yuan/kWh shall be collected additionally for the excessive one if
electricity is beyond the plan in peak load period are stipulated in some places.
These methods can balance the peak load but do not belong to time-of-use price
means. As all these measures provided unilaterally have less consideration to
the end-user and impact production and life orders, they are not popular to
users.
2. Using cooling energy and heat storage technologies. Applying cooling energy
technology to central air conditioning equipment is the most effective means for
peak load shifting. It refers to the method that cooling energy storage medium
like ice or cold water is produced or is stored in the power grid valley load
period after midnight and the cooling energy is released in power grid peak load
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period in the day or before the midnight to convert it to cooling air to achieve
the goal of peak load shifting. Compared with traditional central air condi-
tioning equipment, ice storage central air conditioning equipment has low
evaporation temperature and relatively low cooling efficiency; besides, plus
cooling energy storage loss, it consumes more power in the condition of pro-
viding same cooling energy. However, it is favorable to valley filling electric
energy of power grid. Heat storage technology refers to the method that thermal
energy is produced with electric boilers or electric heaters and is stored in steam
or hot water heat accumulator in power grid valley load period after midnight
and then the thermal energy is used for production or life and others in power
grid peak load period in the day or before midnight to accomplish peak load
shifting. User use heat storage technology not only decrease high price peak
power expenditure but also can regulate heat consumption peak, stabilize boiler
load, and decrease newly increased boiler capacity. Heat storage technology is
also a kind of mature technology in use. It is an effective technical means for
peak load shifting and especially suitable for industrial enterprises and service
industries which have much heat consumption, high thermal load fluctuation,
insufficient boiler capacity or limited capacity increase. Certainly, whether
users are willing to use cooling energy and heat storage technologies mainly
depends on whether the peak electricity charge expenditure reduced by them
can compensate the electricity charge of consuming more valley electricity and
get proper benefits. Therefore, time-of-use price should be made properly.
3. Adjusting the production and work procedures of industrial enterprises.
Adjusting the production and work procedures of industrial enterprises is a
common method that was used by some countries to balance daily peak load of
power grid in a long time to change one-shift system work to two-shift system
work and change two-shift system work to three-shift system work in industrial
enterprises. The large-scale adjustment of work system plays an important role
to peak load shifting but also disturbs the normal life rhythm and family life
rhythm of the employees to a great extent and increases additional burden to the
enterprises, especially, under compulsory electricity price regulation, this kind
of additional burden of enterprises can not be compensated, so it is not easily
accepted by the society. Practices show that, with the development of market
economy, the method of promoting multi-shift continuous work method com-
pulsorily without considering users acceptance ability shall be invalid gradu-
ally. To these enterprises which do not need multi-shift continuous work
objectively, it is required to accomplish peak load shifting by adjusting the
work procedures and more powerful market means must be taken.
4. Developing flexible load consumers [3, 5]. Power grid enterprises and users
reach an agreement, and the users allow the power grid enterprises to interrupt
or decrease power consumption of part of users in an emergency and share a
certain proportion of discount electricity price. This kind of method generally is
used to users who have self-provided power generation units and makes users
be willing to undertake the excessive expenditure of putting the self-provided
units into operation when necessary.
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Load management system is not only an effective means for strengthening load
management and accomplishing Orderly Power Utilization, power saving, and safe
power consumption but also an important technical means for implementing DSM.
During power shortage period, load management system can play an important
role, and some people may think load management system the equipment prepared
for Orderly Power Utilization in a misunderstand way. In fact, DSM in a real sense
is not planned power rationing, instead, it emphasizes getting the optimized
allocation of power resource on the basis of improving power utilization efficiency
to make power grid stay in safe and economic operation state, which not only
meets the requirements of power supply but also has good load characteristics, to
improve power grid operation efficiency and make users get the minimum power
consumption cost to meet the goal of both power saving with no influence on self
production and lift, and thus to establish the mutual benefit and winwin partner
relationship between power grid enterprises and users and guide users to actively
optimize power utilization modes. During power supply and demand balance
period, load management system also can play an important role.
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load management technology, the power consumption load, electric energy and
time period change conditions of power users can be monitored and controlled and
the function of providing user information service and the function of providing
basic marketing data can be development, and the modernization and multiple
functions of power grid load management can be realized. The functions of some
systems are continuously expanded and multiple practical and effective functions
like meter reading, abnormal power consumption alarm, information publishing,
load analysis and self-load management of users and others are increased.
1. Remote automatic meter reading. The remoter automatic meter reading to all
large users can be accomplished by using the communication function of full-
electronic multifunctional meter as well as the radio channel resource and
terminal equipment. The application of remote automatic meter reading solves
problems like wrong reading, estimated reading and missing reading, improves
the correctness and timeliness of meter reading and avoids economic loss of
power grid enterprises.
2. Load analysis and prediction. The basic function of load management system is
data acquisition. The system can directly monitor users power consumption
conditions. It not only can collect various power consumption data like users
load, electricity, voltage and current but also can accomplish real time or
regular automatic reading or watt-hour meter data through the remote meter
reading function. These data which can meet the demand of load analysis and
prediction provide powerful data services for power production, marketing, and
DSM and supplies reliable first-hand data to power consumption analysis.
Comparatively correct prediction result can be got by combining multiple
advanced prediction models and computer technology, carrying out statistical
analysis on data collected through load management computer network, and
then taking the actual conditions of users and the market as the basis.
3. Electricity theft prevention and metering loop monitoring. By analysis and
comparison of real-time data and historical data of users, whether electricity
theft behavior occurs or not and the working state of watt-hour meters can be
known to accomplish on-site monitoring of watt-hour meters, be convenient for
finding meter faults in time, taking solutions quickly and recovering electricity
charge in time.
4. Electricity purchase management. The management function of electricity
purchase with prepayment can be realized through load management terminal.
That is to say, the load management center sends the fixed value of electric
energy purchased in advance and the fixed value of excessive electricity to the
load management terminal. The terminal shall urge users to pay the electricity
charge or carry out load control selectively according to the electric energy of
users and by referring to the external factors like present market condition,
etc. In this way, the occurrence of overdue bill behavior can be reduced
effectively.
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In addition, the load management system also can accomplish peak load
shifting, meet the requirement of power consumption limitation without switching
off power, reduce capital investment and decrease loss caused by unit startup and
shutdown load adjustment. Through load management, power distribution line
load factor adjustment and necessary monitoring to local power plants and self-
provided power plants of on-grid enterprises can be accomplished. The power
consumption information like planned power consumption and emergency power
limiting can be sent to users through multiple functions of the user load man-
agement terminal, which is convenient for users to arrange production rationally.
Power management can be deepen into households and a normal power supply and
consumption order can be established by fully making use of central load control
means in some places like Shanghai and cooperating with legal and economic
measures [6].
Load control technology was applied widely in Europe first. The research of audio
load control technology was started in Britain from the 1930s. After World War II,
this kind of audio load control technology has been widely applied in countries
like France, West Germany, and Switzerland. The research of load control tech-
nology started from the 1960s in Japan; manufacturing technology was introduced
from Europe; up to the 1970s, audio pulse control devices were widely installed
and used. Attention was paid to the development of load control technology in
America from the 1970s; not only the manufacture technology of audio load
control system equipment was introduced from western Europe but also the
research and development of wireless load control was begun. At present, various
load control system have been applied in many countries in the world.
The history of developed countries using load control devices is more than
60 years. It has been developed in the condition of no power shortage. At present,
scores of countries in the world have used load control technology and there are
more than 10 million terminals that have been installed and used. Load control
technology has been a mature and practical technology with lots of experiences in
the world. The main purpose of developed countries to use this kind of technology
is to improve power grid load curve, accomplish peak load shifting, improve
economic efficiency and security of power grid operation, and benefits from power
generation equipment investment and investment on postpone power facility
construction. The attention to general load control is turned to power distribution
automation, DSM, and technical support to power market.
China started the research and application of load control technology from the
end of 1977 in and the course generally can be divided into the following stages
[7]:
19771986 is the exploration stage. Various methods applied to the load control
technology were studied and multiple kinds of devices like audio, power line
carrier, and wireless control devices were researched and developed independently.
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At the same time, a group of audio control equipment which was introduced from
other countries was installed in Beijing, Shanghai, and Shenyang, etc.
19871989 is the organized experimental stage. The homemade audio and
wireless load control systems were developed through experiment and were
installed and applied in Jinan, Shijiazhuang, Nantong, and Zhengzhou. Successes
were achieved.
19891997 is the complete promotion and application stage. On the basis of
successful experiment, the national planning power utilization meeting was held in
Zhengzhou at the end of 1989; it was required that the load control system should
be mainly promoted and applied in national municipalities directly under the
central authority, provincial capital cities, and main open cities and then com-
pletely promoted in all prefecture-level cities. Through more than 7 years efforts,
load control systems were established in different scales in nearly 200 prefecture
level cities in the whole country and this work was also developed in some county-
level cities. Radio was taken as the network channel in these systems in common;
audio frequency or power line carrier was used in some systems; dispersible
devices were used in some systems to supplement the control to users which
cannot be reached through radio channels. From 1996 to 1997, load control
practicality standard reaching and acceptance organized by the national electric
power development was passed in cities like Chongqing, Yantan, Zhengzhou,
Shaoxing, Hefei, Wuhan, Fuzhou, and Zhangjiakou one after another. This indi-
cates that the promotion and application of load control in China has come to a
new stage. Putting load control equipment into operation has made the load curve
of each place have obvious improvement.
The period after 1997 is the stage that load control system develops from single
control to management application. In addition, load control system played an
important role in power supply shortage period during the 10th Five-year
(20012005) Plan. During power supply and demand balance period, the function
of load control system turns to establish normal power supply order, ensure power
grid security, and marketing management, etc. Power consumption management
functions have been increased to the system, including power consumption
information management, remote meter reading, power consumption information
service, etc. These functions extended have improved the economic value and
viability of load control system. They also have broken the previous limitations in
the system data processing aspect and extended the network function. In order to
express this system more exactly, the name of load control system thus has been
changed to load management system. At present, the load management center can
be connected with different system networks through databases and bridges to send
a large quantity of data information of the load management system to manage-
ment network, dispatch network, and business network of the power system, which
plays an important role in power grid management, power marketing, as well as
scientific process and modernization of DSM.
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Applying price lever to guide the enterprises and residents to use power
rationally and carry out peak load shifting through the implementation of time-of-
use price has released the peak power consumption tension situation effectively. Its
active functions are very obvious, which are mainly shown in the following
aspects:
1. The users have been promoted to carry out peak load shifting and the power
grid load factor has been improved, and it is good for safe operation of the
power grid. After the implementation of time-of-use price, under the push and
guide of price lever functions, the enterprises and residential users could
consciously adjust power consumption time, avoid the peak power consump-
tion, and carry out peak load shifting. In 2003, load transferred got to 1 GW;
the maximum peak-to-valley ratio was decreased obviously; the load factor was
improved to some extent; good promotion effect was achieved on security; and
excellent operation of the whole power grid.
2. The electricity charge burden of users has been lightened and the domestic
demand growth has been promoted. From Aug. 1st, 2003 to the end of 2003,
about RMB 370 million Yuan electricity charge burden of enterprises was
reduced and RMB 45 million Yuan electricity charge burden of residential
users was reduced. Due to the implementation of time-of-use price, the pro-
motion and application of cooling energy and heat storage technologies and
equipment have been impelled; the development of related industries has been
driven; consumption demand has been enlarged.
3. Rational power resource allocation has been promoted and it is good for
developing demand-side resources and improving social benefit. According to
the effect of peak load transfer in 2003, it is equivalent to reduce the con-
struction of a 1 GW power plant and application of corresponding supporting
power grid facilities and 5 billion Yuan can be saved. Compared with investing
new power plant construction, the advantages of developing demand-side
resources and implementing time-of-use price are very obvious, which not only
can improve power equipment utilization rate and avoid repeated construction
and investment waste, but also can leave out the comparatively longer con-
struction period for building a new power plant.
4. The intervention of administrative means has been reduced and the market
accommodate function of economic lever has been developed. Implementing
time-of-use price is namely to apply economic means to promote the organic
combination of the adjustment objective and users interests. It changes the
methods which mainly depend on administrative method to adjust peak load,
such as power rationing and meets the requirement of the market economy law
more.
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stable operation of the power grid and maintain normal power supply for the
society and peoples lives.
In 2008, the disaster from snow and ice resulted in serious power supply
shortage in 16 provincial power grids covered by SGCC, among which 10 prov-
inces shifted all power shortages by using Orderly Power Utilization. Hunan was
the most outstanding, its shortage was up to 23.61 GW, and 27,505 households
took part in the Orderly Power Utilization. For the countermeasure took in this
year, the proportion of limited load to pulled load was up to 9.64:1, while it was
7.19:1 in 2005 when power supply and demand was the most intense, indicating
that Orderly Power Utilization was more scientific as well as load control tech-
nology and management level was greatly improved.
To drive scientific development of Orderly Power Utilization, National
Development and Reform Commission issued Orderly Power Utilization Practice
(FA GAI YUN XING [2011] No. 832) in 2011, detailing key points for Orderly
Power Utilization and emphasizing the importance of load management technol-
ogy. Orderly Power Utilization Guide is currently under compilation which will
provide guidances for better implementing Orderly Power Utilization works.
Establishment Gist
Correct load prediction is a necessary basis for making an Orderly Power Utili-
zation scheme. Only after the future load demand in the local area is known,
pertinent measures can be taken, the load demand distribution in time sequence
can be changed, and the system load demand can be reduced during peak period or
be transferred to valley period.
Besides, the establishment of rational Orderly Power Utilization measures must
be set on the basis of analysis on user load and load characteristic data. Usually,
before making an Orderly Power Utilization scheme, the power grid enterprises in
each place should analyze user load data with their marketing system data and load
system data first, master the production power consumption rules of various
enterprises, establish a power consumption database which covers every important
user, and updates regularly.
Certainly, when the power grid enterprises investigate user load characteristics,
they need to take the individual requirements of users into account:
1. Get to know users power distribution transformer capacity, the installed
capacity of power consumption equipment, actual power consumption equip-
ment load, equipment utilization rate, power consumption equipment installa-
tion position, power characteristics, the functions of the equipment in
production line, and production line attribution, etc., clearly.
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2. Get to know the influences of sudden power interruption on users and even each
power consumption device and the influences of the equipment outage on the
working staff clearly.
3. Get to know the name, capacity, and available interval time of equipment which
can be used at intervals clearly.
4. Get to know the relationship between power consumption production load of
users and other factors, such as air temperature, etc., clearly.
5. Get to know the actual power consumption load in different power consumption
periods of users clearly.
Organization Mode
In the power supply shortage time during The 10th Five-year (20012005) Plan,
the Orderly Power Utilization organization structure in some places in China is
shown in Fig. 4.5.
As peak load shifting may cause losses and influences on economic benefit and
production arrangement of power grid enterprises to a certain degree and the
enterprises themselves lack of working enthusiasm for active peak load shifting, so
the implementation of Orderly Power Utilization scheme usually is compulsory.
Although power grid enterprises are the main implementers for it, the adminis-
trative commands of the government department are very necessary conditions for
ensuring the specific implementation of peak load shifting scheme. Seeing from
the comprehensive conditions of the orderly utilization organization modes in
China, especially in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, etc., the Orderly Power Utilization work
is usually implemented by establishing multi-level Orderly Power Utilization
organization guarantee system. For example, in 2004, to guarantee the successful
implementation of Orderly Power Utilization work in Nanjing, the Orderly Power
Utilization coordination leading group was established, mainly made up of Nan-
jing economic development committee and power supply company personnel, the
Orderly Power Utilization coordination leading group office and Orderly Power
Utilization inspection team [8]. Thereinto, the Orderly Power Utilization coordi-
nation leading group is responsible for coordinating and commanding the peak
load shifting and orderly power supply work of the whole city, holding meeting
regularly according to the load change condition, and researching and deciding
important affairs and making important decisions for ensuring normal power
supply and consumption order of the whole city. The Orderly Power Utilization
coordination leading group office is responsible for carrying out various Orderly
Power Utilization measures of the whole city, handling daily peak load shifting
management affairs, carrying out information communication and relevant coor-
dination work, and undertaking specific peak load shifting work and tasks of the
whole city. The Orderly Power Utilization inspection team is responsible for
inspecting the condition during the implementation of the peak load shifting
scheme, warning the unit which does not carry out the implementation or does not
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Ineffective
implementation
Scheme implementation effect
Fig. 4.5 Schematic diagram of orderly power utilization organization structure in some
provinces in China in the power supply shortage time during the 10th Five-year (20012005)
period
carry it out in accordance with the relevant requirements found during the
inspection, making a report to the relevant units to publish a corresponding notice
of criticism or giving power interruption punishment to the unit which still does
not carry out the implementation after it has been warned, summarizing the
supervision and inspection conditions every day, and making statistics and
reporting it to the Orderly Power Utilization coordination leading group office
every week; during severe power supply shortage period, a report also can be
submitted to the leading group office every day.
change rules and make different Orderly Power Utilization modes according to
the situation of power shortage situations of different grades and in accordance
with the principle of small social influence, good peak load shifting effect, and
few losses. When power shortage situations of different grades appear, corre-
sponding Orderly Power Utilization schemes should be used to avoid loss
caused by too low or too high Orderly Power Utilization implementation
intensity to the society.
Implementation Measures
When the Orderly Power Utilization scheme is made in each area, different
Orderly Power Utilization means can be implemented by combining the actual
local power consumption condition and aiming at different conditions. Usually, the
following means can be taken: (1) high energy consumption enterprise peak load
shifting, (2) discontinuous production enterprise peak load shifting, (3) peak load
shifting by arranging enterprise production in rotation, and (4) power limiting
through the load management system.
1. High energy consumption enterprise peak load shifting scheme. As most high
energy consumption enterprises are three-shift system enterprises in China at
present and their power consumption load curves are comparatively flat, taking
power limiting measures to them may cause severe economic loss and security
problems; however, some power consumption equipment of the high energy
consumption enterprises can participate in peak load shifting and the produc-
tion basically is not influenced, so this type of equipment can be required to be
stopped in fixed time during peak load period every day to reduce the basic load
during the peak load period and transfer it to social power consumption and
household power consumption of residents.
2. Discontinuous production enterprise peak load shifting scheme. As the loads of
the power grids in many areas are highest during night peak load period and the
loads during other peak periods are lower than it, this characteristic can be used
to adjust the working time of discontinuous production enterprises. For
example, the production time of a one-shift system enterprise can be adjusted to
the time after night peak load period till the time before morning peak load
period in the next day to avoid morning and night peak power consumption of
the power grid; to the two-shift system production, the production can be
arranged by avoiding night peak load period.
3. Peak load shifting scheme based on rotational enterprise production prear-
rangement. At present, the weekly holidays of most enterprises and institutions
in China are concentrated on Saturday and Sunday, which makes the peak load
during Saturday and Sunday is lower than that during Monday to Friday.
Increasing the power consumption load during Saturday and Sunday can reduce
the difference between load during the workdays and weekly holidays. Rational
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production can be arranged for enterprises in each area from Monday to Sunday
and the working system based on Five Days for Work and Two Days for
Holidays in a Week and Rotational Working Time and Holidays for Different
Units can be implemented.
4. Load shifting based on load management system. Sometimes, due to temporary
unit repair and temporary faults of the power grid, the condition that the power
supply cant meet the demand might be caused. At this time, corresponding
power limiting measures can be taken through the load management system and
the power consumption enterprises can be informed in advance when imple-
menting the scheme to be convenient for the enterprises to have time to
adjustment the production modes. The power limiting through load manage-
ment system mainly focuses on self control of the power consumption enter-
prises. When the self control of the power consumption enterprises is not so
effective, the load management system can be used to implement remote
control tripping operation, but attention should be paid to that the remote
control tripping must be implemented from low level to high level in order.
During the 10th Five-year Plan (20012005), many Orderly Power Utilization
experiences were accumulated in the process of coping with power supply
shortage in many areas in China.
[Case 4-12] Orderly Power Utilization application experiences of Guangdong
province [9, 10]
In 2004, as economic development speed is increased, the power consumption
demand of Guangdong province continuously increased; the total electricity in the
whole year was 238.713 TWh, which was increased by 17.50 % compared with
that during the same period in 2003; the maximum load of the whole province
reached 37.83 GW (Aug. 10), which was increased by 14.69 % compared with the
maximum unified dispatched load in 2003. Thereinto, the maximum provincial
unified dispatched load was 29.25 GW (Aug. 10), which was increased by 15.55 %
compared with the maximum unified dispatched load in 2003. Compared with the
rapid increasing power consumption demand, the power supply capacity of
Guangdong power grid was obviously insufficient. When the power consumption
load is the maximum in August, the actual available total dispatched capacity of
Guangdong power grid was only about 40 GW.
Due to the power and electricity shortage and insufficient power supply
capacity of some areas, an annual and overall-grid power shortage situation of
Guangdong power grid appeared; peak load shifting became the main means for
balancing power; the peak load shifting power consumption scheme all over the
whole system was forced to be implemented in advance from January. Only in
January, compulsory peak load shifting was carried out in 17 cities; the maximum
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compulsory shifting peak load was 960 MW and the electricity of compulsory
peak load shifting was 28.71 GWh; they far exceeded the annual maximum
compulsory peak load shifting (460 MW) and the total electricity (10.63 GWh)
respectively. In February, the compulsory peak load shifting implementation range
was extended to 21 cities in the province and the maximum shifting peak load was
1.84 GW. From March, the power shortage became more severe and the maximum
shifting peak load got to 2.16 GW.
Facing this kind of power supply shortage situation, a practical and feasible
Orderly Power Utilization management system was made and issued for Guang-
dong power grid, which specified the implementation mode, scheme establishment
principles, operation process flow, responsibility division and performance eval-
uation and others of peak load shifting power consumption, and the peak load
shifting warning mechanism was established to control the peak load shifting
degree of each area by sending different peak load shifting warning signals.
During the implementation, the Guangdong power grid dispatch department
made the next days grid power supply index of each city according to the active
balance prediction condition of the next day every day; at the same time, to avoid
unnecessary peak load shifting behavior in the condition of excessive power
consumption allowed in the system, a peak load shifting warning mechanism was
made specially. Later, the provincial power grid dispatch department sent signals
with specified meanings to the SCADA system of local dispatch center of each
branch office separately through EMS automation system, and each local dispatch
center implemented peak load shifting measures at different degrees according to
the signal meanings.
In the process of making a local peak load shifting scheme, each branch office
first made the local peak load shifting scheme according to the local user data, load
characteristic and the annual power consumption demand estimate of the whole
society in the current year and then reported it to the local city government for
approval and then implementation. During making the scheme, emphasis was put
on reducing industrial power users; the peak load shifting did not cover residential
and commercial users; the principle of ensuring power consumption demands of
important institutions, important municipal facilities and important places were
followed as far as possible. Under the condition of meeting the requirement of total
peak load shifting capacity, a lined connected for important load was not included
in the arrangement of rotational work; to non-power gird emergencies, it was not
allowed to interrupt the power of this line compulsorily at any time. Each branch
office also implemented dynamic management to peak load shifting power con-
sumption and adjusted the peak load shifting implementation scheme regularly
(daily to some branch offices) according to the actual conditions. Due to different
specific conditions, different special and effective methods were formed for each
branch office.
After the implementation of the Orderly Power Utilization scheme, the peak
and valley electricity proportions of Guangdong province have changed a lot. To
the main peak load shifting objectslarge industrial users, the electricity pro-
portion during peak load period increased while that during valley period
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increased. In May, the electricity during peak load period of large industrial users
was 26.03 %, which was decreased by 0.57 % compared with that during overall
time-of-use price implementation period adjustment in November, 2003; the
electricity during valley load period of large industrial users was 31.24 %, which
was increased by 1.99 % compared with that in November, 2003.
In addition, after the implementation of the Orderly Power Utilization scheme,
the system load factor has increased gradually. In April, the average load factor of
Guangdong province was 82.64 %, which was increased by 3.34 %; in May, the
average load factor of Guangdong province was 84.78 %, which was increased by
5.19 %; in June, the average load factor of Guangdong province was 87.25 %,
which was increased by 6.92 %; in July, the average load factor of Guangdong
province was 81.69 %, which was increased by 4.48 %; in August, the average
load factor of Guangdong province was 81.95 %, which was increased by 3.69 %.
[Case 4-13] Orderly Power Utilization application experiences of Haishu District,
Ningbo [10, 11]
Haishu District is located in the center of Ningbo city, 28.7 km2, has a resi-
dential population of 263,000 and is the political, economic and cultural center of
Ningbo city. The largest comprehensive marketplace and hotel in the city is
centered in the district, as well as the main financial institutions, commodity
inspection and customs departments and others. The power consumption has
extremely obvious local characteristics:
1. There are 132,000 residential households, 526 industrial users, 6,177 building
and commercial users, 1,647 enterprise and institution office power users and
204 bank and security users in the district, which shows the characteristic of a
large quantity of the Party and government organizations, residents and
important users, and a small quantity of plants and enterprises.
2. The characteristic that the load curves of residents, institutions, and market-
places change along with season and temperature is very obvious; plus air
conditioning power consumption, the characteristic that the load changes along
with the season and temperature changes is very clear; besides, the difference
between peak and valley loads is also very great.
3. The area of Haishu District is less than 30 km2, and 46 out of 108 lines are
involved in double-power supply. Double-power supply users can transfer the
load to the other power supply line without power limiting through switching
operation when the power of one line is interrupted. In this way, the phe-
nomenon that The power of more lines is interrupted but the load cant be
reduced may appear. To control the load in the normal range, it is required to
interrupt the power of other relevant lines; this may cause large area power
interruption to single-power supply users in important units and departments
like many urban and rural residents, the Party and government organizations,
troops, hospitals as well as financial institutions and cause great social
influences.
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In order to cope with the power shortage situation in 2004, to meet people-
oriented, guarantee-related and limit-related requirements, to ensure basic house-
hold power consumption of residents and power consumption of important users
and to accomplish orderly power supply and limiting practically and properly, the
specific methods taken in Haishu District are as follows:
1. Implementing promotion work actively and properly and striving for under-
standing and supports by the whole society. Haishu electric power supply
bureau let relevant departments in the district together specially focus on power
supply shortage situation promotion and discuss how to carry out the Orderly
Power Utilization work properly together, and asked for opinions and pro-
posals. Moreover, various home service activities were developed to promote
Orderly Power Utilization, safe power consumption and power saving; various
energy conservation promotion painting booklets and small energy-saving fans
of more than 2,000 were distributed. In this way, the energy conservation
consciousness of residents was intensified and the understanding was enhanced.
2. Establishing and completing basic data of important users, correctly predicting
load change trend and making preparations for detailing Orderly Power Uti-
lization. The marketing department collected the name list, power consumption
addresses and contact modes of users including relevant communities, troops,
hospitals, banks and business departments of security companies through vis-
iting and contacting; the production and technology department carried out the
power supply from house to house. The information of power supply lines of
above 190 residential districts, 33 hospitals, 204 business departments of banks
and security companies, 24 military subarea cadre sanatoriums and 5 geroco-
miums and welfare institutes were investigated clearly. At the same time, the
relation between load change and temperature in 2004 was carefully calculated
and predicted according to various load proportions and the change conditions
based on air temperature in the past years to make preparations for dividing
power shortage grades and making countermeasures.
3. Detailing the Orderly Power Utilization scheme further, carrying out scientific
power dispatching and compiling power limiting order list. The dispatch
department compiled a power limiting order list rationally, investigated the user
conditions of every line clearly, listed the names of the involved residential
districts, important users, financial and security companies, hospitals and
schools in detail and divided the rotational power interruption lines into three
rounds according to the importance: the first round was the lines, of which the
power supply could be interrupted directly according to the command sent by
the dispatch department; the second round was the lines related to important
users, of which the power should be interrupted after permission was got; the
third round was the lines that was not suitable for power limiting at that time.
Relevant departments were required to consider the situation comprehensively
and carry out power rationing orderly according to the specified order list.
4. Combining power limiting, interruption and peak load shifting together and
striving for unit tripping without line tripping. To the industrial enterprises,
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according to the load change condition, the regulation of three days for power
interruption and four days for power supply in a week was carried out and
power limiting, interruption and peak load shifting were combined together.
Aiming at the actual condition that the difference between peak load and valley
load during day and night was high and load factor was low in the district
center, from June 21, the regulation of three days for power interruption and
four days for power supply in a week was applied to the production time of
general enterprises, which was adjusted from 21:30 in the evening to 8:00 next
day; it was not allowed to arrange production in the other time. Some con-
tinuous operating enterprises whose product quality was greatly influenced by
power interruption and raw material waste was comparatively higher or
enterprises which have heat preservation requirements could carry out pro-
duction according to the capacity and time period approved by the chief
administrative department. However, with the aggravation of high temperature
and the increase of load shortage, the emergency load for part of continuous
operating enterprises was stopped and the production was stopped completely
in the daytime so as to give the power consumption priority to the residents. To
large marketplaces, hotels, and buildings, when power consumption peak
appeared, in the absolutely necessary condition, it was allowed to inform
building and hotel users and others to require them to stop using air condi-
tioning equipment for 0.51 h temporality to avoid passive situation of power
interruption of all lines through peak load shifting.
5. Intensifying inspection on enterprises, marketplaces, and hotels and developing
the regulation function of the load management system. In order to carry out the
measures mentioned above, Haishu electric power supply bureau also coop-
erated with the government to establish an Orderly Power Utilization super-
vision group, arrange special cars and persons and specify the responsibility of
every person, and set a real-time automatic power consumption load mentoring
network to carry out Orderly Power Utilization inspection pertinently by
combining the internal load control data monitoring with external on-site patrol
inspection. The units which violated the regulations were punished intensively,
were warned and disclosed to compel users to carry out Orderly Power Utili-
zation work properly, and make corresponding power saving schemes to
overcome power shortage challenge together.
6. Providing excellent services in power shortage condition. Carrying out power
supply guarantee services in special periods by striving for power limiting
without feeling hurt, for power shortage without service shortage, for power
shortage without power supply guarantee.
Through the measures mentioned above, in the extreme difficult conditions with
high temperature at that time, efforts were made to meet the requirement of unit
tripping without line tripping; the load in the administration area of Haishu electric
power supply bureau has been basically maintained at about 210 MW, and about
80 MW has been decreased compared with the predicted 295 MW maximum load.
Moreover, through orderly regulation, the daily minimum load has been increased
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from 60 to 100 MW; the peak load shifting has met the expected requirements; the
power consumption load factor has been greatly improved; obvious Orderly Power
Utilization achievements have been got.
In recent years, in order to release the power supply shortage, Hebei Electric
Power Corporation has organized, initiated, and promoted DSM work actively and
comprehensively, established fixed DSM fund sources, developed pilot project
promotion actively, summarized experiences, and completed regulations. Through
many years development, a long-acting DSM promotion mechanism has been
gradually established in Hebei at present, which creates a good basis for the
establishment of the future DSM marketing mechanism [12].
In order to guarantee stable promotion of the DSM work, a multi-aspects and all-
round DSM organization system which is led by the government and supported by
the power utilities and society and has integrated provincial and city classification
has been established. The leading function of the government is highlighted and
the promotion of relevant DSM work is provided with supports. At the same time,
the subject functions of power grid enterprises guarantee the implementation of
specific policies. The good organization mechanism creates good basis for further
carrying on of the DSM work.
The DSM organization system structure of Hebei province is shown in Fig. 4.6.
Approved by relevant departments, Hebei DSM Instruction Center was estab-
lished in Hebei. Based on this, Hebei DSM Production Exhibition Center was
established. Special DSM institutions were also established in Shijiazhung, Han-
dan as well as Zhangjiakou, and others one after another. The construction of the
DSM institutions and team provide favorable organization guarantee for
strengthening DSM comprehensively.
The exhibition window has been established and wide promotion has been
carried out. Hebei DSM Production Exhibition Center was established in the
provincial capital trade center. By means of exhibition and sale combination, the
DSM knowledge and policy have been generalized; power users have been guided
to use scientific power consumption mode and advanced power consumption
technology and equipment material; a site for production and scientific research
units to exhibit and promote products has been provided.
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Hebei Demand-side Development and Power Grid Hebei Electric Power Hebei Energy
Management reform Company Institute Conservation
Instruction Center commission of
each city
Inspection Center
Demand-side
management
instruction center of
each city
Power users
The policy, Opinions on Greatly Developing DSM, has been issued, which spec-
ifies the comprehensive arrangement for carrying out DSM work in the whole
province and the requirements. At the same time, around the DSM work a series of
basic supporting polices like Management Method of Special Fund for DSM in
Hebei Province, Method for Interruptible Load Compensation of Southern Hebei
Power Grid, Inspection Method for DSM Frequency Control Projects in Hebei
Province, and Inspection Method for DSM Cooling Energy and Heat Storage
Projects in Hebei Province have been issued to guide widespread development of
DSM work.
Under the active promotion of Hebei Electric Power Corporation, special fund for
DSM has been established. The fund raising path is withdrawing 0.001 Yuan/kWh
from the additional charge included in annual electricity price to take it as special
fund for the provincial DSM, and the fund has been mainly used as fund subsidy
for projects like DSM technology reform, new technology and product develop-
ment and research, which has provided effective fund support for carrying out
DSM project promotion.
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Aiming at the condition that the power supply shortage of the southern Hebei
power grid in spring and summer is very obvious, in order to make power balance
between areas and industries proper, Hebei Electric Power Corporation made
Spring Power Consumption Index Distribution Scheme of Southern Hebei Power
Grid, and Summer Power Consumption Index Distribution Scheme of Southern
Hebei Power Grid continuously in these years. In each scheme, 16 dispatch
preplans were made according to taking every 300 MW as a degree (level); power
consumption plan management was strengthened and efforts were made to
accomplish orderly power supply and utilization. The complete preplan system has
guaranteed urban and rural residents life and relevant requirements of power
consumption of important units powerfully.
The implementation of green lighting projects in Hebei which has been developed
gradually with the promotion of DSM work is an important part of DSM work. In
order to implement provincial green lighting projects, from 1996, a certain amount
of fund has been provided year after year in Hebei to implement and promote the
project of using high-efficiency energy-saving lights. According to the standard of
30 % price subsidy for an energy-saving light, by demonstration promotion to all
the enterprises and institutions in each city, 2 million lights have been promoted
accumulatively; the project terminal power saving quantity in the first phase was
close to 630 GWh and the CO2 emission reduction in the first phase was about 630
Mt. The two international cooperation projects, Demonstrative Project of DSM
Lighting Power Saving and Quality Assurance, which were implemented by
Chinese Government and the United Nations Development Programme, were
undertaken in Hebei; 3,20,000 high-efficiency lighting products were promoted to
the enterprises and institutions all over the province and the amount of fund
subsidized by the United Nations properly was RMB 1.2 million Yuan. In 2005,
the National Development and Reform Commission and China Green Lights
Office took Hebei as the experimental place to research the implementation
scheme of clean development mechanism (CDM) green lighting pilot project
under Kyoto Protocol frame. The government promoted about 3,000 energy-saving
lights to the residents in the city according to the standard of 50 % subsidy for an
energy-saving light in average.
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The subject research on DSM in Jiangsu has been developed; the conception of
DSM implementation system in Jiangsu and corresponding countermeasures have
been raised in multiple aspects like policy, economy, and technology, etc.;
Implementation Method for DSM in Jiangsu Province (Trial) has been issued.
The raised funds has been mainly used for promoting DSM demonstrative projects,
encouraging enterprises to use advanced power saving technology and manage-
ment measures, guiding enterprises to carry out technical innovation and equip-
ment renovation, and improving overall electricity utilization efficiency. The total
amount of funds raised in the four years were RMB 240 million Yuan; over 400
DSM demonstrative projects including electricity storage, maximum demand
control, green lights and frequency control were organized and implemented.
In this way, 580 MW peak load was reduced; 2 TWh power was saved annually;
9,200 ton SO2 emission was reduced; nearly 2 million tons CO2 emission was
reduced; the economic and social benefits were obvious.
From 2002, funds were raised in Jiangsu province to implement interruptible peak
load shifting to steel plants. The trial implementation of interruptible load
peak shifting mode was carried out in 5 steel plants in Suzhou and Wuxi where
peak load is insufficient, and the maximum shifting peak load was about 400 MW
in that year. Economic compensation was provided for the enterprises according to
the standard of compensating 10,000 Yuan for every 10 MW power interrupted
1 h, and RMB 7.86 million Yuan was compensated in total. Calculated according
to the peak load shifting capacity, about 2 billion Yuan was demanded for con-
structing a unit which has the same capacity. In 2003, the maximum interruptible
load was 1 GW; the power shortage was released powerfully and the effect was
good.
Time-of-use price was implemented to guide users to optimize power utiliza-
tion modes and improve electricity utilization efficiency. From Oct. 1st, 1999, the
3:1 time-of-use price was implemented in six main power consumption industries
in Jiangsu; it was extended to 5:1 since Aug. 1st, 2003. It had certain effect on
power grid peak load shifting. The annual transferable peak load during 2003 and
2005 was about 600 MW. In recent years, 12 h during the peak period was
selected as the tip peak period, and the electric price during the period was
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enhanced about 1020 %. The effect is cheering that the annual transferable peak
load reaches above 3 GW.
Jiangsu Electric Power Company and the Natural Resource Defense Council
compiled DSM Strategic Planning in Jiangsu Province (First Draft). According to
the preliminary research, if the 10-year energy efficiency investment plan is
implemented, up to 2015, 42.4 TWh power can be saved annually, which is equal
to the electricity provided by twenty-six 300 MW power generation unit in a year.
At the same time, 15.33 GW power peak load demand can be reduced; 21.20
million tons coal consumption in that year can be reduced; the obtained energy
efficiency resources can meet 11 % newly increased load demand and above 25 %
nearly increased peak load in Jiangsu province. The average life cycle of these
DSM projects is about 14 years; in the life cycle, the electricity cost saved due to
implementation of the energy efficiency investment plan is about 0.12 Yuan/kWh,
which is only equal to about 1/4 of the cost of newly built power generation and
transmission equipment for increasing power supply.
In recent years, power saving promotion has been developed powerfully in Jiangsu
Province; power saving activity climax was raised in various forms. Aiming at the
characteristic that the energy consumption of products of metallurgy, building
materials, chemical engineering, and machinery industries is high, to promote the
power saving consciousness of high energy consumption industries in the whole
province and the whole society and carry out scientific development view and
sustainable development strategy comprehensively, the on-the-spot power saving
management experience communication meetings were held Jiangsu province
according to industry classification to promote the experiences of enterprises with
outstanding energy conservation effect in strengthening power saving management
actively, implement comprehensive power saving technology reform, and advo-
cate more enterprises to develop DSM activities deeply.
References
developed countries; EMCs signed with customers are different due to different
service objects and detailed contents, including contracts ensuring energy-saving
effect, contracts sharing effects, and contracts of equipment leasing.
Since the beginning of establishment, the three ESCOs have started to imple-
ment energy-saving projects, energy-saving businesses and illumination reform,
dynamo speed-governing reform, fuel stratified injection reform of the boiler,
reform the electro-hydraulic hammer to the steam hammer, arc furnace short net
reform, and industrial furnace reform according to EMC mechanism; furthermore,
they have carried out energy-saving projects by grants, loans and personal capitals,
and exploring scaled business market in customer enterprises.
3. Other types of ESCOs
Since the 10th Five-year Plan (20012005), energy-saving and emission-
reduction has been focused gradually in order to restrict energy consumption in
GDP of enterprises high, bringing infinite business opportunities to energy-saving
markets and emerging plenty of ESCOs with obvious market characteristics. These
ESCOs take private enterprises as the main body and attract domestic and inter-
national famous large enterprise and electrical equipment giants such as Mainland
Hope, Broad Air Conditioning, ABB, Siemens, Schneider and Honeywell etc., to
join in energy-saving services in China.
EMC businesses carried out by ESCO have the following features [1]:
1. Commerciality: ESCO is a company operated commercially, which realizes
winwin through carrying out energy-saving projects in form of EMC mech-
anism. It is a commercialized entity of energy-saving service under market
economy, striving for survival and development in market competition and
distinguished fundamentally from energy-saving service centers subordinate to
local governments and those with some governmental functions.
2. Conformability: Business of ESCO is not to promote products, equipments, or
technologies in common sense but to offer integrated energy-saving services
and complete energy-saving solutions to customers through EMC mechanism
and carry out Turnkey Project for customers, which is not a financial organi-
zation but can offer capitals to energy-saving projects of customers; which is
not an energy-saving technique owner or energy-saving equipment manufac-
turer but can choose and offer advanced and mature energy-saving technologies
and equipments to customers; which does not definitely have engineering
ability to carry out energy-saving projects but can guarantee quality of projects
to customers. As for customers, the biggest value of ESCO is offering various
selective integrated engineering facilities and good operational services to
customers to carry out energy-saving projects so as to realize energy-saving
capacity or benefit stipulated with customers.
5.2 ESCOs are the Professional Service Organization in Energy-Saving Market 291
competitiveness in certain industry; they will develop rapidly if they can keep
continuous technical innovation and settle financing obstacles well.
3. Market-reliable type. ESCOs have advantageous customer resources in specific
industry and carry out energy-saving projects through integrating correspond-
ing energy-saving technologies and products by customer resources in hand,
which have low cost in exploring markets and few risks from customers due to
deeply cognition to customers; so it is good for establishing long-term coop-
erative relationship. They should collaborate with better partners for technology
risk control.
customers in from of contracting their energy expenses etc. EMC will become a
leading way for energy-saving service in future.
As for energy conservation of EMC, ESCOs must have experts in energy audit
and energy management inside and harbor a batch of professional technicians
familiar with initiation, operation, management, and maintenance of various
energy-consumption equipments, namely must have their own professional talents
first. Then, they must have various instruments and equipments to monitor energy-
consumption time and condition of energy-consumption equipments to analyze
and judge operational condition of these equipments; moreover, they should
positively develop computer remote energy monitoring information system to
automatically record, analyze, and sort all parameters by which corporate energy
can operate and relieve labor intensity and population of maintenance personnel.
Furthermore, they must have advanced and mature energy management technol-
ogies and experience, create scientific and practical energy management method,
offer professional and practical energy-saving technologies and equipments, carry
out effective users side load management, formulate detailed manual for oper-
ating, running, maintaining and repairing equipments and rigid regulations, sys-
tems, and working processes for energy management for enterprises.
The most important part of the energy-saving service contract refers to how to
confirm the datum line of energy consumption, how to calculate and monitor
energy-saving capacity, how customers pay ESCOs etc.; it is extremely important
to clearly state the above contents and make customers understand in the contract.
The way of customers to pay ESCOs are different according to their own
responsibilities; and energy-saving service contract can be divided into different
types. The following basic types have come out along with unceasing development
of EMC in China, which is basically similar to situations in North America, Japan,
and Korea etc. [2, 3].
1. Guarantee payment mode of energy-saving capacity. All the investment and
risks of energy-saving reform projects are born by ESCOs, which promise
energy-saving capacity in certain proportion to enterprise during the contract
period for paying the cost of the project. ESCO should burden the part not
reaching the promised capacity; the surplus part should be burdened by both
parties till ESCO recovers all investments of energy-saving projects and cor-
responding profits. When the contract ends, advanced and efficiency energy-
saving equipments can be freely transferred to the company and corresponding
energy-saving benefits should all belong to the company. Such mode is suitable
for ordinary enterprises with high credibility degree and energy-saving
awareness.
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2. Sharing mode of energy-saving benefit. All the investment and risks energy-
saving reform projects are born by ESCOs; after projects are implemented, both
parties should share energy-benefits in proportion during the contract period
after they confirm energy-saving efficiency jointly. After the contract ends,
advanced and efficient energy-saving equipments can be freely transferred to
companies, all corresponding benefits should shared by ESCOs in future; such
mode is suitable for enterprises with high creditability.
3. Trusteeship mode of energy expense. ESCO should take responsibility for
reforming equipments with high energy consumption of enterprises and manage
all energy-consumption equipments. During the contract period, both parties
would contract energy consumption and maintenance of enterprises according
to agreed energy expenses and management fee. After the contract ends,
advanced and efficient energy-saving equipments can be freely transferred to
companies, all corresponding benefits should shared by ESCOs in future; such
mode is suitable for enterprises with low creditability but without energy-
saving awareness.
4. Construction mode of reformed project. Enterprises entrust ESCOs to carry out
energy audit, integral saving-energy schematic design, energy-saving reform
engineering construction, pay an advance payment before the project, sched-
uling payment during the project and completion payment after the project
according to construction of ordinary projects; such mode is suitable for
enterprises with strong energy-saving awareness understanding energy-saving
technologies and benefits. ESCOs operating this mode have the lowest benefit,
because it is regulated in the contract that they cannot share tremendous ben-
efits from energy-saving projects.
5. Service mode of energy management. ESCO offers not only energy-saving
services and energy management. As for many operators, energy and its
management is not a part of the core ability of enterprises; self-management
and self-service is a way with low efficiency and high cost. It is good for
utilities to concentrate on raising core business and core competitiveness
through using professional services offered by ESCOs and realizing outsourcing
of energy management. There are two modes of EMCs: proportional contract of
energy expense and classified charge of device.
Any type of payment stated above can be properly flexible so as to adapt to
detailed situations of enterprises with different energy consumptions and special
requirements of energy-saving projects. Nevertheless, ESCOs and customers must
fully understand all clauses of the contract no matter in what type of payment; the
contract is fair to both ESCOs and customers, which is good for both parties to
keep good relationship. The contract should encourage both parties to devote to
pursuing the maximum possible energy-saving capacity, ensure that energy-saving
equipments can operate continuously and well in during the whole contract period
and both parties can win the maximum income from energy-saving benefits, which
is also the target mutually pursued by ESCOs and customers.
5.2 ESCOs are the Professional Service Organization in Energy-Saving Market 295
From 2003 to 2010, total investment amount of ESCOs had risen greatly and the
investment in EMC project had risen stably. In 2003, the total investment was
RMB 1.1 billion Yuan; in 2005, it rose to RMB 3.1 billion Yuan; in 2011, it rose
to RMB 41.2 billion Yuan [1, 4].
Target markets of ESCO refers to many fields; in the view of project quantity,
architectural field covers the most, industrial field takes up the second place with
obvious increase in project quantity but the transportation field has fewer projects.
In the view of total investment amount, investment in industrial region field is
larger, while that in transportation field is lower.
After developing for many years, ESCOs in China have been gradually growing
up and spreading all around the country. All capabilities of ESCOs to carry out
energy-saving projects including market development, risk control, project
financing, and project management have been raised fully; energy-saving service
projects are distributed in fields such as industry, architecture and transportation,
cover industries such as steel, petrifaction, building material, transportation,
electricity, and architecture; there are mainly illumination, heat and cold supply,
boiler reform central air conditioning, technological energy saving, frequency
control of motor speed, thermal storage (cold), and comprehensive electricity
saving etc.; development of energy-saving service industry has been increasingly
mature and grown.
Tremendous market potential and commercial value in energy-saving industry
enables it to be a field full of gold ore essentially; however, market potential is also
market demand, while potential users become realistic users; it is another thing to
changing demand into sales volume. This argument is quite suitable for energy-
saving market. The contract period of the project may be one year or several years,
because investment income of ESCOs is derived from energy-saving benefits of
energy-saving projects in future; thus, we must fully focus on potential risks in the
operation and control them at germination stage.
Many enterprises only focus on enlarging production scale and fortifying market
share of products and pay attention to the production cost, transportation cost and
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labor cost, but neglect the energy management and establishment of account book
of energy consumption or sorting unit consumption of product energy, pay less
attention to and lack enthusiasm in saving energy for want of compulsory mea-
sures from the government.
At the present stage, energy-saving industry has a low doorsill; good and bad
ESCOs are intermingled and many companies do not have core competitiveness
for remaining invincible unceasingly. Some have small scale, staffs lack strong
overall quality, internal management is not standardized, technical content of
products is low, deeply and continuous research and development ability is not
5.3 Current Situation and Prospect of Development of ESCOs in China 301
strong, some companies do not have independent products, lack core competitive
technique and depend successively on relationship and personal customer
resources to explore markets; some companies have backward technique gradually
in fierce market competition after short-term resplendence; follow-up research and
development cannot catch up, then companies can continue to operate hardly.
China is the second giant of energy consumption only next to America and one of
the countries with low energy utilization ratio in the world. Meanwhile, price of
energy products in domestic and international markets has been souring, greatly
adding cost of economic growth and corporate development; while backwardness
of domestic technique, product and operation mode also greatly raises GDP energy
consumption level in China. However, there is still certain different when mea-
sured with international advanced level, which indicates tremendous development
potential and space of domestic energy-saving industry. At present, plenty of
energy-saving projects with feasible technique and reasonable economy can be
completely implemented through commercial ESCO. It can be seen from devel-
opment of energy-saving industry in mature market economy countries that new
mechanismEMC is suitable for situation in China; current energy-saving
organizations and potential investors can completely invest in energy-saving
projects and gain benefits and development from it combined with practical sit-
uation in China.
At present, energy saving and emission reduction has become a consensus of
the country and the society; the country has formulated lots of policies and reg-
ulations for further deepening and perfecting policy environment of energy-saving
works and supporting energy-saving production technology and development of
technique and product which plays a positive and macroscopic role in pushing
forward development of such new energy-saving industryEMC.
On the other hand, various enterprises are positively seeking new development
space and profit growth point along with Chinas participation in WTO, increasing
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ESCO industry in the USA was derived from the end of 1970s and the beginning
of 1980s. The two oil crises broken in 1970s offer opportunities to reduce business
Table 5.1 General situation of ESCO industry in the World [1]
Country Establishment Quantity of Total amount of projects of Country Establishment Quantity of Total amount of
time of the first ESCO in ESCO in 2001 (thousand time of the first ESCO in projects of ESCO
ESCO 2001 USD) ESCO 2001 in 2001 (thousand
USD)
Argentina 1990s 5 \1,000 Slovakia 1995 10 1,700
Austria 1995 25 7,000 Sweden 1978 612 30,000
Brazil 1992 60 100,000 Thailand 2000 6 5,0006,000
Canada 1982 25 50,000100,000 England 1980 20
Australia 1990 8 25,000 Colombia 1997 13 \200
Belgium 1990 4 Egypt 1996 6
Bulgaria 1995 12 Finland 2000 4 5001,000
Chile 1998 3 200 Ghana 1996 13 \100
China 1995 23 49,700 India 1994 48 5001,000
Czechic 1993 3 1,0002,000 Kenya 1997 2 \10
Estonia 1985 20 1,0003,000 Lithuania 1998 3
Germany 19901995 5001,000 7,000 Nepal 2002 2 250
Hungary 1980s1990s 1020 Poland 1995 8 30,000
Japan 1997 21 61,700 South Africa 1998 35 10,000
Korea 1992 150 20,000 Switzerland 1995 50 13,500
5.4 Development Situation of ESCOs in the Market Economy Countries
with energy consumption and promote a batch of ESCOs emerge as the times
require. America is the origin place of ESCO and the most developed country for
ESCO industry.
In the USA, ESCOs operating businesses by EMC mechanism have been
developing rapidly under the support of the federal government. Since 1985,
American federal government has supported governmental organizations to carry
out the energy-saving projects with USD 2.5 billion. Afterwards, the federal
government started to consider bringing function of ESCO into play so as to raise
funds for energy-saving projects of governmental buildings for short of finances. In
1992, U. S. Congress passed a bill (EPACT), allowing governmental organizations
to carry out energy-saving projects together with ESCO according to EMC
mechanism, which not only needs no extra governmental budgets but also can win
energy-saving effect. Furthermore, it opens a convenient door for the development
of ESCO. New ESCO has emerged continuously in America and has developed to
a new energy-saving industry. Hundreds of ESCOs compete with each other in the
market, among which 13 companies take up most market shares. It can be shown
in research of American Energy Company Association that the appreciation rate of
income of ESCOs reached 24 % in the past decade. Although the appreciation rate
of income fell after rose since 1996, remaining 9 %, market scope of ESCOs
remained about USD 2 billion in recent years [3, 4].
are actually decrease of income of power utilities, many power utilities open
affiliated ESCO, which can not only make up for sale losses caused by elec-
tricity saving of power utilities but also raise quality of power supply through
services of ESCO and promote competitive place of power utilities in power
supply market, because competition of power supply market has been
increasingly fierce since America pushed forward reform (power recombina-
tion) to power production and supply system.
5.4.2 Canada
Canada is also one of the countries that introduced EMC early. Its first ESCO is
established jointly by governmental organizations and power utilities, which sticks
5.4 Development Situation of ESCOs in the Market Economy Countries 307
ESCOs in European countries developed gradually in the end of 1980s. The core
of operate projects operation is to share energy-saving benefits with customers.
However, projects operated by ESCOs in Europe are different from those in
America and Canada. They mainly help users in technical and cogeneration pro-
jects with large investment scale and long time to share energy-saving benefit;
contract of financing and implementing the project is rather complex. ESCOs in
some countries such as France are industrial, for example, they are relatively
developed in coal gas, electricity and water supply etc.; these ESCOs not only offer
energy-saving services but also undertake corresponding works similar to property
management; their benefit comes form not only energy saving but also a series of
services related to energy saving and supply. ESCO in Europe does not have many
types like that in America and Canada; apart from market factors, policies for
energy development and environment protection play more important functions in
building a development environment for its generation and development. Till
2000, there were 70,000 energy-saving service contracts in Europe with a total
investment of nearly 5 billion Euros, among which contract about EMC mecha-
nism covered about 10 %, which mainly concentrated on users of residence, office
building, governmental building and industrial facilities etc. [1]. Spain is taken as
an example to introduce some experience in Europe as follows:
5.4 Development Situation of ESCOs in the Market Economy Countries 309
special joint venture in light of invested projects, which carries out investment,
operation, management, and maintenance of the project.
3. Since most projects operated by ESCOs in Spain are power development
projects, contracts of users are diverse; there are BOT (building, operation, and
transfer), BOO (building, operation and owning), and BLT (building, lease and
transfer) apart from benefit-sharing contract similar to that of ESCOs in
America and Canada. As for ESCOs, the former types of investment have low
risks; after the project is built, it is completely operated by ESCOs without
interference of customers. ESCOs benefit from investment and project opera-
tion. The third operation mode refers to equipment (project) lease actually. At
present, most wind power projects developed by private companies apply BOO;
while cogeneration projects apply BOT and BLT more. ESCOs choose different
contract management ways and sign different types of contract with customers
so as to guarantee reducing risks of projects according to technique of projects
and information about customers.
In Spain, attraction of cogeneration projects to customers is shown not only in
reducing cost of energy sources, needing no extra investment and acquiring high-
efficiency equipments, but also in the following aspects: (1) Cogeneration and
wind power generation projects establish a set of independent energy supply
system for customers, which can guarantee their energy supply, so that they can be
free from power and heat cut. (2) ESCOs update energy supply system for cus-
tomers and offer excellent services without costing their energy and time, so that
they can concentrate on considering operation and development of enterprises,
which just cater to ideas of Spanish operators.
In the recent years, ESCOs have been developing in Asia, especially in Korea and
Japan with a relatively developed market economy.
1. Korea. The government supports further development of ESCOs through
granting concessional loans (the interest is one-third of the bank rate) and
corporate association: ESCOs and corporate users propose feasibility report and
loan application of reform projects of energy-saving technique to enterprise
institute; then the enterprise institute examines the report and application,
approves the project and entrusts ESCOs to implement energy-saving projects
for corporate customers through auditing energy and confirming feasibility of
the project; and then, the bank offers loans to ESCOs according to approval of
the enterprise institute and finance for their energy-saving projects. After the
project is implemented, ESCOs and the enterprise institute pay off loans to the
bank through sharing energy-saving benefits and recovering capitals. There
were 156 ESCOs in 2001.
5.4 Development Situation of ESCOs in the Market Economy Countries 311
1. Energy audit (energy-saving diagnosis). This stage is the starting point for
ESCO to offer services to corporate customers; its professionals audit, monitor,
diagnose and evaluate energy supply, and management and efficiency of cor-
porate customers [1]. This stage needs closely coordination of enterprises so as
to dig out potential to reform energy conservation and acquire the best reform
effect. Energy source audit mainly includes inspection and approval of product
output, calculation of energy consumption data, inspection and approval of
energy price and cost, and analysis of result of energy audit etc. Enterprises can
grasp their own management condition of energy and consumption level, clear
off energy-saving obstacles and waste links and seek energy-saving opportu-
nities and potential through energy audit so as to reduce production cost and
raise economic benefit.
2. Design of energy-saving project. According to the result of energy audit, ESCO
proposes proposals and suggestions about how to take advantage of mature
energy-saving technology and product to raise energy utilization ratio and
reduce energy consumption cost. If customers have the intention to accept
proposals and suggestions proposed by ESCO, it will conduct detailed energy-
saving project design for customers.
3. Negotiation and signing of energy-saving service contract. After reaching
consensus with enterprises about integral energy-saving solution, ESCO sings
energy-saving service contract with enterprises based on fairness and justice;
the contract will regulate key points jointly focused by both parties such as
responsibilities and obligations of both parties, acceptance way of reformed
engineering, way of sharing benefits and way of monitoring energy-saving
capacity. Under certain circumstance, if customers are unwilling to sign
energy-saving contract with ESCO, it will charge fees about energy audit and
design of energy-saving projects from customers.
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8. Both ESCO and customer share the energy-saving benefits. As for energy-
saving projects whose benefits are shared, ESCO has the ownership to relevant
investments (including civil work, raw material, equipment and technology
etc.) during the contract period and should share benefits with customers. After
its project capital, operation cost, risks and reasonable profits have been
compensated (the contract period ends), and ownership of equipments should
often be transferred to customers, which acquire equipments with high energy
consumption and enjoy all benefits left by ESCO finally.
As for energy-saving projects with promised benefit, customers will pay
expenses according to the agreed progress. Generally speaking, it is disposable
payment.
11. Engineering design. ESCO should organize design needed in the energy-
saving project, but not all energy-saving projects need this step, for example
illumination reform project.
12. Construction/installation. ESCO should construct the project, install energy-
saving equipments regulated in the contract, ensure quality control and make
detailed records of installed equipments according to the work schedule
negotiated consistently with customers.
13. Project acceptance. ESCO should ensure all equipments operate on schedule,
train operators to operate new equipments, submit records of altered referential
materials to customers, and offer detailed materials about new equipments.
14. Monitor energy-saving capacity. ESCO should finish monitoring energy-
saving capacity according to monitoring type regulated in the contract, which
may be distant, or disposable, or continuous. Monitoring of energy-saving
capacity is an extremely important link for confirming whether it reaches what
is regulated in the contract.
15. Project maintenance/training. ESCO should offer maintenance service to
installed equipments to customers during the contract period according to
relevant clauses. Meanwhile, what is most important for ESCO is to share
energy-saving benefit. Furthermore, it should also keep close contact with
customers so as to rapidly diagnose and solve potential questions occurring in
installing equipments, continue to optimize and improve operation properties
of equipments so as to raise output of energy-saving capacity of the project.
Moreover, it should also train technicians of customers properly, so that
equipments can still operate normally and after the contract period and it can
acquire benefits from energy-saving projects continuously without discount.
ESCO may not have ability to finish all the above services, but it can reach
energy-saving capacity regulated in the contract through integrating various
external resources as a professional company, which may refer to various
organizations.
Operation processes of various organizations and projects related to ESCO can
be seen in Figs. 5.1 and 5.2.
Although the level of power consumption of some industrial products in China has
approached international advanced level at present; that of most products with high
power consumption is still far from international advanced level in a whole. In
particular, China is a production giant of industrial products, output of industrial
products sours yearly; thus, electricity conservation has tremendous potential and
sizable prospect in China.
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Bank
Guarantee
Design unit
Finance company
Contract design
guarantee
Construction
Engineering contract Insurance
Contract
Else
company Organizations
Insurance
company
Energy audit
Design of energy-saving
scheme
Construction design
monitoring and benefit
Project construction
Personnel training
Project financing
Energy-saving
guarantee
5.6 Market Development of ESCOs 317
For the past few years, the electricity in ferrous metal, non-ferrous metal,
chemical industry, building material, textile, chemical fiber, and petroleum pro-
cessing covers over 35 % of the total electricity in the whole society with great
influences. Calculated on the basis of Ref. [5], there is big gap in electricity-saving
potential in these major industries; that in ferrous metal and chemical fiber is over
20 % with tremendous potential; while that in petroleum processing and nonmetal
is below 10 % with little potential; that in other industries is almost between 10
and 20 % with relatively huge potential, which can be seen in Table 5.3.
It can be seen from terminal power-consumption equipments with huge elec-
tricity-saving potential that most terminal power-consumption equipment in China
have low energy efficiency; pumps, draught fans, air compressors, industrial
electric furnaces, rolling mills and mining hoisters, electrolytic cells for manu-
facturing aluminum and alkali, tumbling mills, trolley buses and electric loco-
motives, electric welders, illumination equipments, and electric traction and
transformers all have great energy-saving potential. Energy-saving potential [6] of
major feasible power-consumption equipments of ESCO is briefly illustrated as
follows.
1. Electromotor. In China, the electricity of electromotor covers 60 % of
industrial power consumption. Middle and small-sized electromotor covers
about 75 % of all electromotor. It is a major aspect for energy conservation to
raise efficiency of middle and small-sized electromotor. China has used plenty
of J electromotor before 1980s; while the detent torque of Y series developed
later has raised by 30 % than that of J series, the volume and quality have been
reduced by 10 %, the installation size has approached international level;
while the efficiency has been raised only 0.412 %. In the latter period of
1980s, YX series was developed, whose efficiency has been raised by 3 %
than that of R series reaching 92 %. However, efficiency of electromotor in
America and France has reached 94.5 %. At present, lots of Y and J series of
Table 5.3 The potential of electricity conservation in major power consumption industries
Industry name Potential of Industry name Potential of
electricity electricity
conservation (%) conservation (%)
Textile industry 12.9 Melting and rolling 11.7
industry of nonferrous
metals
Oil processing industry 8.2 Manufacturing of 19.3
chemical fiber
Chemical industry 14.3 Resident(illumination) 9.5
Building material and other 9.0 Resident(appliance) 19.0
nonmetallic mineral
products industry
Melting and rolling industry 20.8 Others 11.1
of ferrous metals
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5. Rolling mill, mining hoister, and tumbling mill. There are over 500 steel
companies in China and nearly thousands of rolling mills with plenty of
mining hoisters and tumbling mills. Almost 2025 % of efficiency can be
raised if replacing conversion units with thyristor converters and about 30 %
of electricity can be saved by frequency control of motor speed technique.
6. Electric power and diesel locomotive. About 2040 % of load factor can be
raised, 67 % of efficiency of the system can be raised and 25 % of electricity
can be saved by replacing direct traction system of electricity and diesel
locomotive with frequency control of motor speed system.
7. Trolley bus and mining locomotive. 30 % of efficiency of trolley buses and
mining locomotives can be raised by replacing resistor speed governing with
direct current chopping speed governing.
8. Electrolyzation and electroplating direct supply. Nonferrous metals such as
aluminum, copper, zinc, nickel, and chemical industry such as chlor-alkali all
apply electrolysation technology, among which most power sources apply
heavy-duty rectifiers; there will be larger electricity-saving potential by
heavy-duty rectifiers in power electronic technology. Direct current is applied
in electrolyzation in China, which has bad quality, takes long time, consumes
more materials and electricity; time, material and electricity can be saved and
electrolyzation quality can be raised by pulse power source.
9. Electric welder. There are about 3 million electric welders in China, whose
power consumption covers about 1 % of total power consumption in the
whole country. AC welders are mostly used now. Over 30 % of electricity can
be saved by replacing ignition rectifiers with silicon rectifier tubes and thy-
ristor tines in power electronic technology, replacing AC welders with direct
current resistance welders in secondary rectification, developing DC and AC
dual-purpose arc welders and contravariant welders.
10. Luminaire. Power consumption in illumination covers about 1215 % of total
power consumption in China; 90 % of residential illumination applies filament
lamp; 75 % of electricity can be saved by replacing filament lamps with high-
efficiency and energy-saving fluorescent lamps; 39 % of electricity can be
saved by replacing magnetic ballasts with electronic ballasts.
At present, the electricity in China has been equivalent to that in the USA, while
most of the terminal electric equipments have low energy efficiency with tre-
mendous energy-saving potential. There is energy-saving potential in the follow-
ing fields:
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Customers are the carrier of markets and projects, the investment object of ESCO,
the cooperative partner to develop, implement, operate, and maintain projects of
ESCO and the debtor with the obligation to pay back detailed investments and
profits of detailed projects to ESCO. Customers choice is one of key points for
successful business of ESCO, which should balance and consider the following
basic principles while choosing customers.
1. Customers have opportunities of projects with fast effect and short period for
recovery of investment. Potential customers in target markets of ESCO have
different potential energy-saving projects, which need different investments,
construction periods, and energy-saving effects. ESCO should make proper
choice to potential customers in its target markets, choosing customers pref-
erentially with projects with fast effect and short period for recovery of
investment.
2. The same customer has the opportunity to carry out businesses of ESCO. There
may be some special potential customers in target markets of ESCO, which are
giant consumers of energy with low level in technical energy equipments and
several or tens of development opportunities of energy-saving service projects,
which are big potential customers for ESCO and customer targets selected
under other equivalent situations. ESCO can acquire opportunities to extend
and carry out businesses from such big potential customers and reduce market
development cost.
3. Customers have good reputation. Whether customers can pay to ESCO on time
is the key for ESCO to timely recover investment and acquire profit, which can
know about credit of customers through bank and other units with business
intercourse with customers and should give priority to choose customers with
credit which strictly abide by contracts.
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4. Customers have great influence upon the industry. Status and influence of
potential customers in different ESCOs are different in their industries. ESCO
should choose enterprises with great influence as its own customers preferen-
tially under other equivalent circumstances, which is good for expanding its
influence, raising its awareness and taking in more customers.
5. There are still doubts about technical reliability of enterprises. There enter-
prises still hold doubts about technical doubts and energy-saving benefits; or
managerial personnel of enterprises think that there are certain risks in
implementing these projects. If ESCO burdens these risks, they will be willing
to entrust it to implement these projects. After projects are successful, they can
benefit from them. ESCO should hold strong technical ability and risk man-
agement ability for such projects.
6. Enterprises with low technical capacity. As for pure renewal and updating
projects of equipments, enterprises usually think that it is more feasible to
directly cooperate with suppliers. Many equipment suppliers are willing to offer
services to customers in the form of quality commitment promises and excel-
lent after-sales service and allow enterprises to pay loans by installments,
because they attach importance to seizing and expanding the market, which is
similar to EMC, saves expenses and harbors advantages. As for enterprises
focusing on professional technologies of energy conservation, if ESCO has
special mature energy-saving technologies which belong to patent technology
actually, they will be willing to accept technologies and services of ESCO. The
question is that it takes certain capital to purchase such technologies and per-
sonnel of ESCO should have the corresponding technical capacity.
7. Enterprises lacking energy-saving technologies and energy managerial per-
sonnel. Generally speaking, new enterprises (such as the new business trade
companies or industrial companies) have simple organizations, shoulder heavy
tasks, lack technical personnel, have no ability to seek and develop energy-
saving technologies and the vigor to implement and manage energy-saving
projects. They think that it is feasible to implement energy-saving project by
ESCO, saving vigor and project cost and acquiring long-term economic
benefits.
8. Enterprises with difficulties in project financing. Banks examine loan applica-
tion of these enterprises strictly with sophisticated procedures due to their bad
financial conditions or credit record in the past; thus, they can acquire loans
hardly or need to wait for a long time for the approval. If ESCO can establish
good reputation relation and bring their advantages in financing into play, it is
possible to implement projects in such enterprises. However, if ESCO carries
out projects in enterprises with financing as the major aim just as what is stated
in the above, rate of return of capital can be impossibly raised with large
recovery risks, which requests ESCO of having stronger ability to operate and
manage projects than banks to reduce risks from customers.
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The project line of ESCO refers to bringing its good investment income; mean-
while, it can push forward duplication potential greatly in potential customer group
in target energy-saving markets, which is good for energy-saving projects growing
in businesses of ESCO. Several projects whose energy-saving efficiency is
remarkably raised and which is good for improving local environment with large
implementation potential are briefly introduced through practices in energy-saving
projects in China [9].
1. Energy-saving reform of the electric traction system. Adjust speed of draught
fans, pumps, and other mechanical equipments of electric traction so as to meet
load change by speed regulation device in proper form. Converter technique
and frequency converter belong the best in various electromotor speed regu-
lation technologies; thyristor pressure regulation technique also has good effect
on adjusting speed of electromotor; although it has high equipment cost, it has
still broad use scope. The project line saves electricity; the energy-saving scope
is different along with scope and frequency of load change between 20 and
40 %. The investment can be recovered in 23 years.
2. Energy-saving reform of illumination equipment. Apply pragmatic new light
sources with high efficiency and energy conservation (such as compact fluo-
rescent lamp, tubule fluorescent lamp, high pressure sodium lamp, and high
pressure sodium lamp etc.), accessories (such as electronic ballast, ring mag-
netic ballast, reflecting lampshade in high efficiency, and excellent quality etc.),
energy-saving controllers (such as dimming device, sound control, light con-
trol, time control, sense control, and TPZM etc.), and scientific maintenance
management (such as regularly cleaning illumination lamps, regularly change
old lamps, and forming the habit of turning of lights when leaving etc.). The
project line can be copied so easily that many enterprises can carry out it.
3. Energy-saving reform of the distribution system. Energy-saving reform of the
distribution system can be implemented in both power supply departments and
power utilization units, which mainly has the following contents: upgrading
distribution voltage, shorting power supply distance, compensating power
factor, renewing distribution transformer, choosing energy-saving transformer
with reasonable capacity, which can reduce losses of the transformer and
realize its economic operation.
4. Energy-saving reform of steam hammer. Energy efficiency of steam (air) driven
forging hammers is very low, which is less than 10 %; If the steam (air)
cylinder is replaced by electro-hydraulic drive to reform the steam (air) hammer
to electro hydraulic hammer, about 80 % energy will be saved; the energies
saved mainly include coal and electricity for the steam boiler.
5. New heat sources. There are some new heat sources, such as the air-condi-
tioning system of heat pump, heat accumulating type electric boiler, heat
accumulating type electrical heater, and so on.
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The air-conditioning system of heat pump mainly includes the air source heat
pump technology, water source heat pump technology, and ground source
heat pump technology. The heating and refrigeration carriers for the air
conditioning unit of heat pump unit are air, natural water source, and earth. In
winter, the heat pump system can acquire low quality heat energy from air,
water source, and ground source through consuming part electricity to supply
heat to houses; in summer, it can release the indoor heat to the air, water
source and ground source to make the room cool. This technology is char-
acterized by high efficiency, energy conservation, and multifunction of one
unit. Such heating system takes advantage of the ground temperature and the
most commonly used water is well water in shallow layer, or river water, lake
water, sea water, and municipal water. Its heat extractor is water source heat
pump; the energy efficiency coefficient of such heat pump is relatively high
and except electricity, it does not need to consume other energies, so such
energy-saving reform project has fine environmental benefit; besides, this
system can also use the above-stated water sources for refrigeration and
preparation of domestic hot water in summer.
Heat accumulating type electric boiler: When such boiler is used to replace
coal-fired boiler in heating, on the one hand, the thermal efficiency of electric
boiler is about 20 % higher than coal-fired boiler, and the proper selection of
regenerative device can enable the boiler to run with high efficiency; on the
one hand, the use of cheap valley power can realize its fine economical
efficiency.
Heat accumulating type electrical heater: When such boiler is used to replace
coal-fired boiler, because the electrothermal energy conversion efficiency is
further higher than that of coal-fired boiler, it can obtain better energy saving
and environmental benefits and improve the comfort level, degree of cleaning,
and security of living conditions.
6. Energy-saving reform of cold supply system. The central cold supply system is
mainly used in commercial buildings, hotels, office buildings, shopping malls
and recreational places, stadiums etc.; such places mainly supply cold air
through cold engine, so it consumes much energy. Measures for energy-saving
reform include:
Add cold accumulation air-conditioning system: Add cold accumulation
equipment which has proper ability for cold accumulation to regular air-
conditioning system. The load refrigeration capacity is produced by
the refrigerating unit and cold accumulation unit together, so capacity of the
refrigerating unit can be reduced adequately; such system can enable
the refrigerating unit to run with full load and high efficiency from time to
time, so it has preferable energy-saving benefits and environmental benefits.
Use energy-saving and high efficiency refrigerating unit to replace the high-
consumption direct-fired water chilling unit.
Waste heat recovery of central air conditioning: This project uses the heat
generated during the refrigeration process of air-conditioning and recovers the
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waste heat through heat interchanger to produce 5060 C hot water, and then
stores the hot water for guestrooms and other sectors. During refrigeration, the
heat discharged by the air-conditioning is about 120 % of its refrigerating
capacity. Through waste heat recovery, the air-conditioning can greatly
reduce the heat load of condenser so as to reduce the condensing temperature
and pressure. While increasing the unit refrigerating capacity, it can also
reduce the compressor power so as to reduce the power of refrigeration engine
and the amount of cooling water. This system not only can replace the boiler
which is used to produce hot water and directly save fuel, but also can reduce
the power consumption of the whole refrigeration system to a certain extent
(about 520 %), so that the energy can be fully used.
7. Refrigeration, heat, and power cogeneration. This system can integrate the
power generation system with the air-conditioning system, integrate and opti-
mize several devices, and solve the structures needs for power, refrigeration,
and heat. The system can realize the cascading use and high efficiency con-
version of terminal energy so as to avoid loss from long-distance transmission
and distribution and raise the overall efficiency of energy utilization from
2535 % to 7090 % and greatly reduce the structures energy consumption
and environmental pollution.
8. Escalator phase control energy saving device (infrared sensing and phase
control energy-saving controller). The phase control energy-saving controller
can automatically judge the service load and efficiency of motor and regulate
the voltage and current imposed on the motor at any time through optimization
operation so as to regulate the input of motor power and make the demand
equivalent to the supply and allow the motor to be under high efficiency and
energy-saving status.
The infrared sensing device can enable the escalator to sense the opening and
start automatically, so that the escalator can automatically open when there are
people and stop when people leave.
Energy-saving analysis is the most critical part for energy service companies
(ESCOs) to implement energy-saving projects. When a project is implemented in
contractual energy management model, first of all, the companies need to analyze
the project feasibility, namely the comparative analysis on energy consumption,
energy cost and feasibility of energy conservation monitoring, and confirmation
with and without the project. Second, the monitoring and evaluating of actual
energy conservation effects and benefits after energy-saving reform is not only an
important indicator to check the success of energy-saving reform, but also a key
link directly affecting the recovery of funds and acquisition of benefits of ESCOs,
and it is especially important to the energy-saving projects in energy-saving
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amount guarantee pay model and energy-saving benefit share model. The
energy-saving effect referred to in this part mainly means the difference between
energy consumption amount with project (before reform) and energy consumption
amount without project (after reform) and the cost in the energy-saving reform
project; it has a decisive impact on the project, because the energy-saving benefit
of contractual energy management is mainly reflected on the saving of energy cost.
After the reform, if there is no obvious reduction of energy cost caused by the
reduction of energy consumption, the project will not have obvious benefits, which
will certainly affect the fund recovery and benefits of ESCOs [10, 11].
Energy-saving analysis of ESCOs mainly include energy audit, calculation of
energy-saving amount and energy-saving benefits, and energy-saving monitoring;
the first thing for energy-saving analysis is to decide the evaluating indicator for
energy utilization level. Here, we will mainly introduce the energy-saving analysis
of relevant processes of industrial enterprises.
Generally, two kinds of technical criteria are used to evaluate the energy utiliza-
tion level. The first one is the energy consumption index which evaluates the
energy consumed by an enterprise to produce specific yield products or finish
10,000 Yuan output value. The second one is the equipment efficiency and energy
efficiency which can be used to evaluate the degree of effective utilization of
energies by the energy-consuming equipment, workshops, or enterprises.
1. Unit consumption. The amount of energy consumed by unit of the specific yield
or output of a certain product; its formula is:
Cji
Epji 5:1
Pi
where,
Epji Energy consumption No. j kind per unit of output yield of No. i kind of
production, kgce/specific yield;
Cji Total consumption of No. j kind of energy for production i, kgce;
Pi Output yield of No. i kind of production, specific yield
Or
Cji
Evji 5:2
Vi
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where,
Evji Energy consumption No. j kind per unit of output value of No. i kind of
production, kgce/Yuan;
Vi Output value of No. i kind of production, Yuan
Call
Evall 5:4
Vall
where,
Evall Energy consumption per output value of all production, kgce/Yuan;
Vall Total output value of all production, Yuan
where,
Es Energy consumption per unit output yield of standard production, kgce/
specific yield;
Cs Total consumption of standard production, kgce;
Vs Total output yield of standard production, specific yield
Or
0
0 C
Es s0 5:6
Vs
where,
0
Es Energy consumption per output yield of standard procedure, kgce/specific
yield;
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0
Cs Total consumption of standard procedure, kgce;
0
Ps Total output yield of standard procedure, specific yield.
where,
g Equipment efficiency, %;
E1 Supplied energy, kgce;
E2 Effective energy, kgce;
EL Lost energy, kgce
E3
u 100 % 5:9
E1
where,
u Corporate energy efficiency, %;
E3 Corporate effectively used energy, kgce
Corporate energy efficiency can also be connected with product comprehensive
energy consumption through the following formula:
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Etall
u 100 % 5:10
Epall
where,
Etall Energy consumption in the techniques process per output yield of all
production, kgce/specific yield;
Epall Energy consumption per output yield of all production, kgce/specific yield.
Recovery ratio means the energy-saving effects generated when enterprises take
measures such as waste heat recovery and reutilization. Its formula is:
Ere
qe 100 % 5:11
Es
where,
qe Energy recovery ratio;
Ere Total energy recovery, kgce;
Es Amount of waste heat resources, kgce
Erh
qh 100 % 5:12
E5
where,
qh Waste heat recovery ratio;
Erh Total waste heat recovery, kgce.
0 Erh
qe 100 % 5:13
E1
where,
0
qe Waste heat resource utilization ratio;
Erh Total waste heat recovery, kgce;
E1 Supplied energy, kgce.
In conclusion, these technical indicators are not only connected with each other
but also different from each other. They complement with each other and at the
same time have their respective characteristics. Energy consumption is a very
intuitive technical indicator and is applicable to evaluate product energy con-
sumption level; equipment efficiency and corporate energy efficiency can dem-
onstrate and reflect the equipment and enterprise power utilization level. Through
the testing and analysis of thermal efficiency and corporate energy efficiency, the
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enterprise can know about where wastes lie; recovery ratio and waste heat utili-
zation ratio can reflect the enterprises waste heat utilization level.
energy-saving technologies. This is also a guarantee for ESCOs to gain funds and
reasonable benefits. The main contents are as follows:
1. Technical feasibility is the prerequisite for the project feasibility. Different
industries need different energy-saving technologies. Even in the same industry,
there are different energy-saving technologies and different technologies shall
be taken under different conditions. One general principle is to consider the
advancement as well as the adaptability, reliability, and expansibility.
2. Different technologies need different equipment, so there will be different
investments, which causes different economic effects correspondingly. There-
fore, for one project, first of all, it is necessary to choose advanced technology;
then it is necessary to consider how to make quick gains with few investments;
and finally, there will be ideal economic effects.
During energy conservation, situations are very complicated and are also affected
and restricted by many factors. Therefore, before economic calculation of energy-
saving technology, it is necessary to bring all aspects under comparable conditions
for the comparison of schemes. These comparable conditions mainly include the
following four aspects.
1. Comparability of product yield, mass, and quality. That is the useful effect or
the satisfying comparability; the following several points shall be defined:
The comparability of product quantity can be considered as the comparability
of usable product quantity. In other words, quantity of users available
products shall be the same in different aspects. Only the products in con-
sumption link can be considered as the part really satisfying consumption
needs.
Some products have strict requirements about quality and variety and they
cannot replace each other. One premise for the existence and mutual com-
parison of production technology schemes is to satisfy their needs. For those
products having no strict requirements about quality and variety, calculation
can be based on the uniform product unit or quantity of value using the inner
link between quality and quantity.
Calculation of useful effects shall include both products and byproducts.
2. Comparability of total social labor consumption. Details include:
Direct expenses and indirect expenses
Manufacturing costs and service costs
Capital expenditures and investigation and design costs
Project investment and circulating funds
Project loans and interest during construction
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1. Benefit indicators:
Production indicator, physical quantity, and value quantity (including gross
output value, commodity output value, and net production value)
Indicator of product variety
Quality indicator
Profit indicator
Energy-saving effect indicator, including savings in energy and the energy-
saving rate
2. Consumption indicators:
Product cost: the sum of expenses for production, distribution, storage,
logistics, management, etc.
Investment indicators, including fixed assets and circulating funds
Indicator of materials consumption, including undersupplied products or
scarce physical resources
Time indicator
3. Benefit indicators:
Output of specific investment, the ratio of annual product quantity and the
total investment in energy-saving technology scheme, namely
Q
F 5:14
K
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where,
F Output of specific investment;
Q Annual product quantity;
K Total investment in the scheme.
Investment benefit coefficient, the ratio of product annual profit and the total
investment in the scheme, namely
L
E 5:15
K
where,
E Investment benefit coefficient;
L Annual profit
Investment recovery period, the time limit essential for capital recovery in the
scheme; if investment is recovered based on the total profits, the investment
recovery period is the reciprocal of investment benefit coefficient, namely
K 1
T 5:16
L E
where,
T Investment recovery period
Benefit coefficient and payoff period of additional investment: It can reflect the
benefit level of additional investment of the new scheme based on the old
scheme and is the ratio of benefit increment (or savings of expenses) and
additional investment of the old scheme.
Cold Cnew DC
Ea 5:17
Knew Kold DK
where,
Ea Additional investment benefit coefficient;
Cnew ; Cold Annual operating cost of the new scheme and old scheme (annual
cost);
Knew ; Kold Amount of investment of the new scheme and old scheme;
DC, DK Savings of running cost and additional invested expenses of the new
scheme compared with the old scheme
Similarly, if the additional investment DK is recovered based on the savings of
yearly operating cost DC, the payoff period of additional investment Ta will be the
reciprocal of additional investment benefit coefficient Ea , namely
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DK 1
Ta 5:18
DC Eb
4. Decision-making indicators:
It includes standard investment benefit coefficient Eb and standard investment
recovery period Tb . Usually, they are reciprocal to each other, namely Eb T1b .
They are criteria for evaluating the rationality of investment benefit coefficient and
investment recovery period of the technical scheme as well as the standard for
choosing the technical scheme.
The minimum condition for the rationality of technical scheme is
E Eb or Ea Eb
T Tb or Ta Tb
Standard investment recovery period for energy investment projects T b shall
generally be less than 5 years.
determination of energy price and cost, analysis of enterprise energy audit result
etc. Specifically speaking, enterprise energy audit means the systematic auditing,
analysis and appraisal of enterprise energy use status based on the revenues and
expenditures related to energy in the enterprise operation activities as well as the
standing book, statement, voucher, and operation record which can reflect the
internal conditions of consumption of the enterprise and relevant internal man-
agement rules according to the state energy policies, laws and regulations of
energy, statutes, energy standards, technology evaluation indicators, and domestic
and overseas advanced levels as well as the testing data.
In reality, energy audit can be conducted for part or full contents according to
the needs of job. There are different methods for classifying energy audit.
According to the different scopes of work, it can be divided into special energy
audit and full energy audit. Usually, special energy audit is used in ESCOs. The
most frequently used one is energy-saving reform project auditing, including total
project investment, savings in energy and energy-saving benefits, and project
auxiliary benefits and project financial and economic studies, which can provide
basic criteria for energy service projects.
Diagnosis of energy saving in ESCOs projects can be divided into preliminary
energy audit and detailed energy diagnosis. The former one is aimed to judge
whether the ESCOs project is feasible and it is a simple diagnosis; the latter one is
detailed diagnosis aimed to put forward the energy-saving technology scheme.
ESCOs can advise users to adopt their scheme with forcible energy-saving
schemes and energy-saving graphics according to the base line and possible
amount of savings determined based on the tentative diagnosis and detailed energy
diagnosis before construction.
Object of preliminary energy audit is very simple and it wont take much time. It
mainly contains two aspects: the first one is the survey of energy management and
the second one is energy data statistics and analysis. Through the investigation of
enterprise energy management status, energy audit staffs can know about the
enterprises energy management status. Then they can conduct techno-industrial
data survey and analysis, of which the key point is the major energy-consuming
equipment and systems, such as boiler, commercial furnace, transformation sub-
station, or thermodynamic system. If data are found to be unreasonable, it is
necessary to use portable tester to conduct energy test and obtain the basic data for
further observation and analysis. Such cases shall be handled at any time according
to the practical situations (such as time, funds, and human resources) so as to judge
the enterprise energy utilization state. Preliminary energy audit can help to fix the
direction of energy conservation and find out expedient measures to improve
energy efficiency within a very short time. This is very effective. Some enterprises
only take 12 days to finish the preliminary energy audit while in some countries it
may take only 1 day usually on Sunday. At present, when enterprises cooperate
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with ESCOs for energy-saving reform projects, most of them have decided the
direction of energy-saving reform. Under such circumstances, preliminary energy
audit is only aimed to collect energy data and energy management state according
to the projects to be renovated and make preliminary analysis to judge whether the
project is feasible.
The implementation of energy audit is divided into three stages, including tech-
nological preparation, field audit test, and system analysis and evaluation.
1. Technological preparation stage. It is a preliminary stage for the implemen-
tation of audit and it will be conducted in three steps.
Investigation of users basic situation: Including the type of energy utilization
system, service object, energy utilization characteristics, size, layout of
equipment, main working parameters, management level, mode of operation,
original record of energy consumption, energy source composition, energy
consumption level, and main problems and development situations; investi-
gation to the basic situation is convenient for the comprehensive diagnostic
analysis of the degree of rational energy utilization as well as the comparison
to the energy utilization system of similar enterprises.
On-site preliminary examination: Investigate an enterprise and preliminarily
understand its production technology, main energy utilization equipment,
energy metering, and main performance.
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Energy saving amount is defined as the difference between the real energy saving
amount within a certain statistical period and the base energy consumption amount
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within a chosen period; energy-saving rate is the ratio of the energy saving amount
and the base energy consumption amount [12].
Energy saving amount is a standard used by an enterprise to weigh the energy-
saving ability of ESCOs as well as a criterion for ESCOs to evaluate the profit-
ability of energy-saving projects, so the calculation of energy saving amount is
very important to both ESCOs and the enterprise. Before implementing energy-
saving reform, energy saving amount is a predicted value; after implementing the
energy-saving reform, the energy saving amount is the comprehensive statistical
value of all data. Energy saving amount is not constant in all periods. It changes
along with the change of climate, working conditions (such as area, number of
people, equipment, and output and time), energy price, etc. Energy-saving rate is
also a dynamic concept which changes along with the change of operating con-
ditions and equipment load factor.
1. Project energy saving amount is defined as the reduced part of the energy
utilization systems practical energy consumption amount after the energy-
saving reform project is put into operation compared with the energy con-
sumption amount in the same comparable period before reform. If there are no
special regulations, the comparable period is one year.
2. The project energy saving amount only means the energy saved through
improving the processing operation and efficiency of energy utilization and
reducing energy consumption through energy saving reform and exclude the
energy saving effects generated through expanding production capability and
adjusting project structure.
3. The project energy saving amount equals to the sum of energy saving amount
of each product (procedure) within the scope of the project. Energy saving
amount of a single product (procedure) that can be obtained through metering
and monitoring directly; if it cannot be obtained directly, it can be calculated
according to the energy consumption change in product specific yield.
4. Besides technology, it is also necessary to make analytical calculation of the
factors affecting energy consumption and update the energy saving amount.
These factors include raw material composition, product variety and its com-
position, product yield, quality, climatic change, environmental control, etc.
5. Data of energy consumption shall use coal equivalent uniformly. Energy used
in the project shall be converted into coal equivalent based on the test data of
the energy bought by the enterprise and those cannot be measured can be
converted through the back mark coefficient.
Calculation method of energy saving amount can be decided by the ESCO and
enterprise in the energy saving agreement or be detected and tested by a third-party
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Table 5.4 Comparison of energy-saving capacity calculated by root comparison method and ring comparison method
Project 2007 2008 2009 2010 Accumulated energy-
saving
Steel output (thousand tons) Ai 2,000 2,100 2,200 2,300
Annual comprehensive power consumption capacity (coal equivalent) (thousand tce) Bi 5,600 5,250 5,280 5,060
Comprehensive energy consumption per ton of steel (tce/t) Ci BAii i 0; 1; 2; . . .; n 2.8 2.5 2.4 2.2
Energy-saving (coal equivalent) (thousand Root comparison method E C0 Cn An 1,380
tce) Ring comparison method 630 220 460 1,310
Ei Ci1 Ci Ai
i 1; 2; . . .; n
X n
E Ei
i1
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This method is suitable for energy-consumption sites with large load change
and single production type.
Based on the unit consumption of products before the energy-saving reform,
actual energy-saving capacity is the comparison between unit consumption of
products and enterprises in earlier stage after the energy-saving reform, which
reflects promotion and progress of enterprises in energy utilization.
4. Model analysis method. Establish two sets of computer simulation system
before and after the reform, calculate energy consumptions by analysis software
before and after implementing the project and correct the calculation result
combined with actual measured data. This method can calculate energy-saving
benefit independently and can be also a supplementary scheme to the above
three methods. Investment in the system will not increase overmuch costs.
X
n
DE DEi EL 5:23
i1
where,
n Sum of the products (working procedure).
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Various data collected through energy audit will be the basis of calculating the
energy-saving capacity of energy-saving reform projects. Calculation of energy-
saving benefit is both an important ground for ESCO to decide feasibility of
projects and an essential component in EMC; thus, it should not only be correct but
also win acknowledgments from customers so as to avoid divergence in actual
operation of projects in future.
There would be several methods for calculating the benefit of energy-saving
reform projects; there must be data about actual audit, no matter in what way, the
calculation should be based on the actual data; otherwise, the calculation result
will be inaccurate or cannot win acknowledgment of customers, which is not good
for implementing projects. Certainly, data offered by customers may be inaccurate
such as heat value of fuels etc.; if these data have great influences upon calculation,
it can be confirmed by actual test.
Another principle of calculating energy-saving effect is conservation, which
aims at acquiring a relatively reasonable calculation effect of energy conservation
without overthrowing the project. In that case, it can avoid the situation when
actual effects cannot reach the energy-saving effect promised by customers to
ESCO.
Given that the theoretical formula is P 1 n3 for the reform of frequency control
of motor speed, while the electromotor does not always meet the formula in actual
operation; thus, we cannot fully settle and calculate energy-saving effect by the
relation of P 1 n3 while calculating energy conservation; we need to calculate in
conservation according to actual situations so as to acquire reasonable predicted
energy-saving capacity and avoid corresponding risks, which is good for making
correct decisions.
metering devices and instruments on the scene and communicate with engineers
and operators. Besides, they should draw sketches, know about detailed working
conditions of acquired data and label its position on the scene, which is convenient
for comprehensive analysis and evaluation.
Audit and calculation of energy consumption mentioned above aim at analyzing
feasibility of energy-saving projects, making ESCO know fairly well in invest-
ment, attracting and persuading customers to make energy-saving reform through
calculation results. However, the true basis for share energy-saving benefit is the
date generated from actual monitoring. After the energy-saving reform, it is very
important to fully check whether the energy-saving reform reaches the energy-
saving effect predicted at the planning stage. Or rather, actual monitoring of
energy consumption is a key to decide success of EMC projects. Data calculated
by any method should be verified and rectified by data which is monitored actu-
ally, which has the strongest persuasion and is also the data finally acknowledged
by ESCO and customers. Actual monitoring is an inevitable link no matter what
way ESCO and customers may take. The result of actual monitoring influences the
income of ESCO most directly. Inappropriate way taken in actual monitoring,
error and flaw in the monitoring will influence the result and income of ESCO;
some benefits will be lost even though earlier works are delicate.
Energy-saving monitoring should meet the following technical conditions:
1. Monitoring should be conducted under normal production and stable working
condition of equipments, which should also be suitable for the production
process and should be conducted after the reform project of energy-saving
technique is implemented normally and stably. Energy-saving monitoring is
just limited to the reform project of energy-saving technique and working
condition of the monitored system should be consistent.
2. Monitoring must be conducted according to related national standard; projects
without national standard should be monitored according to industrial or local
standards.
3. Time for the monitoring process should be confirmed according to technical
requirements of the monitoring project or negotiation with customers.
4. Precision and measuring range of instruments and measuring implements in the
monitoring should ensure reliability of the result; the monitoring error should
be within the allowable scope regulated in relevant standards of the monitored
project.
Detailed energy-saving monitoring method varies with different energy-saving
reform projects such as the architectural energy-saving monitoring, monitoring of
industrial electric heating equipment, monitoring of industrial boiler, energy-
saving monitoring of electric system, monitoring of compression system of air
compressor, and monitoring of thermal transportation system etc.; ESCO can make
detailed monitoring according to monitoring requirements of different energy-
saving projects.
It should be noticed that monitoring method of energy consumption should be
acknowledged by customers and reached consensus in the contract; while its
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1. Loans from domestic commercial bank. It means that ESCO applies for loans
from domestic commercial banks. Bank loan is a major channel for the
financing of ESCO according to real situations in China [1]. Furthermore,
enterprises can also apply for loans from commercial banks so as to settle
project capital. ESCO enables financial organizations to lend loans according
to their awareness, credit record and repayment ability in markets. Domestic
commercial banks have robust capital, while financing amount of energy-
saving projects is small, which has little attraction to them and can finance
possibly after bundling energy-saving projects with the same technique. Urban
commercial banks have strict territory limit, small capital scale, weak risk
resistance ability, and few financing opportunities of energy-saving projects.
Commercial banks with stock system have moderate capital, low asset-lia-
bility ratio, new concept, strong competition awareness and certain websites
all around the country, which is a major source for energy-saving projects
during a certain period.
2. Credit guaranty loans of medium sized and small enterprises. At present, there
have been credit guarantee organizations for medium sized and small enter-
prises in over 100 cities in China, which are nonprofit organizations with
public service and industry discipline and apply member management mostly.
Their guarantee funds are usually consisted of financial grant from the local
government, member funds voluntarily paid by members, funds raised by the
society and funds from commercial banks. Medium sized and small enter-
prises can offer guarantee to enterprises applying for loans from banks. Fur-
thermore, guarantee companies have flexible requirements about mortgages
compared with banks, which will request enterprises of offering counter
guarantee measures and dispatch people to monitor capital flow sometimes so
as to guarantee persona benefits.
3. Credit guarantee loans of EMC projects. Common ESCOs especially new and
potential ESCOs with small scale, weak economic strength but without credit
standing records in banks can hardly acquire necessary loans in business
development. In order to support development of ESCO, domestic loan
guarantee special funds of EMC projects are established under the support of
GEF and the WB, which specially support energy-saving projects of ESCO.
Relevant enterprises implementing energy-saving projects can take full
advantage of this credit guarantee channel.
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4. Loans from the foreign banks. It refers to applying for loans from foreign
banks so as to raise funds of projects. It can be seen from actual situations that
the interest rate of foreign bank loans is higher than governmental loans or
loans from international financial organizations. At present, ESCO mainly
takes advantage of buyers credit for foreign bank loans. Buyers credit means
that the exporter bank directly offers credit loans to the importer or import
bank. Since ESCO often make international bidding and purchase of some
equipment, it can apply for buyers credit to the exporter bank while
encountering difficulties in capital turnover. Credit amount of such loan is
often lower than 85 % of the price of import commodity; the rest should be
paid by the importer firstly. The importer should amortize or repay the prin-
cipal and interests at once during a period of time after all import commodities
are delivered.
5. Loans from international financial organizations. International financial
organization refers to the organization jointly established by several countries
undertaking financial activities so as to reach mutual aim, which can be
divided into global international financial origination and regional interna-
tional financial organization according to business scope and number of par-
ticipating countries. The former mainly refers to International Monetary Fund
and the WB; the latter mainly refers to the International Bank for Economic
Co-operation, International Investment Bank, Bank for International Settle-
ment and Asian Development Bank. China mainly uses loans from the WB,
International Monetary Fund and Asian Development Bank; works undertaken
by ESCO are good for global environment protection, comply with conditions
and requirements of loans from international financial organizations and have
conditions for striving for capital support from these international financial
organizations. At present, three demonstrative ESCOs in China have won
capital support from the WB.
6. Finance lease. It refers to financial lease or capital lease and equipment lease
business without maintenance condition. It is similar to purchase equipment
by payment by installments, which means that the lease raises funds and invest
in equipment lease companies. This is a kind of new credit loan with separated
ownership and right use of leased equipments. In the world, finance lease has
become a kind of credit loan next to loan only, which has financing and tax
saving functions. When ESCO develops to a certain scale, it can completely
acquire various equipments needed in energy-saving projects by finance lease
and realize financing effect. The handling charge paid by the lease and interest
paid after equipments are delivered and used can be deducted from the income
tax payable directly in the current period; thus, the financing cost is lower than
the equity cost. Meanwhile, improvement expenditure of finance lease
equipments can be amortized within 5 years as deferred assets; in that case,
finance lease can be rapidly amortized with tax saving effect.
7. Business credit. It refers to the direct credit behavior generated from deferred
payment and advance payment, including the account receivable, trade bill,
notes discounted, deposit received etc., such as purchase equipments through
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Although China has carried out energy-saving works for many years and made
remarkable achievements, some energy-saving projects with good economic
benefit have not been pushed forward and implemented. Major reasons take on as
follows: lack of information about suitable energy-saving technologies and
equipments, small-and medium sized energy-saving projects are not stressed,
power consumption units lack experience in energy-saving works, there are risks
in new energy-saving technologies and it is hard for energy-saving projects and
ESCO etc.
WB/GEF Chinese Energy-saving Promotion Project aims at overcoming these
energy-saving obstacles and is implemented jointly by GEF and Chinese Gov-
ernment. Major task of phase 2 is to establish technical support and technical
service system for ESCO, carry out its loan guarantee plan, further push forward
operation mode and of EMC and cultivating energy-saving service market, and
finally establishing energy-saving service industry with sustainable development.
Phase 2 of the project will use most grants to establish special guarantee funds of
ESCO, which will be used to implement its special loan guarantee plan, offer
financing guarantee to implement energy-saving projects, lower the doorsill of
ESCO to acquire financial loans, make it acquire more opportunities in com-
mercial bank loans and promote marketization of its financing channels. At
present, the special guarantee fund is USD 22 million, which is the grant offered
by GEF used to compensate necessary guarantee risks especially.
The schematic diagram for implementation processes of loan guarantee plans of
ESCO can be seen in Fig. 5.3.
China National Investment and Guaranty Co., Ltd. (I&G) was established by the
Ministry of Finance and the former State Economic and Trade Commission in
1993 with the approval of the State Council. As a member of State Development &
Investment Corporation, I&G is a nationwide guarantee institution specializing in
credit guarantee.
The Companys business philosophy is to enhance corporate credit, optimize
allocation of social credit resources, improve market transaction efficiency, pro-
mote the building of social credit system and credit culture, and serve the national
economic and social development by means of credit enhancement services. The
Company is committed to becoming the most competitive integrator of nonstan-
dard financial and credit enhancement services in China.
As at the end of 2011, the Companys registered capital and total assets were
RMB 3.52 billion Yuan and RMB 7.22 billion Yuan, respectively. Its external
5.8 Financing Analysis 351
Global The
Environment World
Facility Bank
(GEF) (WB)
Global Environment
Use funds Facility Grant
according to Special
Implementation agreement Special fund account fund Ministry of Finance;
organization of guaranteed by Global National Development
warrant plan Environment Facility and Reform Commission
Loan Grant for paying increment operation cost and
Guarantee
consultant service Special
Cooperation account
Loan
bank Increment cost
Consultant service
Technical support
ESCO 1 ESCO 2 ESCO ... Service group
association of
Energy Service
Technical support
Implement energy-saving project Company
Fig. 5.3 The schematic diagram for implementation processes of loan guarantee plans of ESCO
credit line granted by banks was RMB 151.3 billion Yuan. China Chengxin
International Credit Rating Co., Ltd., China Lianhe Credit Rating Co., Ltd. and
Dagong Global Credit Rating Co., Ltd. consecutively confirmed long-term cor-
porate credit rating (for a financial guarantee institution) of AA+ for I&G (with an
outlook of Positive). The Company has established five branches/offices in East
China, Shanghai, Dalian, Tianjin and Shenyang, to serve the regional economic
development.
In 2010, with the support of State Development and Investment Corporation,
the Company completed equity financing and restructuring. It introduced six
shareholders, i.e., CCB International, CITIC Capital, CDH Investment, Govern-
ment of Singapore Investment Corp, Gold Stone Investment Limited and SDIC
Innovative Investment Management (Beijing) Co., Ltd., transforming from a
wholly state-owned enterprise into a Sino-foreign equity joint venture, and
entering a brand-new development stage. By the end of 2011, the Company had
underwritten 22,000 deals of guarantee, with an aggregate guarantee amount of
RMB 163.1 billion Yuan. Among them, 2,125 deals of guarantee were under-
written in 2011, with a total guarantee amount of RMB 57.4 billion Yuan. The
Company generated income of RMB 778 million Yuan in the year, with a gross
profit of RMB 394 million Yuan, keeping atop in the industry.
I&G is mainly engaged in the following credit and guarantee services:
Financial product guarantee, mainly including such financial guarantee services
as principal-guaranteed investment guarantee, public offering and private equity
guarantee, real estate financial guarantee, guarantee for the targeted additional
issuance of corporate bonds, and SMEs collective bill guarantee;
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Logistics finance guarantee and credit solutions, with products covering auto-
mobile, steel products, chemical fertilizer, imported medical equipment, etc.;
Property preservation guarantee, with 72 agencies and partners in 22 provinces
(autonomous regions and municipalities) of China;
Guarantee for government procurement, mainly including bid guarantee, per-
formance guarantee, quality guarantee, prepayment guarantee, and performance
finance guarantee in course of government procurement;
Construction project guarantee, mainly including bid guarantee, performance
guarantee, prepayment guarantee, payment guarantee, repair guarantee and
supply guarantee in course of project construction;
Real estate structural financing, bridge financing and acquisition, transaction
performance guarantee, etc.;
Guarantee for low-carbon areas;
Micro and small business financing guarantee.
Energy-saving projects supported by the guarantee plan should comply with the
following two conditions:
1. Energy-saving benefit of ESCO acquired from energy-saving projects should
exceed 50 % of total income. General speaking, projects implemented by ESCO
have various income sources such as raising product quality, saving energy
source, raw material and labor force, reducing pollutant discharge penalty and
raising electric load factor, etc. If energy-saving benefit covers over 50 % of
total income, the guarantee plan will regard the project as supported energy-
saving project; otherwise, it does not belong to energy-saving project and is not
within the support scope of the guarantee plan.
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In order to bring function of limited special funds into playing and making
commercial banks interfere in financing of ESCO to the greatest extent, applica-
tion principles of proportional guarantee and fast turnover of special guarantee
funds of ESCO are set.
The guarantee plan can offer proportional guarantee to ESCO, its customers or
corporate loans for implementing energy-saving projects by EMC mechanism.
Enterprises and relevant banks implementing energy-saving projects can apply for
proportional guarantee to the plan. At the preliminary stage, the plan can offer a
proportional guarantee no more than 90 %, reducing the guarantee proportion
gradually along with deepening of the project. The guarantee period offered by the
guarantee plan is 13 years, no more than 3 years usually, so that special guar-
antee funds support more energy-saving projects through fast turnover. Loan
guarantee with a year should be considered preferentially.
First, ESCO must know about various possible risks of EMC projects. Generally
speaking, an EMC project can be divided into customer risk and risk of the project
according to different risk sources.
Pass
preliminary review and No
environment review
or not
Yes
Pass
the review No
and approval
or not
Yes
Credit bank
Sign guarantee
contract
No
If
Compensation Recovery
Loan repayment
Yes
operation; while ESCO has difficulty in realizing predicted income finally because
of customers to a great extent. Thus, such risks should be focused sufficiently.
Generally, customer risk can be divided into the following three types:
1. Credit risks of customers. Customers keep the ability to pay attention and pay
for energy services. Loans or leases according to responsibility, which is a kind
of risk for ESCO and the leaser such as credit condition of customers and
whether to pay on schedule according to the contract etc. Credit mechanism has
not been complete in China till now and the phenomenon of bad credit is
popular. Bad credit of customers can be shown in the following aspects:
Customers conceal viciously in the beginning, aiming at prevailing on
investment from ESCO.
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Consultancy acceptance
Material
preparation Preliminary examination
Review
Cooperation organization
Consultancy
Energy
Pass the
Service Sign a contract application
Company
Generally speaking, risks of the project mainly have the following types:
1. Development risk. It means that the capital has been used in developing the
project but the project cannot be completed, which is mainly burdened by the
investor of fixed assets.
2. Banking and financial risks. Banking risk includes operation circle of macro-
scopic economy, whether to acquire bank loan on schedule, change of rate of
inflation during the contract period, change of interest rate and change of
exchange rate. Financial risk leads to error of energy-saving benefit of the
estimated project due to inconsiderate consideration. In order to avoid such
risk, ESCO should count all possible expenses of the project considerately.
3. Risks in design and technique. It includes technical option, technical purchase,
and technical advancement and maturity. Risks of the project and system
should be designed reasonably so as to acquire energy conservation, reasonable
design and take advantage of current equipments.
4. Risks in purchasing equipments and raw materials. ESCO should request
suppliers of offering guarantee to properties of equipments, so that they can
operate normally without troubles.
5. Construction risk: It includes whether the subcontractor can finish all works
regulated in the contract according to preset schedule and budget with guar-
antee both quality and quantity, credit degree, technical training, and mainte-
nance ability in later stage.
6. Risk in energy-saving capacity. Risk in energy-saving capacity mainly refers to
whether to realize anticipated energy-saving capacity after implementing the
project, which is a major risk for whether ESCO can benefit from the project.
ESCO may not have calculated energy-saving capacity in detail; and actual
energy-saving capacity is far lower than the anticipated capacity after imple-
menting the project, resulting that it cannot recover investment and profit.
Besides, there are risks in whether authority and acknowledgment of the
assessment organization are sufficient and consistence of assessment standard
and content acknowledgment among ESCO, the assessment organization, and
the customer.
7. Risks in operation time and user load. There will be no thrift if users do not use
energy-consumption equipments in the project. There will be risk if ESCO
recovers investment. Generally speaking, users should burden the risk.
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8. Risk in the price change of energy source. Change of energy price will lead to
change in evaluation result of energy-saving benefit and profit separation; or
policy factors such as adjustment in energy policies and industrial structure will
lead to great change in energy-consumption structure of customers so as to
greatly influence income the project.
9. Risk in the return of investment. Major factor influencing risk in return of
investment includes detailed proportion and time limit for confirming benefit
distribution or fixed return, payment ability of customers, policy change,
structural reform and leadership alternation, etc.
If ESCO thinks that the project has high risks, it should seek methods to reduce
them [1]. If risks of the project cannot be accepted either after taking such method,
ESCO should give up it and seek other projects with low risk and high return.
Detailed method to reduce relevant risks takes on as follows:
1. Know about the main business and concurrent engaged business of customers.
Know about whether the invested project is related to main business or con-
current engaged business. Generally speaking, enterprises focus more on their
main businesses; the investment is smaller than risk.
2. Know about operation situation. Know about various operation indexes of
customers, which mainly includes production capacity, sales income, total
profit, total assets, net assets data, etc. Meanwhile, know about market infor-
mation, market competition state and market prospect of products of customers.
Generally speaking, customers with large scale, lasting production, and oper-
ation and good market prospect are excellent.
3. Pay attention to the audit situation of financial statement. Know about whether
balance sheet, income statement and cash flow statement of customers have
passed the audit, what the conclusion of the audit report is, whether there is
qualified opinion and which matters need explaining or adjusting.
4. Analysis of financial position, including source analysis of asset fluctuation,
analysis of profit increase or decrease, analysis of profit composition, analysis
of structure of assets and liabilities, profitability analysis and financial ratio
analysis, etc.
5. Analysis of bank liabilities and debt paying ability. Analyze bank liabilities of
the bank and focus on analyzing debt paying ability of customers.
6. Analysis of accounts receivable.
7. Analysis of cash flow. Mainly analyze profit quality and future condition so as
to fully know about financial conditions of customer in the past and future and
comprehensively evaluate possible risks.
3. Know about whether customers are confronted with significant legal lawsuits at
present.
4. Know about whether customers have encountered great errors in operation or
investment in the past 3 years, if there was, what the reason is.
5. Know about whether customers have participated in the trade of the stock and
the futures market. Know about whether they have violated regulations and
disciplines in using capitals. If there was, they will be confronted with great
legal risks, which may lead to failure to invested projects.
6. Know about and analyze information of other significant projects, aim at
projects with abnormal situations in assets and liabilities of customers etc.
ESCO must ensure good business conditions and complete financial system of
customers, pay proportion which should be shared according to energy-saving
capacity. Thus, it should fully know about customers by various channels such as
bank, other customers, superior competent departments of customers, customers
customers etc., mainly including capital credit of customers, technical anticipated
value, decision-making layer, development prospect and possibility of follow-up
projects, etc. Furthermore, it should keep contact with leaders and relevant
departments of customers and acquire their feedbacks about the project so as to
improve works in future; meanwhile, it can avoid risks brought by structural
reform and personnel fluctuation of the customer organization.
Method to reduce credit risks of customers takes on as follows:
1. Use the scientific evaluation method. Borrow credit evaluation system of the
bank and eliminate customers with bad credit. Liaoning Energy Service
Company of demonstrative ESCO has successfully established strategic
cooperative relation with commercial banks and insurance companies, scien-
tifically and systematically evaluating target customers by their customer credit
evaluation system and correctly evaluating and segmenting customer group.
They divide customers into three types according to the evaluation result and
combined with technical features of the company and industrial feature in the
whole province: gold customer, opportunity customer, and high-risk customer
and take different management modes so as to reduce risks of customers from
high to low. When customers evaluate credit, person in charge of relevant
projects in ESCO should evade, because their evaluation opinions may not be
so objective.
2. Check the credit information of customers with other units with business
intercourse such as suppliers of original equipments and cooperation units of
customers etc.
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Try to choose excellent customers with energy-saving potential which are sin-
cerely willing to cooperate with ESCO as much as possible based on detailed
evaluation to customers.
In order to reduce risks born by ESCO, try almost to disperse risks conditionally.
For example, customers invest in the project so as to reduce investment of ESCO;
invite equipment manufacturers to participate in implementing energy-saving
projects and amortize equipment fee by energy-saving benefit etc.
Ensure normal performance of the contract by other measures and reduce risks.
For example, request customers of offering effective guarantees such as guarantee
from the third party or capital mortgage.
ESCO must finish the project according to time limit regulated in the contract, so
that customers pay on schedule. If the construction period is far longer than the
plan period, the loan interest and other expenses of ESCO would be increased,
which also influence its position in mind of customers. Method to reduce such risks
takes on as follows:
1. Confirm the turnover date of all equipments before formulating the construction
schedule.
2. Carefully plan the construction schedule, so that relevant managerial and
operational personnel of customers interfere in the process and they can point
out potential questions in construction.
3. Establish project manager responsibility system, so that the project manager
takes full responsibility for the construction.
4. Leave certain time in the construction schedule so as to prevent delaying the
construction period.
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ESCO should establish expert team for analyzing the project cost, which is an
important promise for acquiring profit. Method to reduce financial risks takes on as
follows:
1. Do not neglect various expenses in the project; the accumulated amount would
be sizable. For example, although guide wires and connecting pieces for
altering the ballast of the fluorescent lamp have low cost, they should be
counted into the project cost.
2. Count indirect costs such as transportation fee and fee to clear away garbage on
the scene into the project cost.
3. Confirm possible extra cost; make customers understand well that these are
extra costs. For example, count expenses of the pulley, the sealing element and
the belt while altering the electromotor of the pump or draught fan; there will
be extra expenses while altering glass of damaged windows and doors or
window shades.
2. Leave room for calculating errors of energy-saving capacity and confirm rea-
sonable margin of error. For example, confirm actual energy-saving capacity
according to 80 % of energy-saving capacity.
3. Make continuous monitoring to energy-saving capacity of the project and pay
close attention to earlier sign for not reaching predicted energy-saving capacity
after implementing the project so as to take remedial measures timely.
This is a unique risk for EMC businesses, which needs attention and research of
ESCO. Before initiating the project, ESCO should formulated detailed feasible risk
management scheme combined with information of the customer so as to ensure
recovering investment on schedule and benefit which should be shared. Method to
avoid such risks takes on as follows according to experience and lessons of
domestic demonstrative ESCO:
1. Know you as well as the enemy and active security. We cannot nip in the bud
and resolve risks by corresponding countermeasures unless fully knowing about
information of customers.
2. It must make sharing benefit and time limit with customers clear while nego-
tiating the contract and explain to customers about why and how. It can ensure
investment return of ESCO well and make customers accept easily.
3. Formulate reasonable time limit for sharing and remain certain variable margin
so as to ensure there will be no bad changes from customers; ESCO can still
recover all investments.
4. Choose authoritative energy audit department to monitor energy-saving
capacity of the project so as to ensure assessing energy consumption and
analyzing energy-saving benefits fairly and reasonably. The audit department
would better be relevant national departments, large local organizations with
influences in the field.
ESCO should focus on communicating with customers and reducing different
opinions while assessing project benefit so as to avoid possible risks to share
benefits. Since EMC projects bring benefits to customers not only through energy-
saving way but also various channels such as reducing the maintenance fee of
equipments, extending their service life, raising their output and quality, reducing
the consumption of raw materials and reducing environmental cost so as to reduce
cost and raise benefit.
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Most mechanical equipments allocated by the coal company are old and backward
due to ages, which have low efficiency, high power consumption, and low oper-
ation reliability; thus, comprehensive power consumption of raw coal reaches up
to 26.42 kWh/ton at present and the company burdens high cost and bad efficiency
in raw coal. It is investigated that there are mainly the following restraining
factors:
1. Large power consumption of the main fan blower the mine shaft. Coal mine
operates continuously through the main fan blower under the shaft, sending
fresh air into the shaft, discharging poisonous gas, and ensuring security pro-
duction under the shaft. Current main fan blowers are allocated and designed
according to the production capacity of 6.66 million tons/year in the mine lot;
but actual output has reached 8 million tons/year. Total capacity of fan blower
is 6.77 MW, daily power consumption reaches 132 MWh, covering 25.38 % of
total power consumption. It can be seen that it will be an effective way for
greatly reducing comprehensive power consumption of coal to adjust the main
fan blower.
2. Equipments of power distribution and transmission are old with high power
consumption, which all belong to obsolete equipments in high energy con-
sumption. Power distribution and transmission grid of the coal company was
built in 1970s; at present, most power distribution equipments and transformers
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belong to obsoleting products, among which there are 201 transformers and
724 MW of installed capacity; 90 % are SJ transformers in earlier stage.
Equipments have backward technique, large zero-load loss, small load-bearing
capacity, and low efficiency.
3. The phenomenon of high power consumption and wasting water of water supply
equipments in the mine lot is serious. The main line of water supply in the mine
lot is nearly hundreds of kilometres. There are over 10 pressure pumps with a
total volume of 8.16 MW. It is estimated that the daily power consumption is
over 40 MWh at present, covering 9.1 % of the comprehensive power con-
sumption of raw coal.
4. There are obsoleting electromotor mostly in excavation equipments. Installed
capacity of excavation equipments under the shaft reaches 26 MW; working
load of equipments is large due to imbalance of production of the mine shaft,
resulting that working load factor, of equipment are low, reactive loss is large,
comprehensive power consumption is high. Furthermore, there are still plenty
of obsoleting electromotors in all links of the mine shaft such as JO and JR
series of electromotor; there are 1,377 tunings in total with a capacity of about
75 MW. We must gradually apply new energy-saving electromotor in energy-
saving reform.
Energy-Saving Evaluation
4. Make technical reform and planning design so as to raise the quality of power
supply and reliability of the system in light of weak wire frame, old equipment,
low capacity load, high wire loss, insufficient reactive compensation, and bad
adjustment ability of the power supply system of the mine lot.
Above all, ESCO positively lays solid foundation for realizing concentrated
management and modernized production, reducing exploration cost and realizing
high production and efficiency by new technique, technology and equipment and
the principle of reasonably applying energy source, reducing energy consumption
and abiding by economy and development with reforming energy-saving tech-
nique as the sally port.
Feasible Scheme
The energy-saving reform scheme will be implemented by two phases via nego-
tiation with the coal company; the first phase is to obsolete and renew frequency
control of motor speed of the electromotor system of production equipments in the
mine lot and old equipments, the operation mode applies the construction mode of
the reform engineering; the second phase is to control and optimize frequency
control of motor speed and operation of the electromotor system of water supply
equipments in the mine lot; the operation mode applies energy-saving capacity to
ensure type of payment, which specifically shown as follows:
1. Energy-saving reform of frequency control of motor speed of the electromotor
system. Apply technical reform of frequency control of motor speed of the
electromotor system of fixed equipments such as ventilators, pressure fans,
water pumps, and hoisters so as to save electricity. We should fully consider
technical parameters of equipments, number of electromotor needing driving,
working environment of electromotor, option of external equipments, and
application capacity of frequency converters while choosing frequency control
of motor speed device.
Frequency control of motor speed device is allocated for the air shaft of the
mine lot and some pump houses according to actual production situations of the
coal company, which can be seen in Table 5.5.
2. Obsoleting and updating of old equipments. Replace energy-saving trans-
formers and high efficiency electromotors with backward transformers in high
power consumption and electromotors in low efficiency and high power con-
sumption, reduce losses of transformers, and raise the operation efficiency of
the electromotor system.
Analysis and selection of energy-saving transformers. New energy-saving
transformers have the following advantages compared with old transformers:
(1) Efficiency of new energy-saving transformers rises by 1 % compared with
old transformer, load loss falls by 25 % and loss of zero load falls by 85 %;
366 5 The Backbone of DSM Implementation
C W P 5:25
where,
W Annual operation power consumption of transformer, kWh;
C Annual operation electric charge of transformer, Yuan;
P0 Zero-load loss, kW;
Pk Load loss, kW;
SN Rated capacity, kVA;
Uk Percentage of impedance voltage, %;
I0 Percentage of zero-load current, %;
P Electric price, Yuan/kWh;
Table 5.6 Comparison of relevant parameters and prices of S9 series and S11 series power
distribution transformers with a capacity of 400 kVA [13]
Zero-load loss Load loss Zero-load Impedance voltage Purchase price
(W) (W) current (%) (%) (thousand Yuan)
S11 S9 S11 S9 S11 S9 S11 S9 S11 S9
565 800 4,300 4,300 0.7 1.0 4.0 4.0 40 36
5.10 Case Analysis 367
Full-year zero load and equivalent full load of the transformer should be con-
sidered by 8,600 h and 3,100 h, respectively; according to comparison of opera-
tion situations of S11 and S9 series of distribution transformers with a rated
capacity of 400 kV in formulas (5.24) and (5.25), the analysis takes on as follows:
Annual power consumption of S11 distribution transformer is S11
The energy-saving electromotor allocated by ESCO for designing the mine lot
can be seen in Table 5.8.
3. Optimization of operation and control of the electromotor system. Apply new
technique and technology to optimize operation and control of the electromotor,
reduce breakdown rate, raise operation efficiency and energy consumption,
such as installing new soft start device, automatic reactive compensation cab-
inet and optimizing operation of the electromotor etc.
The installed capacity of the electromotor of the coal company is about
120 MW and the most single-machine capacities are relatively larger. Most
electromotors will be initiated synchronically due to need of the production plan.
At present, there are two initiation ways: (1) direct initiation; it will cause large
initiation current (68 times of rated current usually), which will cause great
impact upon the power grid in the mine lot; (2) motor resistance initiation of the
rotor; Under such way, energy generated from large current will be wasted in
parallel resistance; furthermore, initiation breakdowns will occur more possibly. It
can be seen that optimal electromotor initiation methodapplying soft start to
initiate the electromotor can simplify operation, reduce initiation current of the
electromotor, realize smooth initiation of the electromotor, save electricity (about
10 %), extend service life, and raise automation level of the electromotor. The
allocation list of solid soft start device of the electromotor can be seen in
Table 5.9.
Table 5.9 Allocation list of solid soft start device of the electromotor
Serial Specification Unit Quantity Serial Specification Unit Quantity
number number
1 QB-H type 280 kW, Set 5 5 QB-H type Set 3
6 kV 185 kW, 6 kV
2 QB-H type 250 kW, Set 4 6 QB-H type Set 1
6 kV 160 kW, 6 kV
3 QB-H type 220 kW, Set 3 7 QB-H type Set 1
6 kV 132 kW, 6 kV
4 QB-H type 200 kW, Set 2
6 kV
Reactive compensation device can improve quality of power grid, save electric
energy, acquire sizable economic benefit, and have good application prospect. The
allocated reactive compensation device can be seen in Table 5.10 according to
actual situation of production in the mine lot.
Electricity can be saved, reliability of equipments in the electromotor system
can be raised, maintenance capacity of equipments can be reduced, service life of
equipments can be extended, stopping time of equipments can be reduced, oper-
ation efficiency of equipments can be raised and productivity can be promoted
through various technical reform measures above.
We know that the electric price is 0.5 Yuan/kWh and the electricity-saving per
ton of coal in the project can reach 7.42 kWh. It is predicted that 74.2 GWh of
electricity and RMB 37.1 millions Yuan of annual direct cost can be saved by a
coal company with annual output of 10 million tons.
The project operates by EMC; Party A (coal company) entrusts Party B (ESCO) to
implement energy design, energy-saving scheme design, construction of energy-
saving reform, and user training in phase 1 according to implementation scheme and
operation mode via negotiation by both parties. Both parties agree on that Party A
pays labor cost to Party B by steps during the contract period, Party B will not share
energy-saving benefits. During phase 2, Party A (coal company) entrusts Party B
(ESCO) with full rights to implement the project; both parties agree on that Party B
charges energy-saving benefits according to promised energy-saving capacity
during the contract period, lower than the promised standard; Party B should offer
economic compensation for difference of the energy-saving capacity; both parties
should share the part exceeding the promised standard in certain proportion.
Major business clauses take on as follows:
1. Responsibilities of both parties
Party A (coal company): It is regulated in the contract that Party A (coal
company) should mainly perform the following responsibilities: (1) Take
responsibility for offering sites and coordinating with construction; (2) Take
responsibility for financing of phase 1, including loan; (3) Take responsibility for
organizing and managing the project; (4) Take responsibility for establishing
perfect and complete production management system and organization of the
project; and (5) Take responsibility for paying expenses and energy-saving ben-
efits to ESCO according to regulations in the contract.
Party B (ESCO): It is regulated in the contract that Party B (ESCO) should
mainly perform the following responsibilities: (1) Take responsibility for diag-
nosing energy efficiency on the scene; (2) Take responsibility for designing energy-
saving reform scheme; (3) Take responsibility for financing in phase 2, including
loan; (4) Take responsibility for selecting, purchasing, transporting, installing and
debugging energy-saving equipments, and training users; (5) Take responsibility
for operation guarantee (during the contract period) of equipments; (6) Take
responsibility for energy-saving monitoring and guaranteeing energy-saving
capacity; and (7) Perform business clauses according to regulations in the contract.
2. Schedule plan for implementing the project
The project is implemented by steps according to negotiation by both parties.
Phase 1: Validity period of the contract is 15 months, among which the con-
struction period is 12 months and the accumulated trail operation period is
3 months. The construction period was from May 2011 to April 2012. During this
period, the electromotor and transformer were reformed in 6 months, the fre-
quency control of motor speed device was reformed in 4 months and other elec-
tronic-control equipments were reformed in 2 months.
Phase 2: Validity period of the contract is 5.5 months, among which the con-
struction period is 5 months and the accumulated trail operation period is 1 month.
The construction period was from July 2012 to December 2012. During this
period, the electromotor was reformed in 2.5 months, the frequency control of
motor speed device and other electronic-control equipments were reformed in
1.5 months. The period of cost recovery is 5 years in total from the day officially
accepting and handing over the energy-saving reform.
3. Financial clause and distribution of energy-saving benefit
Both parties agree on that:
In phase 1, Party A (coal company) pay labor cost to Party B (ESCO) in form of
advance payment, progress payment and completion payment of the project in
different stages while implementing the project.
5.10 Case Analysis 371
Total investment of the project is RMB 157.20 Millions Yuan, including static
investment and dynamic investment, among which static investment is RMB
154.37 Millions Yuan, whose estimation scope includes equipment purchase fee,
installation work fee, basic reserve funds and other expenses in the energy-saving
reform project of the electromotor system of the coal company; dynamic invest-
ment is 2.82 Million Yuan, taking major account to loan interests during the
construction period; 71 Million Yuan of bank loan is applied in the project with an
annual loan interest of 5.85 %; the loan interest is 2.82 Million Yuan according to
financing scheme of the project and combined with loan condition. The investment
estimate table can be seen in Table 5.11.
According to the notice of the State Council about the capital system of trail test
of fixed assets investment projects (No. 35 [1996] of the National Development
and Reform Committee), the capital base takes up over 35 % of total investment in
the project. Financing of the project mainly considers self-raised funds of enter-
prises and domestic bank loans.
In May 2012, the energy-saving monitoring center made field monitoring to actual
energy-saving effect of the project; the conclusion took on as follows: the
equipment operated stably and reliably with intuitional operation system, high
automation degree and remarkable energy-saving effect. Comprehensive elec-
tricity-saving rate of the system reached 25.26 % and annual electricity-saving
capacity reached 44.3 GWh. Analysis of energy-saving benefit takes on as follows:
Before the energy-saving reform, the project consumed 175.5 GWh and RMB
87.75 million Yuan of electric charge in 2010.
After the energy-saving reform is implemented, annual power consumption is:
175:5 44:3 131:2GWh
5.10 Case Analysis 373
ESCO established the project team and started to enter and be stationed in the
construction in May 2011; according to schedule of the project, it finished
installing and debugging obscure control cabinet and intelligent control cabinet of
water pump, and install the flowmeter, water temperature sensor, water flow dif-
ferential pressure pickup so as to monitor and collect operation data of air con-
ditioning in the first phase in the beginning of June; finished installing obscure
control cabinet and intelligent control cabinet in the second phase in the end of
June; finished debugging and accepting the whole set of system, handing over to
the hotel and putting them into operation in the first 10-day period of July.
1. Monitoring of energy conservation and benefit. During the trial run, the energy-
saving monitoring center has made field monitoring to actual energy-saving
effect of the project, resulting that: the equipment operates stably and reliably
with ocular operation system and high automation degree. The system can
automatically track load of the terminal air conditioning timely and accurately
with remarkable energy-saving effect and a comprehensive energy-saving rate
of 35 %.
2. Analysis of energy-saving benefit. Before the energy-saving reform, the project
consumed 1.115 GWh of electricity in 2010 and RMB 903,000 Yuan of electric
charge. After the reform, total annual energy-saving capacity takes on as fol-
lows according to calculation of electricity-saving rate tested by the energy-
saving monitoring center:
5.10 Case Analysis 377
1:115 35 % 0:39GWh
According to current actual price 0.81 Yuan/kWh, total annual energy-saving
benefit is calculated as follows:
0:39 0:81 0:3161Million Yuan
In the project, ESCO invests about 50 million Yuan and benefit about
85 million Yuan during the contract period, the period for recovery of investment
is 1.8 years. Both parties win great benefit. Meanwhile, it makes contribution to
social environment conservation, equaling to 150 tce of energy-saving capability;
it also brings environmental benefit at the same time, reducing 430 tons of CO2
emission, 3 tons of SO2 emission, and 1 ton of NOx.
The project belongs to sharing mode of energy-saving benefit; ESCO should pay
for human resource cost in manufacturing, installing and debugging equipments,
reform energy-saving technique of the central air conditioning of customers, and
share energy-saving benefit together with users. Major benefits can be concluded
as follows:
1. General investigation and estimation prior to the project is delicate and effec-
tive, which ensures scientificalness of the project and reasonability of economy.
2. Planning and design of embodiments of the project are reasonable, which fully
dig out energy-saving potential.
This oil field is an oil output giant and a giant of power consumption and energy
consumption, which has a large self-provided power grid inside. The oil field
power grid is a comprehensive electric system including generating, supplying,
and distributing power. There is a fire coal power station of two units with the
capacity of 200 MW, a gas power station of three units with the capacity of
36 MW, 179 transformer substations, in which 3 are 220 kV, 32 are 110 kV and
144 are 35 kV. Total transmission wire over 6 kV is more than 11,000 km.
Electric charge takes up a big proportion in direct production cost; thus, it is an
important way for enterprises to dig out potential synergia to restrict electric load
and increase speed of power consumption and reduce power consumption.
The top major function of IRP/DSM Expert Decision Support System Software is
to offer technical supports to the approval, implementation, and evaluation of a
DSM project and realize routinization of the whole process of a DSM project. The
core of the project is to conduct technical and economic evaluation to DSM project
based on energy consumption. Calculation parameters of energy consumption
come from parameters of energy consumption, equipments, and energy utilization
way. We can use the software in analysis, calculation, and comparative analysis
and list all technical measures according to preferential benefit so as to select
reasonable technical schemes to make detailed implementation. Besides, we can
finish capital planning so as to instruct detailed investment and implementation of
a DSM project based project evaluation.
The software can be used in energy-saving reform of various electric equip-
ments (such as electromotor traction equipment, refrigeration equipment, heating
equipment, illumination equipment, and transformer) and benefit evaluation of
energy replacement. Furthermore, it can be used to analysis the energy con-
sumption of various electric equipments, comprehensive evaluation of DSM
projects, calculation of system characteristic parameter after implementing DSM
technique, capital planning, load and electric prediction, and data management of
electric equipments.
1. The system mainly includes the following functions:
Can finish calculating energy consumption of major power-consumption
equipments, which can be divided into illumination equipment, electromotor,
transformer, heating equipment, refrigeration equipment and control equip-
ment according to type; mechanical oil extraction system, gathering system
and water injection system according to production links.
Can finish economic benefit evaluation of DSM projects, including energy
consumption of computer projects, electricity-saving cost of the project,
5.10 Case Analysis 379
Economic evaluation
Energy consumption
Load characteristic
Line characteristic
Capital planning
management
analysis tool
analysis
analysis
analysis
Benefit
Data
Automatic document
Report from output
Graphic processing
management
System help
File
Fig. 5.6 The functional block diagram of the decision support system of DSM
annual fee of the project, internal benefit rate of the project, period for
recovery of investment of the project and benefit-cost ratio of the project.
Can finish annual fee of DSM projects and use it to investment in the project
and sensitivity analysis of tariff.
Can analyze and estimate social benefits from implementing DSM projects,
which mainly includes estimating avoidable resources and calculation of
pollutant discharging which can be reduced to the society of the scheme.
Can finish load change analysis of DSM projects and analyze load charac-
teristics of the system.
Can finish the optimal capital planning for total given funds when the reform
object of equipments is confirmed. The planning restraint conditions are total
amount of capital and the reform object of equipments; the planning object is
how to invest so as to ensure that benefit of the whole project reaches the
optimum.
Line characteristic analysis function, calculate line factor and change situation
of line loss after a line finishes reforming the electromotor.
Offer common benefit analysis tool and estimate capital coefficients under
different interest rates.
380 5 The Backbone of DSM Implementation
Output function of graph and report form; all analysis results are outputted by
graph, report form, and document in energy consumption calculation, benefit
analysis, capital planning, load analysis and line characteristic analysis.
Offer the function of date management. The database of software includes the
database of production equipments and new equipments. Inquire, calculate,
and call technical parameters of current and new equipments by the database.
Software has good expandability and openness.
The functional block diagram of the supporting system of decision making of
DSM is shown in Fig. 5.6.
2. Some modules are introduced as the following:
Energy-consumption analysis module: assistant for energy-consumption
analysis of major production equipments (illumination, electromotor, cooling,
heating, and transformer), major production operation process (mechanical
plucking system), and major DSM measures (moving the peak and filling in
the valley). The block diagram of energy-consumption analysis module is
shown in Fig. 5.7.
Economic evaluation module: assistant for economic evaluation of schemes
based on energy-consumption analysis, offering various economic comparison
indexes include the economic benefit, social benefit, emission-reduction effect,
etc. The block diagram of index evaluation module is shown in Fig. 5.8.
Capital planning module: the optimal capital planning of DSM projects is
defined as: how to allocate capital of different reform objects for DSM
Capital planning
project
Maximum benefit
which can be realized
Obsoleted project
projects if capital and reform object of equipments are given so as to reach the
maximum investment profit of the project. Confirm the best implementation
mode of DSM projects through capital planning and confirm use object and
investment sequence of capital. The block diagram of capital planning module
is shown in Fig. 5.9.
The block diagram of the process flow can be seen in Fig. 5.10.The system is
suitable for numerous enterprises with high energy consumption such as oil
exploitation, selection and purchase of various metals and nonmetallic ores,
chemical industry, production of building materials, ferrous metallurgy, paper-
making and metalware, because the database of software has good openness. By
virtue of the software, ESCO can analyze feasibility of energy-saving reform of
many enterprises including the above industries; and enterprises can take advan-
tage of the above system to analyze and make decisions.
References 383
Data input
Equipment data
Data output
Data management Tariff data
Data backup
Load data
Data call Data query
Receive the
commendatory scheme For ESCO
Benefit estimation of
For power utility
scheme
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Chapter 6
The Important Participants in Demand-
Side Management: Power Consumers
Since the power consumers (abbreviated as user) are the direct consumers of
electricity, demand-side management (DSM) must rely on them so as to renew and
reform its electric equipments and adjust power utilization way of the user with
power consumers as the implementation object no matter for the government,
power grid enterprises, power generation enterprises, Energy Service Company,
and the user itself, which can be seen in Fig. 6.1.
Terminal power utilization efficiency can be raised, power utilization way can
be improved, power generation capacity and power transmission equipments can
be slowly built, investments in power construction and costs in power generation
and supply can be reduced, energy resources can be saved, and discharging of
pollutants can be reduced so as to realize the minimum total expense of the whole
society as long as power consumers positively participate; otherwise, DSM will be
a mere skeleton and bare concept which accomplishes nothing. Thus, power
consumers are the social basis for achieving actual effect of DSM and the most
important participant for DSM.
The foremost and the most direct benefit for carrying out DSM is to save elec-
tricity expenditure, which can realize saving electricity fare whether in raising
level of energy efficiency, shifting peak load.
Power consumption of an oil field fell by 61 GWh from 1996 to 1997 through
carrying out DSM [1], saving a power fare of RMB 23.91 million Yuan; saved
194 GWh and a power fare of RMB 75.66 million Yuan in 1998. The saved
money was nearly RMB 100 million Yuan in 2 years. A cement plant positively
applied technical method to cut the peak load and fill in the valley period, by time-
of-use (TOU) tariff, a power fare of nearly RMB 0.8 million Yuan was saved in
current year, corresponding cost fell 23 Yuan/t on average and competitiveness
raised [2].
Participation of DSM is good for the raising level of production, management, and
technology of enterprises, reducing costs and increasing benefits. Meanwhile,
saving energy sources makes contribution to saving energy and reducing emission
for the country, undertaking corresponding social responsibilities and winning
good reputation for large enterprises. Enterprises requesting highly of technology
can improve production environment, raise the quality of products through DSM
so as to raise their competitiveness.
6.1 Power Consumers are the Most Important Participant in DSM 387
Power consumers will benefit from the following aspects in terms of the com-
prehensive social effect for carrying out DSM:
1. As for power supply, greatly and effectively carrying out DSM can reduce or
relieve construction of power source, correspondingly raise utilization ratio of
power generation facilities so as to improve operation condition of power
generation enterprises, and reduce cost of power generation; meanwhile, level
of grid load and utilization ratio of equipments of power transmission and
distribution have been raised, which not only shrinks the difference of peaks,
reduces line losses of distribution and transmission power grid, and raises
economical efficiency of power grid in a whole. Accordingly, it will bring
decrease to tariff in countries or areas with high tariff and restricts rising
fluctuation or speed of tariff in countries or areas with low tariff; then, users can
benefit low tariff from it.
2. Greatly and effectively carrying out DSM can reduce the load demand of the
electrical system at the peak time; further enriching the reserve capacity of the
electrical system improves the operational state of the power grid, strengthens
388 6 The Important Participants in Demand-Side Management: Power Consumers
security of power supply, and greatly reduces probability of switching out and
limiting power so that users can gain safe and reliable power supply.
3. Effectively reduce serious threats of pollutants discharged from fossil fuels such
as coal and petroleum to the global ecosystem. CO2 is the major greenhouse gas
leading to greenhouse effect; while SO2 and oxynitride are major sources of
acid rain; moreover, SO2 is also the chief culprit resulting in pulmonary heart
disease, which all brings serious damages to existence and growth of animals
and plants including human. In December, 1952, high-density SO2, smoke, and
dust covered the sky of London for successive 4 days; over 4,000 people died of
the killing smoke leading to respiratory failure. It was investigated in 332 large
and small cities in China in 1998 that cities with air pollution exceeding normal
national standard covered 43.5 % and coverage area of acid rain covered over
30 % of land in the whole country [5]. In recent years, more than a half of the
main cities encounters acid rain, all rains are acid rains in some areas, that
seriously poses harm to quality of soil and security of food. Carrying out DSM
greatly and effectively can save consumption of fossil fuels such as coal and oil,
reduces discharging pollutants, improves atmospheric environment, and benefit
health of human.
Since the concept of DSM occurred, users from many countries and areas have
been unceasingly participated in it under publicity and promotion of relevant
governmental and electrical departments. Users participating in DSM mainly refer
to raising energy efficiency or transferring load so as to save costs and acquire
benefits under laws and regulations formulated by the government and through
reformation of technical equipments and updating of management measures. For
the past few decades, domestic and overseas power consumers have been posi-
tively participating in DSM and have accumulated plenty of experience.
Laws and regulations related to DSM are introduced in Chap. 3 in the book from
the view of the government, which make definite regulations that power con-
sumers should positively participate in DSM and saving energy and electricity. In
detailed practices, some domestic and overseas modes leading users to participate
in DSM emerge and are introduced here.
390 6 The Important Participants in Demand-Side Management: Power Consumers
Peak Load
Valley Load
Period
Peak Load
Load Period
Tip Peak
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Hour
Fig. 6.2 The schematic diagram at the tip peak, peak, plain, and valley period
6.2 Experiences of Power Consumers to Participate in DSM 391
Value of Load
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Month
The peak-to-valley tariff ratio in some countries or regions reaches over 10 times
such as French and England and so on. At present, most provinces in China have
started to carry out TOU tariff mainly in light of industrial users; the peak valley
electricity price is always 25 times, which would be gradually enlarged in
practices; commercial users can choose single tariff or peak valley TOU tariff in
account settlement; some provinces have started to popularize and implement it in
residential users such as Jiangsu, Shanghai, Beijing, and so on.
The electric load curve is not a straight line everyday; loads in different months in
a year are also different greatly mainly due to different climates, living habits or
production habits, and raw materials or markets in different seasons. Seasonal tariff
(wet and dry tariff) is a kind of tariff policy mainly used in areas with large
proportion between water and electricity, aiming at guiding users to transfer some
loads from seasons (dry seasons) with little water to seasons with much water (wet
seasons). Tariff in wet seasons is cheaper than that in ordinary times; that in dry
seasons is more expensive, see Fig. 6.3. Moreover, some areas would adapt sea-
sonal tariff so as to restrain load of AC in summer and load of heating in winter;
tariff in summer and winter is higher than that in spring and autumn.
In order to attract those loads which can control temporary interruption to par-
ticipate in DSM, the supply scheduling department controls temporary interruption
of the power grid load at the peak time; meanwhile, power grid enterprises settle
accounts or pay certain subsidies according to the higher tariff. For example, Hebei
Province subsidizes 1 Yuan for interrupting 1 h of kW load.
392 6 The Important Participants in Demand-Side Management: Power Consumers
Tiered Rate
Unit price for electricity
electricity consumption
Reasonable
Boundary of
different range
Electricity consumption
Tiered Rate
It mainly aims at residents and small industrial and commercial users. Divide
power consumption of residents and small industrial and commercial users into
different price levels; the price is ordinary within certain reasonable electricity;
while the price should be a level higher correspondingly while the electricity
exceeds the limit; the higher the electricity is, the higher the electric price is. It can
also be called incremental tiered rate, see Fig. 6.4. Since July 1, 2012, the tiered
rate has been carried out for residential users in each province in China. For
example, as for the part that the monthly power consumption is between 0 and
240 kWh, the electric price should be settled by 0.48 Yuan/kWh; as for the part
between 241 and 400 kWh, the electric price should be settled by 0.53 Yuan/kWh;
and as for the part exceeding 400 kWh, the electric price should be settled by
0.78 Yuan/kWh. Such tariff is issued for encouraging raising energy efficiency,
reducing wastes, and forming the habit of saving electricity.
Two-Fold Tariff
It is mentioned in Chap. 3 in the book that the California government offers a tariff
discount of 20 % to users who reduce over 20 % power consumption at peak
periods in summer through power utilities so as to encourage saving electricity
after the electricity crisis in California. Japan carries out a series of preferential
policies including subsidy, loan privilege, interest subsidy, and tax privilege etc.
For example, the condition to offer low interest loan to investment in high energy
efficiency is to reduce 20 % energy or oil consumption of current equipments,
40 % of new projects; factories install 232 kinds of energy-saving equipments
appointed by the country; and deduct 7 % of the purchase expense of equipments
from payable income tax or draw special depreciation from 30 % of the purchase
expense of equipments in the first year.
China has also issued some preferential policies to offer load privilege, tax
exemption, and financial subsidy to users for purchasing electricity saving
equipments and attract users to purchase high-property electrical equipments. For
example, privileges are offered in some areas to users for purchasing energy-
saving lamps; soft loan and exemption in income tax is offered to some energy-
saving projects; and projects with cold storage AC electrical technique (including
ice storage cold AC and water-storage cold AC) are carried out in some areas,
which can win subsidy service after application.
In recent years, Japan has listed 10,000 enterprises with an annual consumption for
1.5 Million liters of oil equivalent or electricity over 6 GWh as key electrical
enterprises; the government puts forward detailed requirements to heat consumption
and electricity in factories and heat loss of buildings of these enterprises and requests
them of allocating special personnel to manage energy. Furthermore, enterprises
should report to Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and relevant departments
394 6 The Important Participants in Demand-Side Management: Power Consumers
about energy consumption every year. If they cannot finish energy-saving target on
time either propose reasonable improving plans, competent departments have the
right to open to the public, order them to rectify and reform with limited period, and
impose a penalty. The government can entrust energy-saving centers to make energy
audit to enterprises.
Energy saving Action of Thousands of Enterprises implemented in 2006 in China
is an energy-saving action initiated by five ministries and commissions including the
National Development and Reform Commission, and it is also a measure pushing
forward key enterprises to save energy. Thousands of enterprises refer to key
independent accounting enterprises in nine intensive energy-consumption indus-
tries: steel, non-ferrous metal, coal, electricity, petroleum and petro chemistry,
chemical industry, building material, textile, and papermaking. Whose energy-
consumption reached 180,000 tce and more. In 2004, energy consumption of those
thousands of enterprises reached 670 million tce, covering 33 % of total energy
consumption and 47 % of industrial energy consumption. In the action, thousands of
enterprises proposed systematic requirements about energy-saving, including
establishing energy-saving target, carrying out energy audit, and formulating
energy-saving planning etc., The government also established the systematic
monitoring assessment mechanism.
Energy saving Action of Thousands of Enterprises is not the promotion of a
single policy but the mutual coordination and implementation of a series of pol-
icies; thus, it has extremely important meaning, which formulates major targets
during the 11th Five-Year Plan and requests of greatly raising energy utilization
efficiency of enterprises entering into Energy-saving Action of Thousands of
Enterprises and that energy consumption of major product units can reach
advanced level in the same industry and some enterprises reach international
advanced level or leading level in the industry, bringing great rise of energy-saving
level and realizing energy conservation about 100 million tce. In the action, we
will strengthen supervision and management of the government to energy-saving
of key energy-consuming enterprises, promote enterprises to accelerate reform of
energy-saving technique, enhance energy-saving management, raise energy utili-
zation efficiency, and pull fierce rise of energy-saving level in the industry through
effective management, implementing incentive policy, and establishing assessment
mechanism. This target has been decomposed to each enterprise provincially.
Enterprises participating in Energy-saving Action of Thousands of Enterprises
have signed energy-saving agreement with local government and promised to
realize energy-saving target.
Implementation of Energy-saving Action of Thousands of Enterprises has very
important meaning for pushing forward enterprises to accelerate the reform of
energy-saving techniques, strengthening energy-saving management, raising
energy utilization efficiency, and raising economic benefits, which can also
encourage more enterprises to participate in saving energy. In many provinces
(districts and cities), quantity of enterprises has been enlarged and energy-saving
action of thousands of enterprises has been expanded except that thousands of
local enterprises have been taken in local energy-saving management system,
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which has extremely important meaning for relieving restraints to energy and
environment confronted by economic and social development in China.
By the end of 2008, the thousands of Enterprises had achieved the target of 11th
Five-Year Plan ahead of schedule. Among them, 483 enterprises accounting for
nearly 50 % had achieved much more. In 2008, the thousands of enterprises saved
energy for 35.7 million tce, and had accumulated energy conservation for
106.2 million tce, which was 106.2 % of the target.
In order to effectively carry out DSM and avoid insufficient funds of users, blocked
financing channels, and inadequate experience, they can jointly carry out DSM
cooperation with energy service company, which often seeks potential customers.
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If power consumers have the intention to carry out DSM, they can contact and
negotiate with energy service company. There are the following steps from
mechanism generally applied in America:
1. Energy service company seeks potential clients or power consumers to make
them keep contact with energy service company. Each energy service company
will directly or indirectly employ personnel or team to seek or confirm potential
customers, contact power consumers, and introduce basic principles of Energy
Management Contract mechanism. Once users have the intention to carry out
DSM projects such as energy-saving reform, they can contact with Energy
Service Company; furthermore, they can also participate in communication
meeting hold by energy service company and contact with it for cooperation.
2. Audit of power utilization. Energy service company will roughly audit and
diagnose equipments of users and propose preliminary technical and economic
suggestions with primary willingness to participate in DSM.
3. Project agreement. After energy service company conducts audit at investment
level, both parties can draft basic project agreement, which can include a third
party (such as bank and house renting company etc.). Specific agreements are
energy service agreement, energy-saving benefit guarantee contract and project
agreement. The book is attached with model text of energy-saving service
contract.
4. Engineering design. After the project agreement is signed, Energy Service
Company should make preparation for specific technical specification about
designing energy-saving engineering. Some ESCOs have their own design
engineers, while some employ engineering consultants. Finally, they invite
tenders by this technical specification.
5. Engineering construction. Most ESCOs employ project managers to supervise
installation of energy-saving equipments. These project managers supervise
contractors by virtue of standard construction contract. Quality of construction
influences energy-saving capacity of the project, thus, they especially focus on
this stage.
6. Acceptance of works. In these steps, users just need to accept the project instead
of designing and implementing it, then, they pay for the project according to
acceptance result.
7. Maintenance and monitoring. Energy service company should maintain and
monitor the project during the contract period. Saved expense of energy in all
projects should also be detected so as to determine profit distribution between
users and energy service company.
An oil group company administrates lots of oil fields and consumes much elec-
tricity every year, which has promoted and applied DSM technique from 2009 to
2011 so as to save energy and improve efficiency. It can be seen from imple-
mentation effect that power increase at the peak has been effectively controlled;
increase rate of annual load has fallen from 7 % in 2008 to 1 % in 2011; increase
rate of annual power consumption has fallen from 8 % in 2008 to 4 % in 2011,
saving 69.74 kWh than the planning level and acquiring RMB 2.79 billion Yuan
of direct economic benefit. Experience of the company to promote DSM can be
concluded as the following points:
1. Stick to adjusting measures to local conditions. There are many subordinate
enterprises of the group company, which formulates model schemes according
to practical situations of each enterprise, gradually promote and implement
them.
2. Stick to the principle of being hard first and easy then, less investment and
faster effect. Positively respond to peak valley TOU tariff; take peak clipping
and valley filling as the top task; then make great efforts to reduce production
losses and living illumination losses such as losses in power transmission and
distribution, oil extraction, water injection, and oil transportation etc.
3. Stick to scientific procedures strictly. The group company has established an
organization similar to energy service company, which takes responsibility for
setting up projects, establishing research group, carrying out load investigation,
setting up files of basic data, making technical screening, and confirming
technical schemes etc.
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The above principles have a referential meaning for users to carry out DSM.
Otherwise, they cannot achieve good effects and will encounter many difficulties;
then, the work cannot be pushed forward easily; side effects and doubts may be
caused; what is worse, they will make detours and get half of the result with twice
effort.
One of Chinas major oil fields consumes electricity mainly for electric traction,
which accounts for over 90 % of total electricity consumption; while illumination
covers about 2 %. In 2010, two demonstration projects with electric traction and
green-illumination electricity conservation as the center were carried out so as to
control electric charge of oil extraction. In illumination, it replaced ordinary fil-
ament lamp by compact fluorescent lamp, fluorescent lamp in thick tube by
fluorescent lamp in thin tube, and high voltage mercury lamp by high voltage
sodium lamp. In electric traction, it applied six typical replacement schemes:
super-high slip-ratio electromotor, no-load device with adjustable initiation
number, electromagnetic clutch electromotor, level-adjustable adjustable-speed
motor, variable frequency governor, and hydraulic coupler etc.
Implementation effect of demonstration project is remarkable; 4.33 million
Yuan is invested in demonstration project of electric traction, 1,826 kW of peak
load are reduced, saving 14.47 GWh and 5.64 million Yuan of electricity directly;
the period for recovery of investment is 9.2 months. 1.355 million Yuan is
invested in green-illumination demonstration project, 1,670 kW of peak load are
reduced, saving 3.8 GWh and 2.6 million Yuan of electricity directly; the period
for recovery of investment is just 6.1 months.
Electric charge of an oil extraction plant covered a high proportion in the pro-
duction cost before 2006. In order to reduce electric charge, it cooperated with
energy service company to carry out DSM in 2006. The Energy Service Company
invested RMB 3.19 million Yuan (including expenses in project design and
equipment investment, the oil extraction plant didnt contribute); RMB 5.43
million Yuan of electric charge can be saved yearly. Saved electric charge in the
following years should be enjoyed by the oil extraction plant expect that half of
saved electric charge was paid to energy service company from 2007 to 2008;
besides, reformed equipments should belong to the plant. It can be seen that
energy-saving benefit and economic benefit are remarkable. Major measures take
on as follows:
1. Peak clipping and valley filling. Arrange production reasonably and transfer
loads at the peak to the valley. According to operation way of water injection
400 6 The Important Participants in Demand-Side Management: Power Consumers
pump electromotor designed at the peak and valley of power grid, power rate of
single electromotor is 2.2 MW; stop for 4 h at the peak load of power grid and
start a new electromotor at the valley. In this measure, investment is not nec-
essary; about RMB 900,000 Yuan of electric charge can be saved yearly
because it is settled by peak valley TOU tariff.
2. Set up 6 kV reactive compensation device. In order to raise load factor of the
circuit, install an electrical condenser on the distribution wire amounting to
6.3 MVar in total so that the power rate rises from 0.63 to 0.88, investing RMB
700,000 Yuan and saving RMB 1.1 million Yuan of electric charge; the period
for recovery of investment is 8 months.
3. Set up 0.4 kV electromotor reactive compensation device. In order to raise load
factor of the electromotor of the oil extractor, we can install a set of no-power
static compensating condenser matched with power of the electromotor on the
electromotor of each oil extractor amounting to 9 MVar of total capacity and
RMB 1 million Yuan of investment so that load factor of the electromotor rises
from 0.40 to 0.75, saving RMB 2.8 million Yuan of electric charge; the period
for recovery of investment is 4 months.
4. Renew and reform water injection pump electromotor with high energy con-
sumption and low voltage electromotor. In order to raise efficiency of the pump
and reduce losses of power, we can renew J electromotor operating for many
years to Y high-slip electromotor. It is 15 MW in total; RMB 1.2 million Yuan
is invested and RMB 630,000 Yuan of electric charge is saved yearly; the
period for recovery of investment is 23 months.
One steel plant is a big power consumer, which pays RMB 1 billion Yuan for
electric charge yearly. It has started to apply advanced DSM technique and method
and made scientific management to DSM, power consumption, and electricity
conservation since 1997 under the guide of the local government, power grid
enterprise, and Power Technology Economy Research Institute of Chinese Elec-
tricity Science Institute, achieving certain economic and social benefits. The fol-
lowing works are implemented: strive from raising load factor of power
consumption by peak clipping and valley filling; make technical reform to
equipments such as draught fan and water pump by frequency control of motor
speed; carry out energy-saving technique reform of new and old transformers; save
energy by extensively applying power economizer of the electromotor; push for-
ward electricity conservation of green illumination engineering; raise operation
level of equipments by no-power compensation on the spot. RMB 22.26 million
Yuan was actually invested in 12 energy-saving reform project in 1999 with an
annual income for over RMB 10 million Yuan; the overall period for recovery of
investment is 2.23 years.
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A medium-sized coal mine with annual output of 2 million tons of coal, whose
production cost is rather high due to the old equipment and high energy con-
sumption. In 2000, it applied DSM technique, resulting that yearly output of coal
rose by 6.0 %, actual yearly electricity consumption fell by 3.2 %, decrease rate of
comprehensive power consumption per ton reached 9.1 %, realizing an annual
electricity saving capacity of 1.6 GWh, and saving RMB 1 million Yuan of electric
charge. It mainly applied the following measures: implement grid-distribution and
consumption-reduction engineering, renew and reform old high-consumption
transformers and guide wires, reasonably adjust layout of power grid, install no-
power compensation device and reform frequency control of motor speed of the
electromotor. Bedsides, it still made great efforts to management and economic
measures, for example: (1) conduct rigid control and management to departments
and workshops with large load; prevent large-load operation during the peak period
of power consumption; (2) strengthen scheduling management, make overall reg-
ulation and control to loads needing regulating and controlling, operating, and
stopping equipment through monitoring facilities such as industrial television
and equipments so that the power grid is at the best operation state; (3) establish
reward system for energy-saving reform projects and enlarge punishment force to
those that exceed the maximum demand.
The benefit that customers get from DSM is manifested in reducing the electric
cost expenditure achieving effective input and high return of energy and power
saving measures, which are main criteria for the customers to measure whether
they participate in or actively participate in DSM.
If market obstacles cannot be overcome through the measures such as subsidies,
etc., to guarantee reasonable investment return, as the main participant and
investor of power efficiency projects, the power customers activity will be
severely influenced due to market failure.
Seen from the actual situations of some enterprises in implementing DSM
projects, there are approximately several problems [1]: energy-consumption cal-
culation, power supply system, power saving consciousness, blocked information,
technical and quality problems of part of products, which result in higher initial
investment of part of projects, investment return risk and limited application range
of high efficiency products.
With the constant advancing of energy-saving and emission reduction work,
much more attention paid by the Chinese government to DSM will further improve
the external environment of DSM. Measures are taken to provide certain conditions
402 6 The Important Participants in Demand-Side Management: Power Consumers
and environment for the customers to participate in DSM, including: the govern-
ment constantly constructs a legal environment and improves incentive policies; the
government departments, power grid enterprises lay stress on propaganda and
training, establish some exhibition centers, open free phones, establish energy-
saving websites, and DSM websites or relevant columns; local, national, and
international meetings are regularly held; ESCOs and industry are constantly cul-
tivated, and auxiliary services of energy source audit are provided, etc.
In order to establish a long-term DSM mechanism, the customers should
actively respond to the call of the Chinese government by paying more attention to
energy-saving and electricity saving and actively participating in DSM, and make
their own contribution to building a resource-saving and environment-friendly
society.
Electricity saving effect of DSM is achieved mainly by the updating and upgrading
of terminal electrical equipment. It is estimated that the lighting electric energy in
China approximately accounts for 1012 % [7] of the total electricity generation
amount, the electricity consumption by driving motors approximately accounts for
60 % of the industrial electricity consumption (i.e., 50 % or so of the total elec-
tricity generation amount), and the electricity of refrigerating AC (works mainly
by depending on motors) approximately accounts for 1015 % [8]. These elec-
trical devices are the key to terminal electricity saving, and have larger electricity
saving potential. For the customers, it means electricity saving opportunity. Power
saving can be achieved by depending on scientific and technological progress
through adopting high efficiency equipment to replace low efficiency equipment,
and also can be realized by changing and optimizing life habits.
At present, the fields of equipment having power saving potential mainly
include the lighting equipment, household appliances (electric cookers), AC,
electric motor and speed regulation technology, waste heat and residual pressure,
heat pump technology, transformers, reactive power compensation technology,
production electrical equipment and processes, interruptible load technology, and
shifting load by technical ways, etc. With the technical progress, other relevant
equipment and technologies will appear. The lighting equipment, electric motors,
AC, etc., are hereby introduced especially.
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The lighting equipment includes the electric light source and the illuminating
device, the electric light source refers to light emitting devices such as light bulbs,
lamp tube lamps; and the lighting device refers to leads, lamp heads, sockets,
lampshades, compensators, and controllers, etc. Electricity saving potential exists
in the selection, installation, and use of the electric light sources and illuminating
devices, of which the electric light sources are critical.
There are many classification ways of the electric light sources, and they can be
classified into three categories: incandescent lamps, gas discharge lamps, and other
electric light sources according to electric light conversion mechanism. See
Fig. 6.5.
General
incandescent lamps
White coating
Incandescent
incandescent lamps
lam ps
Krypton
incandescent lamp
Infrared reflecting film
incandescent lamp
Tungsten halide
Fluorescent high
lamp pressure mercury
lamps
High pressure
Lighting electric
light sources
mercury lamps
pressure
H igh
Ceramic metal
Straight tube
halide lamps
lamps
Low pressure Circular tube
pressure
Low pressure
Compact
sodium lamps
Other electric
light sources
High frequency
electrodeless lamps
Light-emitting
diodes
Table 6.2 Electricity saving after the straight tube type Fluorescent lamp is replaced
Serial Tube Ballast ? Power Luminous Luminous Replacement mode Luminance Rate of
No. diameter fluorescent lamp (W) flux (lumen efficacy improvement electricity saving
(mm) type or lm) (lm/W) (%) or electricity
expense saving
(%)
1 38 Inductance type 40 2,850 72
T12
2 26 Inductance type 36 3,350 93 First replacement 1 ? 2 17.54 10
T8 mode
3 26 Electronic type 32 3,200 100 Second 1 ? 3 12.28 20
T8 replacement
mode
4 16 Electronic type 28 2,900 104 Third replacement 1 ? 4 1.75 30
T5 mode
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Table 6.3 Indexes of high intensity gas discharge lamps
Serial Type Capacity Luminous Luminous Life Replacement mode Luminance Rate of
No. (W) flux (lumen efficacy (lm/W) (Hour) improvement electricity saving
or lm) (%) or electricity
expense saving
(%)
1 Fluorescent high 400 22,000 55 15,000
pressure mercury
lamp
2 High pressure 250 22,000 88 24,000 First replacement 1?2 0 37.5
sodium lamp
3 Metal halide lamp 250 19,000 76 20,000 Second replacement 1 ? 3 -13.6 37.5
mode
4 Metal halide lamp 400 35,000 87.5 20,000 Third replacement 1 ? 4 37.1 0
mode
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408 6 The Important Participants in Demand-Side Management: Power Consumers
During updating and upgrading of straight tube type fluorescent lamps, using
the inductance type T8, electronic type T8, and electronic type T5 to replace the
inductance type T12 can save electricity by 1030 % under the condition of
improving the light efficiency, as shown in Table 6.2.
In Table 6.2, the first replacement mode refers to using a 36 w inductance type
T8 to replace a 40 w inductance type T12, saving electricity by 10 % while
improving the illumination intensity by 17.54 %; the second replacement mode is
to use an electronic type T8 to replace an inductance type T12, saving electricity
by 20 % while improving the illumination intensity by 12.28 %; and the third
replacement mode refers to using an electronic type T16 to replace an inductance
type T12, saving electricity by 30 % while improving the illumination intensity by
1.75 %.
The high intensity gas discharge lamps have high efficiency and low efficiency.
Accurate selection cannot only improve the illumination intensity but also save
electricity expense, as shown in Table 6.3.
In Table 6.3, the first replacement mode refers to using a 250 W metal halide
lamp to replace a 400 W fluorescent high pressure mercury lamp, reducing the
electricity expense by 37.5 % under the condition of guaranteeing the same illu-
mination intensity; the second replacement mode is to use a 250 W metal halide
lamp to replace a 400 W fluorescent high pressure mercury lamp, reducing the
electricity expenditure by 37.5 % under the condition of losing the illumination
intensity by 13.6 %; and the third replacement mode refers to using a 400 W metal
halide lamp to replace a fluorescent high pressure mercury lamp of the same
capacity, improving the illumination intensity by 37.1 %, although there is no
electricity saving.
6.3.1.2 Motor
The electric motor is a key device of the electric drive system, and is also a main
electricity consumption part. It is classified into the DC motor and AC motor
according the category power supply.
The DC motor has the advantages of good speed regulation performance, large
startup, braking and overload torque, and easy control, but it has complicated
structure, high manufacture cost, large maintenance quantity, and needs a DC
power supply, thereby limiting its application in some measure. It is mainly used
in places with higher requirements for startup, speed regulation, etc.
The AC motor has the advantages of simple structure, low manufacture cost,
convenient maintenance, high running efficiency, and reliable work. The field with
large modification potential for customers lies in induction motors. The operation
of the induction motor will consume reactive power, and the increase of the
reactive power will result in reduction of load factor, thereby limiting the capacity
of the power system for providing active power and increasing loss. Because
reactive power loss can result in unfavorable influence on the power system, the
electricity price system stipulates the standard load factor for customers, and for
6.3 Approach and Means for Power Customers to Participate in DSM 409
the customers lower than the standard load factor, the electricity cost expenditure
will increase. From the aspect of saving cost, it is necessary for the customers to
carry out electricity saving modification.
The operation principle of the induction motor decides that it consumes active
power for converting electricity into mechanical energy as well as consumes
reactive power to build a necessary rotating magnetic field. As a result, there are
two approaches for saving the electricity of the motors, one approach is to improve
the manufacture efficiency of the motors, i.e., high efficiency motors are adopted to
replace relatively low efficiency common motors, which is a basis for improving
the operation efficiency and load factor as well as a main electricity saving
technical measure widely used for long term; the other is to improve the operation
efficiency of the motors, i.e., speed regulation technology is adopted to improve
the startup performance and operating characteristic to improve the system effi-
ciency of electric drive.
The high efficiency motors have the following advantages: (1) low loss, the
efficiency of the high efficiency motors is 13 % higher than that of the standard
motors through reasonable design of the electrical part and adoption of low loss
material, and its loss is generally lower by about 20 % compared with the common
motors; (2) short investment recovery period, although the manufacture cost of the
high efficiency motors is 1530 % higher than that of the standard motors and its
purchase expense is high, practices prove that for the motors with the annual use
time of more than 2,000 h, the expense for purchasing the high efficiency motors is
generally paid back within 3 years due to the reduction of electricity cost
expenditure, and the annual use hours are longer, the recovery time is shorter; (3)
low total maintenance expense, with the service life the high efficiency motors
have better operating reliability and lower maintenance workload than those of the
standard motors due to low operating temperature, low noise and stable operation,
and the total maintenance expense of the high efficiency motors within its service
life is lower than that of the standard motors; and (4) capacity increase, after the
high efficiency motors are adopted, not only the line loss is reduced but also the
capacity of the original power supply equipment is increased virtually because the
reactive power loss is reduced and the load factor is high, consequently the input
power and input current of the motors are reduced.
Known from the introduction of Chap. 1 of the book, the current motor effi-
ciency in China has a quite large improvement potential. The AC motor speed
governing technology is developing fast, resulting in great improvement of the
operating efficiency of the motors. Seen from the application of speed governing
technology, one category for improving the efficiency of the motors is the process
control of production technology, and the other category is speed regulation
driving electricity saving. The process control of production technology mainly
aims at achieving the purposes of improving the technology and the work effi-
ciency to obtain the benefits of improving product quality and increasing the
output, obtaining part of electricity saving benefits in some cases, and it is widely
applied to the control of production technological equipment in all departments of
national economy. The speed regulation driving electricity saving aims at
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improving the whole energy using efficiency of the power driving system to obtain
the electricity saving benefit, and is mainly used for driving of fluid equipment of
fans, pumps, etc., with low load factor and big working condition variation, and is
partially used on working machines with low load factor needing heavy load
starting, which have remarkable electricity saving effect and have been the main
application fields of AC speed governing technical electricity saving.
There are three speed regulation modes for induction motors: frequency regu-
lation, regulation of magnetic pole pairs, and slip speed regulation, there are nine
matured types widely used, as shown in Fig. 6.6.
The high efficiency speed regulation and low efficiency speed regulation are
based on the perspective of energy-saving, the high efficiency speed regulation
modes include pole-changing control, concatenation control, frequency control
and inner feedback regulation, and the low efficiency speed regulation modes
include electromagnetic clutch speed regulation, rotor series resistance speed
regulation, stator variable voltage speed regulation, hydraulic coupling speed
regulation, and hydroviscous clutch speed regulation.
Seen from the electrical and mechanical perspectives, the hydraulic coupling
speed regulation and hydro-viscous clutch speed regulation belong to the
mechanical speed regulation mode, and others belong to the electrical speed
regulation mode.
Pole-changing
control
speed regulation
High efficiency
Concatenation
control
Frequency control
Electromagnetic
clutch speed
regulation
Rotor series
resistance speed
speed regulation
regulation
Low efficiency
Stator variable
voltage speed
regulation
Hydraulic coupling
speed regulation
Mechanical
Hydro-viscous speed regulation
clutch speed
regulation
Table 6.4 Saving situations after traditional central AC is changed into cold storage AC in a
region [8]
Type of Building area System Investment Annual operating Investment
customer (thousand installed increase and maintenance cost recovery
square meter) capacity rate (%) reduction rate (%) period
reduction rate (month)
(%)
Shopping 4 28.3 24.8 48.7 19.0
store
Gymnasium 75 30.3 17.8 31.0 21.4
Office 23 37.3 36.3 29.0 82.1
building
flexible load, changing the power mode of the AC under the condition of no
changing the demand mode of the AC and making great contribution to the
operation of the power system. Pushed by the corresponding peak valley TOU
tariff made by the governments and power grid enterprises, the application of the
cold storage AC is extended.
Table 6.4 lists the electricity cost savings in a region after the conditional
central AC is changed into the cold storage AC, and the investment payback period
is related with the local policies, such as the expense of increasing electric
capacity, ratio of peak to off-peak electricity price, etc.
Apart from electricity saving through technical updating and upgrading of terminal
electrical equipment, it can be achieved by changing life habits and optimizing life
style, for example, appropriate equipment is selected, operates at the power grids
off-peak hours, and consumes less power at peak hours by fitting for the electricity
price policies and according to the peak valley TOU tariff for residential customers
made by the Chinese government; and concerning the energy-saving call put
forward by China, residential customers should make active response by reducing
standby loss of household appliances and setting reasonable temperature of air
conditioners, and improve electricity saving awareness.
Establish energy-saving and electricity saving ideas. Whether the customers are
big ones or small ones and no matter which industry they are in, participating in
6.3 Approach and Means for Power Customers to Participate in DSM 413
DSM firstly must establish the energy-saving electricity saving ideas. DSM is a
strategic choice of China for saving energy and electricity, the Chinese govern-
ment has promulgated some laws and regulations, of which the Law of the Peo-
ples Republic of China on Energy Conservation stipulates that energy
conservation is an obligation of each individual citizen, and corresponding policies
will be constantly promulgated to promote the sustainable development of DSM.
Power customers shall implement the policies and regulations of the country,
respond to the call of the government, actively adopt rational electricity using
technology and measures, coordinate with power utilities in electricity using
management activities, and participate in the implementation of DSM plans.
Follow up and familiarize relevant information on technology and equipment of
DSM through various channels. DSM requires new, high efficiency technical
equipment and means, so the information is critical, it is necessary for the cus-
tomers to follow up and learn the relevant information on DSM, know the relevant
policies and technology as well as the information on ESCOs. Government
departments and power utilities put propaganda and popularization on its first
agenda and actively expand its propaganda channels. For example, relevant gov-
ernment departments establish websites such as http://www.secidc.org.cn, etc., and
State Grid Corporation of China and some provincial power corporations establish
DSM websites such as http://www.sgdsm.com, construct some DSM exhibition
halls, and set up the open free phone whose number is 95598. Through the relevant
channels each customer can inquire and learn the relevant DSM information on
electricity using and saving knowledge, latest energy-saving and electricity saving
technology, energy-saving electricity saving products and its manufacturers, rel-
evant DSM cases, etc., the customers can familiarize DSM through various
information channels, and simultaneously increase the opportunity of participating
in DSM. For example, it is known from http://www.bjdsm.com that whatever
engineering projects of cold storage AC electricity using technology (including ice
storage AC and water-storage AC) implemented in Beijing area and forwardly
applied for Beijing cold storage AC demonstration projects can obtain project
subsidy service.
Lay stress on energy-saving management and set up corresponding organiza-
tions. According to relevant regulations, key electricity using units should regu-
larly submit reports on the energy utilization according to the state regulations,
including information on electricity and demand, load change and demand, elec-
tricity intensity, energy-saving benefit analysis for implementing rational elec-
tricity using measures, etc., to the relevant departments of the governments. Large
medium-sized power customers should be staffed by technicians having electricity
saving knowledge and establish corresponding DSM organizations for mainly
dealing with the rational electricity using management of their own units and being
responsible for management, supervision, and inspection of electricity consump-
tion of their own units to promote the sustainable and effective development of the
energy-saving and electricity saving work of their own units.
414 6 The Important Participants in Demand-Side Management: Power Consumers
Try to carry out electricity using analysis and audit. Electricity using analysis
and audit is for the purpose of knowing about electricity using characteristic and
using situations of various electrical equipment, analyzing and evaluating the
electricity using efficiency of each link of an enterprise, and finding weak links,
energy-saving and electricity saving potential and peak load shifting potential so
as to find out improvement measures and links that can participate in DSM.
Generally, energy-saving service companies are more professional and experi-
enced in electricity using analysis and auditing.
Before contacting with ESCOs, all customers, especially big customers with
DSM departments, can make some simple electricity using analysis and auditing
and simply analyze and learn about the potential and possibility of the enterprises
implementation of DSM and the fields having the potential. As a result, in the
process of cooperation with the energy services companies, the customers can win
advantages in negotiation.
This work can be finished with the help of DSM decision support system
software (as shown in Fig. 6.7) developed by SGERI (former SPERI), which is a
single-handed computer version and is being updated to the C/S and B/S version.
The interface and the function will be more remarkable. Apart from inquiring
about parameter data on some DSM technologies and equipment, the software not
only can analyze and calculate the energy consumption level of in-service
equipment of an enterprise, but also can analyze and estimate the potential of
updating and upgrading the equipment and changing its production mode, the
investment required for implementing theses schemes, profits obtained after the
project is implemented, for example, how much electricity it can save, how much
electricity cost it can save, how many years the investment will be paid back, etc.
The software provides the major functions for the customers as shown in Fig. 6.8.
1. Data, parameter and information inquiry. It provides some parameters of the
terminal equipments including lighting implements, household appliances,
motors, frequency converters, energy storage equipments, transformers and so
on. The customers can inquire the information on the price, performance
parameters, etc., of high efficiency equipment of relevant fields.
2. Energy-consumption analysis. It estimates the energy consumption of a variety
of in-service equipment operated in an enterprise and analyzes the electricity
cost of each process. These data can be used for comparison with competitors
of the industry concerned.
3. Potential estimation. It provides analysis of the energy-saving potential and
expenditure saving potential of updating and upgrading equipment and
changing production mode. These data can help a customer learn about the
energy-saving potential of its enterprise concerned.
4. Cost-benefit analysis. It provides analysis of investment recovery period,
benefit-cost ratio for updating and upgrading of some devices, etc. These data
can provide decision basis for leaders in participating in DSM and carrying out
updating and upgrading of equipment.
6.3 Approach and Means for Power Customers to Participate in DSM 415
Analysis of Load
Analysis of Financing
Fig. 6.8 Major functions of DSM decision support system software for customers
416 6 The Important Participants in Demand-Side Management: Power Consumers
6.3.2.2 Flow
For a power customer, there are generally three phases before participating in
DSM:
1. The customer familiarizes and understands DSM, and learns about the propa-
ganda of governments at all levels, power grid enterprises, power generating
enterprises, ESCOs, etc., through various channels.
2. The customer makes initial analysis or estimation according to their electricity
using situations, which can be made by using software.
3. The customer decides whether relevant DSM projects are implemented. After
implementing the relevant DSM projects is decided, there are two channels to
carry out the relevant work, one channel is to do it by itself, and the other is to
jointly do it by cooperating with an energy service company. If the imple-
mentation is made jointly by cooperation with the energy service company,
refer to see Chap. 5 of the book for the concrete flow. Figure 6.9 shows the flow
of DSM for power customers.
6.3 Approach and Means for Power Customers to Participate in DSM 417
For the customers, the flow of carrying out DSM by themselves is simple,
including:
Setting up electricity saving and expenditure saving objectives;
Analyzing electricity saving and peak load shifting potential;
Designing and establishing rational DSM schemes;
Implementing DSM project, during which other units can be selected to par-
ticipate in the implementation through bidding;
Monitoring and evaluating the implementation effect (to summarize the expe-
rience for subsequent items as reference);
The profit obtained from the project is totally disposed by the customers.
ESCOs are specialized companies that are operated based on contract energy
source management mechanism and with the purpose of profiting. They provide a
package of services in energy source efficiency audit, energy-saving project
418 6 The Important Participants in Demand-Side Management: Power Consumers
To ensure the smooth progress of the project, it is necessary for the customers to
fully communicate with the ESCOs and sign contracts with them for guarantee.
Before signing the contracts, the calculation method and quantity of annual energy-
saving benefit, and proportions of both parties in sharing energy-saving benefits,
etc., are evaluated by a third party. The contracts should stipulate the implemen-
tation progress of the project, the starting date of energy-saving benefit sharing,
benefit sharing time segments, energy-saving benefit sharing proportion, etc., as the
basis of project evaluation and benefit sharing. In addition, it is necessary to stip-
ulate the ownership of the project equipment. Furthermore, the project ownership
belongs to the ESCOs before the duration of the contract and the payment of total
money by the customers; after the contract expires and the customer pays the due
money to the energy service company according to the stipulations, a part (or the
total) of the equipment in the project belongs to the customers according to situ-
ations. The contracts should precisely stipulate which equipment belongs to the
customers and which equipment belongs to the energy-saving service companies.
To ensure the smooth realization of the energy-saving objectives, the contract
should stipulate the calculation method for energy-saving effect and project
acceptance criteria, and should stipulate the implementation of the monitoring and
evaluation of the project.
To ensure the sustainability of the energy-saving effect of the project, it is
necessary for the customers to accept the training and instruction of the ESCOs
during the implementation of the project for improving the relevant knowledge,
learning about how to use and maintain the relevant equipment, and improving the
levels in management and technology.
Industrial consumers are big electricity consumers, and have large DSM potential.
Concerning the terminal electricity using mode, industrial electricity covers var-
ious electricity using modes such as motors, electric heating, lighting, and elec-
trochemistry, etc. There is tremendous energy-saving potential and large benefit
space for industrial customers to participate in DSM when analyzed from man-
agement measures or technical means. The industrial customers should carry out
DSM from the aspects of management and technology.
To improve the entire efficiency of the power system, the Chinese government will
constantly improve corresponding electricity tariff policies, for example, peak
valley TOU electricity tariff, seasonal electricity tariff (flood season-dry season
price), interruptible price, etc., the power customers should actively estimate their
own peak load shifting potential, seriously adjust production process or operation
working conditions under the condition of no influence on production, optimize
the production mode to shift transferrable load to operate at valley hours at night,
thereby realizing peak load shifting. Although there is an increase of electric
energy, good economic benefit will be obtained.
6.4.1.5 Analyze Electricity Cost Bill and Find Out Electricity Saving
Potential
Each industrial enterprise can know about the load situations and analyze the
potential problems in its electricity consumption through research on annual
electricity cost bill. Energy using optimization inside the enterprise is issues from
the bills:
1. Is the monthly load quite dispersed? The bill includes the data of the maximal
load of each month. If these data are dispersed, it means unstable load and low
electricity consumption efficiency, and it is necessary to study the causes and
improvement directions, for example, is it related to the factors of the market
environment, raw materials, the climate environment, and operation and
maintenance situations of equipment, etc.?
2. Is the maximal load utilization time rather low? Maximal load utilization time
is the quotient of dividing electricity consumed in billing period by the maximal
load. Its actual value is generally about 5,000 h for enterprises of three-shift
systems, and is generally lower than 2,000 h for enterprises of one-shift sys-
tems. Surely, the maximal load utilization hours are not only related to working
time, but also related to the type of production equipment and other whole
conditions, and therefore it can be used as the basis for comparison with the
average level and advanced level of other enterprises in the same industry.
3. Is the proportion of electricity at valley hours (low price electricity) reason-
able? For the enterprises of three-shift systems, the load is more stable, and the
electricity at each period is uniform. But there is possibility that some
422 6 The Important Participants in Demand-Side Management: Power Consumers
enterprises can shift part of work in the daytime or the first half of the night to
be done in the second half of the night. For example, an iron making plant had
an ore crusher, just continuous work of three shifts could meet the demands of
material using; later another one was purchased, one crusher was started at the
parity periods of the daytime, and both crushers were started at the second half
of the night and basically were not used at peak hours, thereby shifting the load
at high price hours to the low price hours under the condition of meeting
material use requirements, and the proportion of the electricity at valley periods
slightly rises, thereby saving electricity cost expenditure. For the enterprises of
one-shift system, the electricity at valley periods may be very small, but some
work having no influence on production can be carried out at the valley periods.
For example, an office building can adopt the cold storage AC to shift part of
load to the valley periods at night.
To research and analyze the above several problems can preliminarily find out
where DSM can be carried out.
Voluntary energy conservation agreement has been landed on China and obtained
some effect in Shandong Province, and the customers participating in the agree-
ment also have obtained corresponding benefit. China still encourages enterprises
to actively participate in voluntary energy conservation agreement.
Enterprises excluded the top 1,000 enterprises can make application for par-
ticipating in the VA program. The governments can offer subsidies or preferential
policies if the enterprises commit to produce energy conservation benefit, thereby
bringing benefits for China and the enterprises and simultaneously greatly
improving the social images of the enterprises and intangible values of the
products.
At present, the equipment fields having energy-saving potential for the industrial
customers mainly include lighting equipment, AC, motors and speed regulation
technology, heat pump technology, transformers, reactive power compensation,
energy storage technology, electric production equipment and process, and inter-
ruptible load technology, etc. With the technical progress, other relevant equip-
ment and technology will appear. The lighting equipment, motors, and reactive
power compensation are mainly introduced as follows:
6.4 Industrial Customers Participation in DSM 423
The lighting equipment has wide application range covering industrial, commer-
cial, and residential customers. Although the lighting electricity quantities of the
industrial customers are small, but the total is large, and it is an important aspect of
DSM. Great energy-saving potential can be obtained from rationally optimizing
the lighting schemes. In general, the industrial customers can optimize the lighting
from the following aspects:
Rational luminance is mainly for protecting the eyesight of workers and improving
the product quality and labor productivity, and electric light sources are selected
generally according to the visual requirements and different use places: for large-
sized open working places without special requirements for light color, high
pressure lamps, metal halide lamps, and high pressure mercury lamps, etc., can be
adopted; for lower places requiring lamps to be suspended lower, it is appropriate
to select fluorescent lamps or low-power high pressure sodium lamps; and for
large-area places requiring high luminous efficiency, metal halide lamps can be
adopted. For the concrete using range refer to the Sect. 6.3.
Apart from rational selection of electric light sources, rational selection of
lighting devices and full utilization of the configuration of electric light sources are
the aspects of DSM needing consideration.
In the process of carrying out DSM in China, with the promoting of green lighting
engineering, high efficiency lighting electricity saving products such as T8, T5
fluorescent lamps, high pressure sodium lamps, metal halide lamps, high-fre-
quency electrodeless lamps are greatly popularized in the fields of offices, office
buildings, emporiums, houses, squares and street lamp lighting, and better elec-
tricity saving effect is obtained by matching with corresponding lighting wiring
schemes and control systems.
According to the practices and experiences, lighting substitution popularization
in China at present mainly gather in the following fields: compact fluorescent
lamps are used to substitute incandescent lamps, saving electricity by about 70 %;
thin-tube three band fluorescent lamps are used to substitute thick-tube low effi-
ciency fluorescent lamps of common fluorescent powders, saving the electricity by
about 25 %; novel high efficiency high pressure sodium lamps and metal halide
lamps are used to substitute high pressure mercury lamps, low efficiency sodium
lamps and tungsten halogen lamps, saving electricity as well as reducing mercury
pollution; and electronic ballasts or low energy consumption inductance ballasts
424 6 The Important Participants in Demand-Side Management: Power Consumers
60:0
T 0:38 Year 5Months
157:68
6.4 Industrial Customers Participation in DSM 425
6.4.2.2 Motor
Motors are widely used in fans, water pumps, driving systems, etc. The motor
efficiency in China is lower than the international advanced level, and with the
addition of the progress of speed regulation technology, there is great potential in
the motor field.
At present, about 60 % of the power consumption is consumed by motors. In
1998, America put forward the Motor Challenge Program after studied and found
based on estimation that the motor self efficiency improvement had the electricity
saving potential of 24.6 TWh, accounting for 4.3 % of the energy consumption of
the motor, and improving the efficiency of the motor system with the methods of
speed regulation had the energy-saving potential of 60.6 TWh. While in China, the
energy utilization efficiency of the motors is generally 20 % lower than the
international advanced level, thereby there is more energy-saving potential.
High efficiency motors refer to motors whose ratio of effective output power to
input power (efficiency value) meets the energy-saving evaluating value of
national standards, and also refer to low loss motors. The high efficiency motors
have the characteristics of high efficiency, high load factor, low operation tem-
perature, large temperature rise redundancy, small vibration, high reliability, low
noise, good interchangeability, etc.
The high efficiency motors have lower operation cost, fast payback, and tre-
mendous benefit. The annual savings are more than RMB 20,000 Yuan if the
efficiency of a motor of 200 horsepower is improved by 3.5 %, and the payback
period is less than one year, and the cost saved is remarkable based on the analysis
that the general service life of the motor is 15 years.
[Case 6-3] Economic comparison analysis of 11 kW 4-pole standard motor and
high efficiency motor
11 kW, 4-pole motors are taken as the example to carry out economic analysis
of high efficiency motors and standard motors according to the following critical
426 6 The Important Participants in Demand-Side Management: Power Consumers
conditions: 4,000 h of annual operation time, 75 % of load factor RMB 0.5 Yuan/
kWh of electric price, and 6 % of discount rate. The analysis results are shown in
Table 6.5.
Data reveal that the initial investment of the motor is about 3 % of the total
10 year operation cost, and the proportion of the high efficiency motor in the total
10 year operation cost is slightly higher. Extra cost expended for investment of
high efficiency motors can be paid back in less than 1 year and a half. Conse-
quently, adopting high efficiency motors can bring remarkable economic benefits
for the motor customers.
Regulating rotation speed according to the operation state of AC motors has good
economy. The modification potential of speed regulation is large as there is a great
variety of motors, especially the speed regulation energy-saving technology of
large medium-sized fans, pumps, their energy-saving rate is generally 2530 % or
so, covering pumps, fans, compressors, textile machines, lifters and transportation
equipment in the industries of mining, metallurgy, textiles, chemical, power plants,
traffic and transportation. For example, in a zinc roasting plant, the frequency
converters were installed on the motors of the rotary furnace, the motors ran stably
and reliably, were easy to operate and convenient to maintain, annually saving
electricity of 120 MWh and increasing the output value of RMB 1.18 Million
Yuan; and in a steel plant, the electro slag furnace was carried out variable fre-
quency speed regulation modification, saving the electricity by 70 %, and saving
electricity cost of RMB 1 Million Yuan. It should be demonstrated that there is
certain technical difficulty in speed regulation modification engineering, the power
customers should cooperate with the ESCOs as much as possible.
In China, there are two popularized categories of high efficiency speed regu-
lation technology at present, one category is variable frequency speed regulation,
and the other category is inner feed speed regulation technology. The variable
frequency speed regulation technology has no additional energy loss, high
6.4 Industrial Customers Participation in DSM 427
efficiency, wide speed regulation range, high precision and small starting energy
consumption; and the inner feed speed regulation technology is especially suitable
for high pressure large-capacity motors needing speed regulation due to low
control voltage and small harmonic pollution. The high efficiency speed regulation
technology is especially suitable for fans and pump load needing frequent speed
regulation, and its electricity saving rate can reach up to 2060 % compared with
the traditional method. Hence, the high efficiency motor speed regulation tech-
nology has wide application prospect.
Power driving systems generally have the following problems: the motors and the
driven equipment are old and backward and have low efficiency; the system
matching is unreasonable and has the phenomenon of light load drive, the
equipment stays in low load operation for long term; the system regulation mode
and the control technology are backward, for example, some fans and pumps have
lower efficiency than advanced technology due to regulation by mechanical
throttling mode.
Based on these problems, the customers can adopt the following measures
according to concrete situations: updating and eliminating low efficiency motors
and high electricity equipment according to concrete situations, positively using
high efficiency energy-saving motors, rare earth permanent magnetic motors, high
efficiency driving systems, etc.; rationally configuring the motors and the driven
equipment; actively popularizing advanced motor speed regulation technologies
such as variable frequency speed regulation and permanent magnetic speed reg-
ulation, improving the regulation mode of fan and pump motor systems, and
gradually eliminating the mechanical throttling regulation mode of flashboards,
valves, etc.; and optimizing the operation and control of the motor systems.
Motor key modification fields of some industries are as follows found from
studies, the customers can make comparison according to the situations to fully tap
energy-saving potential.
Power: adopt variable frequency, permanent magnetic speed regulation and
computer control to modify fan, water pump systems, especially thermal power
generating units of 200 MW and above.
Metallurgy: adopt frequency conversion, permanent magnetic speed regulation
to modify blowers, dedusting fans, cooling water pumps, heating furnace fans,
and casting decaling water pumps.
Nonferrous metal: adopt the automatic control to modify dedusting systems and
speed regulation to modify fans.
Coal: adopt speed regulation to modify mine ventilators and drainage pumps,
and computer control to modify systems.
Petroleum, petrochemical, chemical: adopt frequency conversion speed regu-
lation and automatic control to modify technological system process pumps.
428 6 The Important Participants in Demand-Side Management: Power Consumers
The motor consumes active power as well as reactive power in the process of
electricity energy consumption. Transmitting the reactive power by a power net-
work can result in high losses, and the voltage quality of the customers will be
influenced. To reduce the line loss on transmission lines of the power grid and
improve the voltage quality of the customers, the load factor for the customers has
certain limitation requirement in China, and is calculated and checked according to
time segments. With the deep development of energy-saving and emission
reduction work, this requirement will be stricter.
Apart from centralized compensation at substations, it is necessary to make
disperse compensation for the customers. For the customers, installing reactive
compensators can improve the load factor and reduce electricity cost expenditure,
while reducing power grid loss, guaranteeing voltage quality, and improving
product quality.
actively respond to the call of the Chinese government to improve the energy-
saving awareness and use energy-saving products by the following ways: actively
learning the relevant regulations and documents, participating in energy-saving
investigation developed by the governments, power utilities, ESCOs, etc., accept-
ing energy-saving education and training, visiting propaganda exhibitions of power
equipment and DSM, constantly improving energy-saving and electricity saving
awareness and appropriately changing electricity using habits and work and rest
habits. For example, the devices with energy efficiency marks such as energy-
saving lamps, energy-saving refrigerators, energy-saving AC with energy, etc., are
used; AC temperature is set according to the standards advocated by the Chinese
Government (e.g., the AC temperature is set not lower than 26 C in summer, and
not higher than 18 C in winter); electric equipment should not run on standby as
much as possible; escalators in emporiums can adopt sensors, and start running only
when someone take them and stop running when nobody uses them; the working
mode of lighting lamps is regulated according to the quantity of people, etc.
With the constant deepening of DSM work, the governments and power grid
enterprises carry out propaganda by the following measures: using modern pro-
paganda medias such as broadcasts, televisions, newspapers and websites, and the
ways of field exhibitions, etc.; compiling and publishing various professional and
popular books and propaganda materials and widely spreading these books and
materials in various exhibitions, fairs and proseminar; holding various professional
training and popular science lectures, international and domestic meetings for
academic exchange, technical exchange and achievement and experience
exchange; and organizing propaganda teams to make propaganda of relevant DSM
with multiple forms and through multiple channels in communities and schools.
By participating in these activities, the power customers can fully improve their
energy-saving environmental protection awareness, and improve their cognition
and using faith in DSM products and technologies.
In addition, the customers can obtain great economic benefits from participating
in DSM demonstration projects, for example, bulk purchase or group purchase,
popularization of lighting DSM, contract energy management, quality-commit-
ment system, etc.
The residential customers can select appropriate devices to shift electricity at peak
hours to valley hours according to the electricity tariff policies promulgated by the
Chinese government, such as peak load TOU tariff, flood season-dry price,
430 6 The Important Participants in Demand-Side Management: Power Consumers
interruptible price, etc. To facilitate the residential customers to learn about the
advantages of peak valley out-of-time tariff, part of household appliances is taken
as the example to be elaborated as follows:
[Case 6-4] Benefit of peak valley tariff for residential customers
In some regions, the residential customers were given the choice of single
electricity price or peak valley tariff. Table 6.6 shows the tariff in 2010. A washing
machine with the washing power of 380 W and dewatering power of 260 W was
taken as an example, calculate the benefit obtained from changing the use time
from the original 20:0022:00 to 23:001:00 based on the annual use times of 50
according the peak valley tariff. For the lighting and refrigerators, etc., that cannot
make load shifting, a 40 W fluorescent lamp (used at 18:0023:00), and a 150 W
refrigerator (used all day) were taken as the example, calculate the benefit that the
customer can obtain from the peak valley tariff.
Washing machine According to the ratio of the washing time to the dewatering
time of the washing machine of 4:1, i.e., if the washing time and dewatering time
is 1.6 and 0.4 h respectively each time, the annual electricity fee executing the
single electricity price is RMB 18.8 Yuan calculated by the following formula:
0:380 kW 1:6 h=time 0:260 kW 0:4 h=time
50 times 0:5283 Yuan=kWh RMB 18:8 Yuan
and the annual electricity fee executing the peak valley TOU tariff is RMB
12.8 Yuan calculated by the following formula:
0:380 kW 1:6 h=time 0:260 kW 0:4 h=time
50 times 0:3583 Yuan=kWh RMB 12:8 Yuan
The result is annually saving RMB 6 Yuan.
Fluorescent lamp The annual electricity fee using the single electricity price is
RMB 38.6 Yuan calculated by the following formula:
0:04 kW 5 h=day 365 days 0:5283 Yuan=kWh RMB 38:6 Yuan
and the annual electricity fee executing the peak valley TOU electricity tariff is
RMB 34.9 Yuan calculated by the following formula:
0:04 kW 3 h=day 0:5583 Yuan=kWh 0:04 kW 2 h=day
0:3583 Yuan=kWh 365 days RMB 34:9 Yuan
The result is annually saving RMB 3.7 Yuan.
Refrigerator The annual electricity fee executing the single electricity price is
RMB 694.2 Yuan calculated by the following formula:
0:15 kW 24 h=day 365 days 0:5283 Yuan=kWh RMB 694:2 Yuan
and the annual electricity fee executing the peak valley TOU tariff is RMB 615.3
Yuan calculated by the following formula:
6.5 Commercial and Residential Customers Participation in DSM 431
In accordance with the energy-saving call put forward by the Chinese government,
the residential customers should make active response, form good electricity
saving habits to reduce the standby loss of household appliances, and set rational
temperature of AC, etc. When the household appliances are not used, the equip-
ment should be powered off. Energy-saving products with low standby energy
consumption should be the first-choice.
The standby loss of an AC is generally 35 W. In case of the annual working
days and actual operation time of an AC is 150 days and 300 h, respectively, it can
annually save electricity about 20 kWh when the AC is powered off with good life
habit of the customer instead of in standby operation. The standby loss of a
television is generally 1 W. In case of the annual operation time of a television is
1,000 h, it can annually save electricity about 8 kWh when the television is
powered off instead of in standby operation. These two-household appliances can
annually save about RMB 20 Yuan. Although the money saved is not much for a
household, the benefit for the total country is over RMB 5 billion Yuan at least
which is very large.
6.5.2.1 Lighting
lamps [10]. So the commercial departments can adopt appropriate lighting mod-
ification measures to save a large number of energy. Seen from the previous
introduction, energy-saving lamps have higher electric saving rate, thereby being a
key field.
There is a great potential in lighting equipment, but it should be pointed out that
besides the economy of the energy-saving products, the key to popularize energy-
saving equipment in China is the quality of the products, for example, the markets
of energy-saving lamps are intermingled with the ones of good quality and bad
quality, some disqualified products and inferior products flood on the markets and
compete with qualified products in price, and some inferior lamps are only used for
dozens of hours, thereby greatly harming the benefit of the customers, so the
customers should select licensed products obtaining relevant national certificates
as much as possible during selecting energy-saving products, only the products
marked with the energy efficiency labels can achieve good energy-saving, money-
saving economic benefit. If a great number of products are needed, the best way to
reduce risk is to cooperate with the ESCOs.
[Case 6-5] Good economic benefits obtained by an emporium through modifi-
cation of ballasts
An emporium used to adopt the lighting mode of double-tube 48 W common
fluorescent lamps and matched inductance ballasts and starters, totally 1,000
groups, and now its lighting mode is modified into the mode of 1,000 groups of
double-tube 36 W thin-diameter grille lamps and matched double-tube electronic
ballasts, wherein the unit price of the common fluorescent lamps is RMB 5 Yuan,
one group including two sets of inductance ballasts and starters costs RMB
30 Yuan, the unit price of the thin-diameter grille lamps is RMB 7.5 Yuan, the
unit price of the double-tube electronic ballasts is RMB 65 Yuan, the daily use
time is 10 h, and the electricity price is RMB 0.7 uan/kWh. Calculate the energy-
saving effect.
The calculation is shown in Table 6.7.
Just taking the electricity cost saving into consideration instead of government
reward
and savings of lamp tubes, the payback period is 0.570 years
3:5 104
calculated by 6:132 104 or 6.849 months, i.e., the investment can be paid back in
less than 7 months.
If the expenditure saving
for lamp tube is taken intoconsideration, the payback
3:5 104
period is 0.548 years calculated by 6:132 104 2:5 103 or 6.581 months, i.e., the
payback period is slightly reduced.
Additionally, if the government reward isthen included, the benefit is greater,
3:5 104 1:0 104
the payback period is only 0.392 years calculated by 6:132 104 2:5 103 or
4.701 months, i.e., the investment is paid back in less than 5 months.
The customer unnecessarily considers the payback period and just cares about
the electricity cost if cooperates with the ESCOs. The annual electricity cost
saving is RMB 6.132 9 104 Yuan, even through half of the energy-saving benefits
Table 6.7 Benefit calculation process of energy-saving lighting modification project for an emporium
Item Double-tube 36 W thin-diameter Double-tube 48 W common Comparison
grille lamp and matched double-tube fluorescent lamp and matched
electronic ballast inductance ballast and starter
Annual electricity cost required under (1) Total power = 2 9 36 W/ (1) Total power = 2 9 48 W/ (1) Annual load savings = 96 -
same luminance group 9 1,000 groups = 72 kW group 9 1,000 group = 96 kW 72 = 24 (kW)
(2) Electricity = 72 kW 9 10 h/ (2) Electricity = 96 kW 9 10 h/ (2) Annual electricity-
day 9 365 days = 2.628 9 105 day 9 365 days = 3.504 9 105 saving = 3.504 9 105 -
kWh kWh 2.628 9 105 = 8.76 9 104 (kWh)
(3) Electricity cost = 2.628 9 105 (3) Electricity cost = 3.504 9 105
(3) Annual electricity cost
kWh 9 0.7 Yuan/kWh = RMB kWh 9 0.7 Yuan/kWh = RMB saving = 2.4528 9 105 -
1.8396 9 105 Yuan 2.4528 9 105 Yuan 1.8396 9 105 = 6.132 9 104
(Yuan)
Expenditure for lamp tube (based on The expenditure of 2 years for lamp The expenditure of 2 years for lamp The expenditure saving of 2 years for
expenditure of 2 years, electronic tubes = 7.5 Yuan/piece 9 2 tubes = 5 Yuan/piece 9 2 lamp tubes is RMB 5.0 9 103
ballasts are replaced every 2 years pieces/group 9 1,000 groups 9 1 pieces/group 9 1,000/ Yuan, i.e., annually saving RMB
and inductance ballasts are time = RMB 1.5 9 104 Yuan groups 9 2 times = RMB 2.5 9 103 Yuan and monthly
replaced every year). 2.0 9 104 Yuan saving RMB 2.08 9 102 Yuan.
Investment for ballasts and starters 65 Yuan/piece 9 1,000 30 Yuan/piece 9 1,000 Extra investment of electronic ballasts
pieces = RMB 6.5 9 104 Yuan pieces = RMB 3.0 9 104 Yuan relative to inductance
ones = 6.5 9 104 -
3.0 9 104 = RMB 3.5 9 104
Yuan
6.5 Commercial and Residential Customers Participation in DSM
Government reward According to the reward RMB 5 Yuan Limited use, gradually eliminate the
for each energy-saving lamp tube, inductance ballasts.
the total reward = 5 Yuan 9 2
pieces/group 9 1,000
groups = RMB 1.0 9 104 Yuan
433
434 6 The Important Participants in Demand-Side Management: Power Consumers
of the previous 2 years are shared with the ESCOs, the emporium still can save the
electricity cost expenditure of several hundreds of thousand Yuan in RMB within
several years.
[Case 6-6] Good economic benefit obtained by a university through modification
of ballasts
In a modification project of a university, 200,000 pieces of T8 thin-tube 36 W
fluorescent lamps and 100,000 pieces of double-tube electronic ballasts were
installed, the annual electricity saving is 7.2 GWh, the local electricity price is
RMB 0.5 Yuan/kWh, the unit price of the fluorescent lamp is RMB 7.5 Yuan, the
unit price of the electronic ballasts is RMB 65 Yuan, and the reward provided by
the government is 10 Yuan per piece. Calculate: (1) the benefit under the condition
without government reward; (2) benefit under the condition with government
reward; (3) the benefit under the condition of 10 % up and down in the electricity
price.
The calculation process is as follows:
1. Total investment: 200,000 pieces 9 RMB 7.5 Yuan/piece ? 100,000 pie-
ces 9 RMB 65 Yuan/piece = RMB 8 Million Yuan;
2. Government reward: 100,000 pieces 9 RMB 10 Yuan/piece = RMB 1 Mil-
lion Yuan;
3. Annual electricity cost saving: 7.2 GWh 9 RMB 0.5 Yuan/kWh = RMB
3.6 Million Yuan;
4. Annual electricity cost saving
under the condition of 10 % up in the electricity price: 7.2 GWh 9 (RMB
0.5 Yuan/kWh 9 1.1) = RMB 3.96 Million Yuan;
under the condition of 10 % down in the electricity price: 7.2 GWh 9 (RMB
0.5 Yuan/kWh 9 0.9) = RMB 3.24 Million Yuan;
5. For the calculation of the payback period see Table 6.8.
Seen from this, the lighting equipment DSM project in the university has
achieved obvious effect. The price of the electricity price is higher, the benefit
obtained from the energy-saving project is better, and it is necessary to carry out
DSM projects, if there is governmental reward, the payback period will be
shortened, but if there is no reward, the payback period is within 2.5 years and
therefore the project is feasible.
Table 6.8 Payback period of energy-saving lighting modification project for a University under
different factors
Item 10 % up in electricity Unchanged electricity 10 % down in
price price electricity price
Exclude government 8 8 8
3:96 2:02 (years) 3:60 2:22 (years) 3:24 2:45 (years)
reward
Include governmental 81 81 81
3:96 1:77 (years) 3:60 1:94 (years) 3:24 2:16 (years)
reward
6.5 Commercial and Residential Customers Participation in DSM 435
The customer unnecessarily considers payback period and just cares about the
electricity cost if cooperates with the ESCOs. The annual electricity cost saving is
RMB 34 million Yuan, even through half of the energy-saving benefits of the
previous 3 years are shared with the ESCOs, the university still can save the
electricity cost expenditure of RMB 10 million Yuan within several years.
With the development of social economy in recent years and the constant
improvement of peoples living level, the AC possessive quantity is constantly
increasing. Meanwhile, with the prosperous development of the third industry, the
central AC possessive quantity is increasing year after year. In China, the AC has a
greater gap in average energy efficiency and average management level with the
international advanced levels, and there is a great potential in the load shifting and
electricity saving of the AC, including:
1. Using high efficiency energy-saving AC. In China, the AC energy efficiency
standards are lower; all manufacturers fight for markets, reduce the cost, and
therefore ignore the energy efficiency for long term. According to the report of
authority departments on household AC energy efficiency ratio test in China,
the civil AC with the energy efficiency ratio lower than 2.6 accounts for 28 %,
and those with the energy efficiency ratio higher than 3.0 only accounts for
7.7 %. But the energy efficiency ratio of the high efficiency energy-saving AC
generally can reach up to 3.5, greatly improving the electricity using efficiency
of the AC and improving the energy efficiency by more than 25 % compared
with the general AC.
2. Popularizing cold storage central AC. Compared with the conventional central
AC, the cold storage central AC is added with a cold storage device, can store
cold energy using the valley power of the power grids and release cold energy
at the peak hours of the power grids instead of starting up or less using the
refrigerating machine, thereby shifting peak load, and changing the electricity
using mode of the AC under the condition of no change of the AC demand
mode is a great contribution to electricity using process of the cold storage AC
and becomes a main technical means of peak load shifting. Moreover, the cold
storage central AC can annually save the operation cost by 1030 % compared
with the conventional AC system. The final purpose of the cold storage tech-
nology is to reduce the electric load of the customers at the peak hours through
peak load shifting, if a factory needs refrigerating the environment or producing
large electricity using peak due to the operation of the ice making machine, it is
necessary to use the cold storage technology. This technology is concretely
used in the following places: (1) dairies, breweries (requiring batch refrigera-
tion); and (2) commercial buildings, gymnasiums, office buildings (cold supply
mainly occurs in daytime). For electricity consuming units with even load
curves such as hotels, hospitals and factories, the cold storage technology is not
436 6 The Important Participants in Demand-Side Management: Power Consumers
recommended. When the plant size increases and the refrigerating demand
increases, the cold storage technology can be used to avoid the addition of new
ice making devices.
3. Adjusting the temperature of commercial AC. At present, in hotels, restaurants,
and commercial buildings in China, the AC temperature in summer is generally
set at 2425 C, and appropriately adjusting the temperature has little influence
on the comfort but can reduce the AC load. According to the relevant infor-
mation, the rise of the AC by 1 C can reduce the load by 5 % above. The
Chinese Government advocates that the AC temperature is not lower than
26 C in summer and not higher than 18 C in winter.
4. Improving the design, installation and operation management of large-sized
central AC. For large-sized central AC, the host, water pump management
system, terminal device, the control system, etc., are involved, not only all the
devices are required to meet the energy-saving requirements but also the system
is required to be entirely optimized for energy-saving; and moreover, regular
adjustment should be maintained to guarantee that the system runs under the
optimal state. In China, there is great potential in this respect.
2500
2000
Load(kW)
1500
1000
500
0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
Hour
ice melting and cold supply (9:0022:00): the ice of the ice storage device melts
and outputs, totally outputting cold capacity of 10,790 kWh in 13 h according to
the stable load output of 830 kW; and (3) refrigerating machine supplies cold
(9:0022:00): the refrigerating machine stays in variable load running to com-
pensate the short load, totally supplying cold capacity of 10,210 kWh in 13 h.
To promote the application of energy-saving technology in DSM, the region
where the emporium is located implements the policy of peak valley TOU tariff for
the power customers using the double storage technology, as shown in Table 6.11.
1. Operation cost of cold storage AC
Because the value of the AC load is closely related with the local outdoor
meteorological parameters, according to the characteristics of meteorological
parameters, the operation cost of the refrigerating device in economic analysis is
calculated based on that cold supply time for 100 % load accounted for 20 % of
the cold supply period of the AC, the cold supply time for 75 % load accounted for
50 %, the cold supply time for 50 % load was 20 %, and the cold supply time for
25 % load is 10 %; and the cold supply period of the AC in the emporium was
150 days, the energy efficiency ratio of the ice making condition of the refriger-
ating machine was 4, and the energy efficiency ratio of the AC condition of the
refrigerating machine was 5, then operation costs are calculated as follows:
100 % load running expense
For the running situations of a cold storage AC in cold storage and double cold
supply under the condition of 100 % load see Table 6.12.
Cold supply period 20 % 9 150 = 30 (days)
Ice storage electricity cost Under ice storage condition, the refrigerating unit,
cooling water pump, cooling tower and primary ethylene glycol pump run
according to the working conditions, and the chilled water pump and secondary
438 6 The Important Participants in Demand-Side Management: Power Consumers
glycol pump do not run. The ice storage electricity cost is calculated by the
formula:
Cs G Ts Pv 6:1
where,
Cs The ice storage electricity cost;
G The sum of the powers of all running devices;
Ts The ice storage time;
Pv Electricity price of valley load period.
The total cost of ice melting cold supply and AC cold supply During the cold
supply period, the cooling water pump, cooling tower, chilled water pump, pri-
mary ethylene glycol pump, and secondary glycol pump run according to the
working conditions, and the refrigerating machine run according to the variable
loads. The total cost of ice melting cold supply and AC cold supply is calculated
by the formula:
Cac Cr Ca 6:2
where,
Cac The total cost of ice melting cold supply and AC cold supply;
Cr The electricity cost of the refrigerating machine;
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Table 6.12 Power consumption of equipment in operation under the condition of 100 % load
unit: kW
Working Host Cooling Cooling Chilled Primary Secondary
condition water tower water ethylene glycol ethylene glycol
pump pump pump pump
Ice storage 360 60 18 0 36 0
Dual cold Variable 60 18 44 36 40
supply load
where,
Tp The running time at peak load period;
Tf The running time at flat load period.
The daily running cost under 100 % load: It is calculated by the formula:
C Cs Cac
6:5
Cs Cr Ca
where,
C The daily running cost under 100 % load.
For the calculation process of the operation cost of the cold storage AC under
the condition of 100 % load see Table 6.13.
The calculation principle of the operation cost when the refrigerating device
runs under other loads is similar to this, and the calculation results of daily
operation cost and total cost under various loads are shown in Table 6.14.
2. Operation cost of conventional AC
Model selection of main equipment of conventional AC
Table 6.15 shows the main equipment and expense of conventional AC
according to the cold supply area, cold supply amount and designed daily hour-by-
hour cold load of the AC of the emporium.
Operation cost of AC under 100 % load.
The energy efficiency ratio of the refrigerating machine in AC condition is 5. It
can be known from Table 6.10 that the daily electricity of the emporium is
21 MWh, and the electricity cost calculation is shown in Table 6.16.
The operation cost of the conventional AC under other loads are based on the
same calculation principles as this, just one unit and one water pump are started
when the load is below 1,200 kW, and the operation cost calculation results are
shown in Table 6.17.
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Table 6.13 Operation cost of cold storage AC under the condition of 100 % load
Item of cost Calculation process
Ice storage electricity cost (360 ? 60 ? 18 ? 36) 9 8 9 0.23 = RMB 872.16 (Yuan)
Electricity cost of (2,160 ? 5 9 0.85) ? (805,095 9 0.585) = RMB 1,301.00
refrigerating machine (Yuan)
Operation cost of auxiliary (60 ? 18 ? 44 ? 36 ? 40) 9 (6 9 0.85 ? 7 9 0.58) = RMB
equipment at refrigerating 1,813.68 (Yuan)
hours
Daily operation cost under the 872.16 ? 1,301.00 ? 1,813.68 = RMB 3,986.84 (Yuan)
condition of 100 % load
Total cost for operation of 3,986.84 9 30 = RMB 119.6 (thousand Yuan)
30 days under the
condition of 100 % load
Table 6.14 List of daily operation cost and total cost of cold storage AC under various load
levels
Item Unit 100 % 75 % 50 % 25 % Total
load load load load
Daily Ice storage RMB Yuan 872.16 842.2323 775.164 532.058
electricity cost
cost Dual cold RMB Yuan 3,114.68 2,492.165 1,972.5 1,813.68
supply cost
Total RMB Yuan 3,986.84 3,334.397 2,747.66 2,345.74
Number of days Days 30 75 30 15 150
Total RMB 119.6 250.1 82.4 35.2 487.3
thousand
Yuan
442 6 The Important Participants in Demand-Side Management: Power Consumers
pumps water from a lower position to a high position, but the heat pump is a
device that can obtain low grade heat energy from air, water, or soil in the nature
and do work electrically to provide high grade heat energy for use by people. It
consumes a part of energy to tap energy stored in environmental medium and
increase the potential temperature for utilization, but the power consumed by the
entire heat pump device is just 1/3 or lower of the heat supply, which is an energy-
saving characteristic of the heat pump. Classified according to the medium for
fetching heat in heating condition of the heat pump unit, the heat pump has two
basic types: the air source heat pump and the water source heat pump.
The heat pump system can supply heat and AC as well as supply domestic hot
water, and is multifunctional. One system can replace the original two devices or
systems including the boiler and the AC; it can be applied to hotels, emporiums,
office buildings, school, etc., and is more suitable for heating and AC of villas.
Compared with the traditional heating mode, the heat pump system has no com-
bustion, no smoke exhaust and no waste, and does not need the place for stacking
fuel and waste, thereby realizing zero emission. Apart from above sources of
energy, a large amount of industrial exhaust heat, waste heat, and residual heat in
reclaimed water produced by waste water disposal factories can be utilized. As a
result, the heat pump system can consume little electricity to obtain 34 times of
heat, thereby greatly reducing the operation cost.
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Table 6.17 Operation cost and total cost of conventional AC under various load levels
Item of cost Unit 100 % 75 % 50 % 25 % Total
load load load load
Daily Refrigerating RMB Yuan 3,150 2,362.5 1,575 787.5
electricity host
cost Auxiliary RMB Yuan 2,145 2,145 2,145 2,145
equipment
Total RMB Yuan 5,295 4,507.5 3,720 2,932.5
Number of days Day 30 75 30 15 150
Total RMB thousand 158.9 338.1 111.6 44.0 652.5
Yuan
For most of public buildings (especially commercial buildings) has smaller heat
load in winter than cold load in summer, the heating capacity of the heat pump unit
is greater than the refrigerating capacity, only selecting the heat pump system can
result in 50% unused rate of the heat pump equipment, so an energy storage heat
pump system is generated. The energy storage heat pump system is a system that
combines the energy storage and the heat pump for making overall planning of
cold and heat sources for a whole year according to the overall characteristics of
winter-summer load of buildings.
Saving cost has been taken into account in the initial investment for the energy
storage heat pump system. In general, this system can reduce the heat pump
capacity by about 30 %, consequently about 30 % of the distribution capacity is
reduced. Meanwhile, the lower grade heat source side demand is consequently
reduced due to winter demand. These overall considerations give it certain
advantages in initial investment compared with the conventional heat pump
444 6 The Important Participants in Demand-Side Management: Power Consumers
1400
1200
1000
Load(kW)
800
600
400
200
0
1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 21 23
Hour
1200
1000
800
Load(kW
600
400
200
0
1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 21 23
Hour
One water source heat pump unit with the refrigerating capacity of 840 kW and
heating capacity of 900 kW is selected and runs at valley hours at night in summer
and winter, and stores energy in the energy storage tank which has the capacity of
3,020 kWh. At peak hours in the daytime, first the energy storage tank releases the
energy, and then the host directly supplies cold or heat at flat hours in the afternoon.
The load distribution is shown in Fig. 6.13.
The heat pump equipment runs for 4 h at valley hours at night in summer, and
stores cold energy in the energy storage tank. At the peak hours of 11:0013:00 in
the daytime, the heat pump host stops running, and the energy storage tank directly
supplies cold, and the heat pump host supplies cold at other hours, compensating
the cold by the energy storage tank. The system supply and return water tem-
perature is 714 C.
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1500
Cold supply of cold
storage equipment
1000
Cold supply of
Load (kW)
0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
Hour
-500
Cold storage of
heat pump host
-1000
The heat pump equipment runs for 3 h at valley hours at night in winter and
stores cold energy inside the energy storage tank. At the peak hours of
10:0013:00 in the daytime, the heat pump host stops running, and the energy
storage tank directly supplies heat, and the heat pump host supplies cold at other
hours, compensating the heat by the energy storage tank. The system supply and
return water temperature is 447 C.
3. Actual operation situation of engineering
The operation cost in the whole winter is RMB 58,000 Yuan, the operation cost
in the whole summer is RMB 38,000 Yuan, and the annual total cost is RMB
96,000 Yuan, i.e., the unit square meter cost is RMB 7.6 Yuan, saving a lot of
electricity cost compared with other modes (for example, the cooling-heating air
conditioner).
In general, power generating enterprises and power grid enterprises are enterprises
of generating and transmitting power, belonging to the supply side, but the power
generating enterprises need plant electric consumption, and the power grid
enterprises are also special power customers due to line loss, and should carry out
DSM inside the enterprises as the common customers. How to reduce the plant
electric consumption and line loss, which is the DSM in a broad sense, is a
problem that the power generating enterprises and power grid enterprises need to
considerate.
448 6 The Important Participants in Demand-Side Management: Power Consumers
As customers, the power utilities should carry out DSM work from the following
aspects:
New equipment and flow of power generating enterprises and power utilities
constantly come out, the power generating enterprises and the power utilities need
constant following up advanced process and technology and determine the fields of
DSM that they can participate in through technical economic analysis and com-
parison, thereby improving the technical level and competiveness as well as
reducing the plant electric consumption rate and line loss rate.
6.6 Other Customers Participation in DSM 449
The power generating enterprises can adopt the following measures: carry out
high efficiency modification of the flow passage components of the old units; use
frequency conversion technology on the motor system to reduce the plant electric
consumption; carry out technical modification on coal burning boilers including
plasma ignition, less oil ignition, etc.; modify the turbine thermal systems and
draining system, and carry out sealing modification of air preheater and furnace
roof; carry out frequency conversion technology for auxiliary equipment, adopt
speed regulation technologies such as frequency conversion, double speed motor,
hydraulic coupling for main auxiliary equipment, and adopt high efficiency fans
and high efficiency water supply pumps to reduce plant electric consumption; and
adopt matured reliable inside furnace water treatment technology for treatment
equipment to reduce boiler blow down, etc.
To improve the system reactive compensation and voltage quality and reduce
power grid loss, major measures that can be taken by the power utilities include:
popularizing large-section conducting wires; adopting electric and electronic
technologies such as compact lines, flexible transmission technology, conventional
series capacitor compensation, controllable series capacitor compensation, static
var compensation, etc.; using reel iron-core transformers, amorphous alloy trans-
formers, low energy consumption switchgear, energy-saving fittings for distribu-
tion grid, popularizing single-phase distribution technology, etc.
Lighting equipment, motors, and cold storage AC can be carried out DSM like
other customers. In addition, there are special aspects for carrying out DSM as
follows:
The power generating equipment and technology in China have a gap compared
with the advanced technologies, such as high power supply coal consumption, high
ultra supercritical unit proportion, etc. For the power generating enterprises,
reducing the energy consumption and improving economic benefit of the power
plants can be achieved by technical innovation, system modification, equipment
management, and operation optimization.
On the basis of technical introduction, make efforts to develop supercritical
units, ultra supercritical units, large-sized air-cooling unit technology of 600 MW
and above, develop and improve distributed control systems (DCS) possessing
independent intellectual property, and enhance the development and application of
simulation systems.
Continue to study monitoring and optimized operation and state maintenance
technology of power plants, and improve the automatic production level and
modern management level of the power plants by focusing on studying and
450 6 The Important Participants in Demand-Side Management: Power Consumers
First the condensate pump and the condensate system were carried out diag-
nosis tests. The main test items included the performance of the condensate pump,
the resistance of the condensate pump pipeline system, and the comprehensive
parameters of the condensate thermal system. The conclusions obtained from test
diagnosis were as follows: (1) the performance parameters of the pump self were
close to those of the original design, belonging to normal operation aging, and
there was little energy-saving potential seen from the operation efficiency of the
pump; (2) the resistance pressure drop of the entire condensate water pipe was
gathered on the adjusting gate and the throttling loss of the adjusting gate was too
large, and the throttling loss of the adjusting gate should be reduced as much as
possible; and (3) the pump lift that the condensate pump required under all testing
conditions is too high, it was necessary to change the condensate pump to be
smaller.
According to the test results and by combining the characteristics of the power
plant, the condensate pump was technically modified, and a variable frequency
speed regulator was installed. Test shows that the maximal operation efficiency of
the condensate pump is increased from 82.6 to 86.4 % after modification and
reaches to the internal advanced level of the similar products, saving the electric
energy of about 1.1 MWh/h, totally saving electricity 6.6 GWh calculated based
on annual operation time of 6,000 h, and having the total benefit of about RMB
2 Million Yuan calculated based on the electricity price of RMB 0.3 Yuan/kWh.
The total investment for pump modification is RMB 400,000 Yuan, the total
investment for frequency conversion modification is RMB 2.3 Million Yuan, and
the payback period is 16 months which is less than one year and a half.
[Case 6-10] Fan frequency conversion modification project of a power plant
A power plant has the total installed capacity of 2 9 200 MW, and uses a lot of
fans and water pumps of 6 kV voltage grade, and each unit has two water supply
pumps, two circulating water pumps, two condensate pumps, two draught fans,
and two blowers, having the total power of 30.5 MW; air pump motors electric
energy accounted for near 70 % of the plant electric consumption, so improving
the 6 kV high voltage motors in the whole plant and reducing the electric con-
sumption of these motors are effective means to reduce the plant electric
consumption.
In 2010, the power plant decided to make frequency conversion energy-saving
modification to part of the fans after made relevant investigation and analysis. As
the power plant had no experience in fan frequency conversion modification and
was not sure about the actual potential of the frequency conversion modification,
the power plant just selected four draught fans of two units to make frequency
conversion modification.
Before modification, the draught fans of the boilers stayed in operation state for
long term and the unit load was mostly above 130 MW to lead to just less than
55 % of the baffle opening of two fans, a large amount of energy consumption was
consumed on the baffles to result in lower system efficiency and higher energy
452 6 The Important Participants in Demand-Side Management: Power Consumers
Power grid line loss rate is an important comprehensive technical economic index
of power utilities, reflecting the planning design, production technology, and
marketing management level of power grid. At present, Chinas line loss rate has a
gap with that of developed countries worldwide, and the energy-saving potential is
great, and minimizing irrational electricity loss to make the line loss rate meet the
advanced level is one of core contents of the modern management of the power
utilities. At present, the total loss rate at power transmission, transformation,
distribution, and consumption in China is about 16 %, of which the electricity loss
of the customers accounts for 50 % or so and the electricity loss of the major grids
accounts for 30 % above.
1. Economic dispatch and economic operation of power system
Performing economic dispatch of the power grids and realizing source optimal
allocation are overall and strategic issues. According to the dispatch experience,
454 6 The Important Participants in Demand-Side Management: Power Consumers
the general concept for economic dispatch of the power systems is made in this
way: economic load distribution can save fuel by 0.51.5 %, the benefit of eco-
nomic combination can reach to 12.5 %, the benefit from grid loss correction can
reach to 0.050.5 %, and the economic benefit of hydropower and thermal power
dispatching is higher than the benefit of the economic load distribution of the
thermal power system.
At present, the economic dispatch based on energy management system (EMS)
mainly focuses on the power generating and transmission especially for large
region power grids and provincial ones, is gradually, widely applied in China,
containing supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA), automatic genera-
tion control (AGC), generating plan, etc. With the deepening of power industry
system reform in China, the power market is preliminarily formed, thereby
forming the economic dispatch under power market environment, which is con-
tained in the power market technical support system.
Economic operation of the power grids is an important aspect of energy-saving
and consumption reduction of the power industry, mainly including the following
measures: rationally adjusting operation voltage to achieve loss reduction effect by
appropriately adjusting the voltage within allowable deviation; increasing parallel
line operation and ring grid open loop operation to achieve the purpose of eco-
nomic operation of power lines and reduce transmission loss; improving the
economic operation degree of transformers to reduce transformation loss; and
adjusting load curve and balance three phase load to achieve the energy-saving and
loss-reduction purposes of improving load factor and peak load shifting.
[Case 6-11] Distribution transformer modification project of a provincial
power grid enterprise
A provincial power grid enterprise had the line loss rate of 6.78 % in 2010, and
popularized energy-saving transformer in the technical energy-saving aspect apart
from the improvement of energy-saving management and power grid economic
operation management in order to further improve the electricity transmission
efficiency and reduce the transmission line loss rate and promote power grid side
energy-saving and emission reduction. On the end of 2010, the power grid
enterprises distribution grid had more than 30,000 sets of S7 distribution trans-
formers. There was great energy-saving modification potential.
In 2011, the company invested RMB 500 million Yuan for construction and
modification of rural distribution grids, mainly popularizing the application of
energy-saving equipment by installing 10,000 amorphous alloy transformers and
10,000 single-phase transformers in the provincial range to reduce low voltage
distribution loss, of which the single transformers had the total capacity of
500 MVA and were mainly applied to household electricity as well as part of street
lamp electricity and small commerce electricity. The main capacity types of the
single-phase transformers were 50, 80, and 100 kVA, the single transformers with
the capacity of 50 kVA accounted for more than 3/4 of the total, and those with the
capacity of 80 kVA accounted for 1/10 of the total. The amorphous alloy trans-
formers had the total capacity of 2570 MVA, and the amorphous alloy
6.6 Other Customers Participation in DSM 455
transformers with the capacities of 160, 200, 250, and 315 kVA accounted for 4/5
of the total.
According to the preliminary statistical analysis of the power grid enterprise,
10,000 single-phase transformers in the whole province can annually save the
electricity of 25 GWh, 10,000 amorphous alloy transformers can annually save the
electricity of 60 GWh after put in use for one year, this project can annually save
the electricity of 85 GWh. According to the calculation based on RMB 0.5 Yuan/
kWh, the annually saved electricity by this project is equivalent to the electricity
cost saving of RMB 42.5 Million Yuan, thereby having remarkable energy-saving
effect as well as economic benefit.
2. Compact line technology
New technologies have been constantly applied to transmission and distribution
lines in China, and the line planning design adopts compact lines and large-section
transmission conducting wires. Through optimal arrangement of the conducting
wires, the compact lines shorten the phase distance, improve the electromagnetic
environment, greatly reduce the transmission lines, save the cost of the trans-
mission lines, improve the effective utilization rate of the transmission lines and
greatly reduce the electricity loss of the transmission and distribution lines.
3. Reactive power compensation and reactive power optimization of power
system
The reactive power of the power system is close related with the voltage level of
the power system, and maintaining all voltages of the power system in allowable
ranges requires the support of reactive power. The reactive power is generally
based on balance on the spot, and optimal operation of the reactive power can
reduce the active power grid loss of the system. If the reactive power is balanced
well in a power system of 1 GW, the annually saved electricity from the power
plant, substation, and customers of the power grid exceeds 100 GWh, saving the
capacity of 2030 MW for the generators, transformers, and transmission equip-
ment of the system. The measures for realizing the reactive power economic
operation of the power system include: improving the reactive power compensa-
tion capacity of the system; realizing the rational balance dispatch and automatic
control of the reactive power; enhancing reactive power management of the cus-
tomers by forbidding inverse flowing of reactive power to the power grid; and
enhance the reactive power and voltage management.
Since 2003, China has obtained achievements in application and popularization
of reactive power automatic compensation technology, thereby guaranteeing the
quality of power transmission of the system to a certain extent in China, ensuring
the safe and reliable operation of the power grids in China and bringing certain
energy-saving loss-reduction benefits. During 2003 and 2010, China raised the
investment on reactive power automatic compensation projects of the power
systems and obtained great effect, accumulatively saving electricity of about
5 TWh.
456 6 The Important Participants in Demand-Side Management: Power Consumers
Good reactive power optimization work cannot only improve the voltage
quality of the power grids and enhance the stability of the power grids, but also
effectively reduce the grid loss and improve the economic benefit of the power
grids.
[Case 6-12] Reactive compensation project of a power grid enterprise
1. Background
In a power grid enterprise, insufficient reactive power compensation and lower
load factor of the single-circuit supply line results in large transmission loss of the
power grid, thereby being unfavorable for safe, stable operation of the power grid.
To improve the voltage quality of the transmission line and tap the energy-saving
loss-reduction potential, the enterprise scientifically employs various regulation
means according to the system load change, and basically realizes automatic
reactive power regulation and optimization control by installing static reactive
power compensation complete equipment, thereby greatly reducing the reactive
power displacement between voltage grades, improving the voltage quality, and
constantly improving the operation economy of the power grid.
2. Modification effect
For data comparison before and after installation of the reactive power compen-
sator see Table 6.20. After the installation of the reactive power compensator, the
security, reliability, and economy of the transmission line are improved, mainly
manifested in the following aspects:
The line loss rate is reduced from 12.6 to 10.8 %. This line annually transmits
electricity about 11 GWh, and the transmission line annually saves the elec-
tricity loss of 286 MWh after the installation of the reactive compensator.
The load capacity of equipment and lines is improved by 12 %. The load
capacity of the equipment is greatly improved after the reactive compensator is
installed, formerly it only could drive seven pumped wells that could not
simultaneously run, but now ten pumped wells can be simultaneously opened,
saving the power grid investment of RMB 84,000 Yuan.
The load factor is greatly improved from 0.85 before compensation to 0.92 after
compensation, thereby greatly improving the transmission efficiency of the
power grid and the operation security.
Table 6.20 Parameter data comparison of transmission line before and after Installation of
reactive power compensator
Item Load Average voltage Transmission capacity Line loss rate
factor (kV) (%) (%)
Before compensation 0.82 12.6
After compensation 0.92 An increase of An increase of 12 % 10.8
0.2 kV
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3. Cost-benefit analysis
Known from the aforementioned, the installation of the compensator annually
reduces the electricity loss, annually saving the electricity cost of RMB 172,000
Yuan calculated based on the electricity price of RMB 0.6 Yuan/kWh. In addition,
the investment of the power grid is reduced by RMB 84,000 Yuan due to the
improvement of the line transmission capacity.
The total investment of the project is about RMB 405,000 Yuan, and the
payback period is 1.87 years just less than 2 years calculated by (405 -
84) 7 172.
In the vast rural areas of China, especially the north areas, agricultural customers
consume electricity mostly for irrigation. The irrigation and drainage electric
energy in China is 44.55 TWh, and it accounts for nearly half of the electric
energy of agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry, and fishery service industries. In
China, the field of DSM that the agricultural customers participate in is mainly
irrigation and drainage electricity. Electricity saving of water pumps is one of main
electricity saving potential for the agricultural customers. So the means for the
agricultural customers to participate in DSM includes: rationally arranging the
irrigation time according to peak valley TOU electricity price; replacing high
efficiency electric water pumps; and adopting reactive power compensation on the
spot to improve economic benefit for agricultural motors. During the power crisis
of California in America, one of the measures taken in DSM was modification of
agricultural water pumps, mainly adopting reactive power local compensation
technology.
At present, the rural electric irrigation and drainage systems in China generally
have the problems of low load factor, large reactive power losses and serious
electricity waste. Electric irrigation and drainage is used for draining surplus
accumulated water in rainy years or rainstorm periods and irrigating the fields in
arid years or crop water requiring periods. At present, the farmland in most regions
of China depends on the electromechanical irrigation and drainage expect for few
regions depend on gravity irrigation. In all rural areas covered by the power grid,
the electric irrigation and drainage develops fast. The electricity of agricultural
irrigation and drainage increases obviously due to the rapid development of
electric irrigation and drainage in the rural areas. According to relevant infor-
mation, the electricity of irrigation and drainage seasons generally accounts for
1525 % of the agricultural electricity and results in power grid peak load in the
irrigation and drainage periods. But in non-irrigation and drainage seasons, energy
loss increases due to efficiency reduction of the electric irrigation and drainage
systems. Relevant investigation finds that the agricultural electric irrigation and
drainage equipment in rural distribution grids has very lower natural load factor,
458 6 The Important Participants in Demand-Side Management: Power Consumers
some even below 0.4, due to the characteristics of many points, long lines, wide
range, seasonality of load demand, light load drive, etc. Consequently, to reduce
the reactive power loss of the lines, save the electricity, improve the operation
conditions of the agricultural irrigation and drainage motors, and improve the load
coefficients of transformers and motors to render the motors stay in economic
operation state, tap agricultural electricity using potential and improve the eco-
nomic benefit, the reactive power local compensation technology can be adopted
for the agricultural motors. The customers electricity fee expenditure as well as
the electric irrigation and drainage cost can be reduced. Effective electricity saving
measures include improving the output capacities of the transformers and the
power grids, appropriately increasing the electric load to tap the potential of
agricultural power supply and consumption equipment, and relieve the power
supply shortage under the condition of no need of applying for increasing the
electricity using capacity; and improving the power supply quality of the power
grids as well as working characteristics and output torque of irrigation and
drainage equipment, etc.
As there are a variety of agricultural irrigation and drainage motors that have
different powers and sizes, the workload of calculating the electricity savings one
by one is tremendous and unnecessary. According to empirical data obtained from
relevant information, the comprehensive electricity saving rate of the common
motors adopting the reactive power local compensation technology is 1022 %,
taken 17 % in this book. In general cases, after the reactive power local com-
pensation technology is applied, the motor load factor can be improved to more
than 0.9, and the electricity saving effect is obvious. The price for mounting a
reactive power local compensator is RMB 80 Yuan/kVar, provided the power
factor of an agricultural motor is 0.700.85 before reactive power compensation
and is 0.95 after compensation, the irrigation and drainage motor needs a com-
pensator of 0.30.7 kVar/kW, taken 0.5 kVar/kW in this book. Due to simple
installation and no installation cost, the technical modification expense of the
motor per kW is RMB 40 Yuan (0.5 9 80), and the direct cost per kW for
reducing the motor load is RMB 235 Yuan (40 7 0.17). Moreover, in most areas,
the agricultural irrigation and drainage electricity price adopts the peak valley
electricity price. Irrigation and drainage operation can be arranged at valley hours
as much as possible.
In the north areas of China, the spring irrigation time is generally March, April,
and May, and the flood drainage time is June, July, August, and September, the
winter irrigation time is October and November, totally less than 1,500 h. The
irrigation and drainage motors with the reactive power local compensators are used
to run day and night in irrigation busy seasons. The annual total irrigation time is
1,500 h, and the reactive power local compensator generally has the service life of
10 years.
Economic benefit index analysis through adopting the reactive power local
compensation technology for agricultural irrigation and drainage motors shows
that the agricultural customers can obtain benefits from this technology, and the
investment for the technology can be paid back in very short time within the
6.6 Other Customers Participation in DSM 459
service life of the technology, and the agricultural customers can obtain investment
net benefit within one year. Furthermore, the technology has a lot of advantages,
and higher investment has better economic effect. In fact, this technology can
bring significant economic, source, and environment benefits for the society.
Common customers and power utilities have the issues of modification of trans-
formers and reactive compensators. This section introduces the modification of
transformers and reactive power compensation.
The transformer is one of the important electric equipment in the power system,
and transmission and distribution of electricity and the electricity consumption of
various devices in the power system are achieved by changing voltage through the
transformers. The transformers are sure to produce loss during power transmission.
The loss of the transformers mainly comes from no-load loss (iron loss) of the
cores and load loss (copper loss) of the windings, both loss values are the main
basis for judging whether the transformers are energy-saving series products. As
the transformers are important energy-consuming equipment, it is necessary to tap
its energy-saving potential. In addition, due to high proportion of old distribution
transformers, replacing them can promote the energy-saving and consumption
reduction of enterprises, thereby bringing economic benefit.
The Minimum Allowable Values of Energy Efficiency and the Evaluating Values
of Energy Conservation for Three-Phase Distribution Transformers (GB20052
2006) issued by General administration of quality supervision, inspection, and
quarantine (AQSIQ) of the Peoples Republic of China on Jan 9th, 2006. It stip-
ulates the minimum allowable values of energy efficiency and the evaluating
values of energy conservation of series distribution transformers, S11 series
products and above are recommended as the energy-saving series products of oil-
immersed distribution transformers, and SC10 series products and above are
commended as the energy-saving series products of dry-type transformers. In
addition, the energy-saving products includes amorphous alloy transformers and
iron-core transformers, omni-sealed transformers, package transformers, etc., that
meet the above standard.
Currently, the Chinese government has promulgated policies on eliminating
high energy consumption S7/SL7 series distribution transformers and has suc-
cessfully carried out the popularization and application of S9 series distribution
460 6 The Important Participants in Demand-Side Management: Power Consumers
10 % lower than that of the SC(B) 9 transformers. With the enlarging of pro-
duction scale of the amorphous transformers and increase of the electricity price,
the amorphous transformers will have lower TOC value.
The single-phase winding iron-core distribution transformers has been applied
to single-phase three-wire systems of low voltage distribution in many developed
countries, such as America, having significance in reducing low voltage distri-
bution loss. As the single-phase transformers can be directly installed at electricity
using load center, the power supply diameter is shortened, the voltage quality is
improved, the low voltage line loss is reduced, and the customers investment on
low voltage line loss is greatly reduced. The single-phase winding iron-core
transformers can obviously improve the power supply quality such as voltage drop
and high harmonic, etc. This transformer has little no-load loss and on-load loss
compared with a three-phase transformer with the same capacity, and is especially
applied to the areas of small load dispersed distribution and no three-phase load.
The on-load voltage regulating distribution transformer is a distribution trans-
former capable of regulating the primary winding of the transformer to keep the
secondary output voltage stable through the on-load voltage regulating switch
configured on the transformer under the condition that the transformer does not cut
off load. As the distribution transformer is closest to the load, keeping the output
voltage stable is especially important when the power grid voltage, and the
electricity using load fluctuation are large. Under such condition, the loss of
the distribution transformers and low voltage lines can be remarkably reduced, the
operation life of the low voltage electric equipment is prolonged and the operation
efficiency of the electric equipment is improved through the tap exchanger of the
transformer to make self voltage regulation under the condition of carrying load to
guarantee that the distribution transformer and low voltage load run in optimal
conditions, and the energy-saving effect is more remarkable.
The package transformer is widely used in the construction of city power grids,
has the functions of intelligence, small size, fire prevention, etc., and is one of the
most economic, convenient, and effective equipment.
In recent years, the loss of the transformers has been reduced mainly by
developing the soft magnetic material (silicon steel sheet), conducting material
(oxygen free copper conductor or copper foil), transformer structure, and process
in China. At present, the silicon steel sheets for iron-core material have the general
thickness of 0.23-0.30 mm, in the future thinner silicon steel sheets will be used,
and the silicon steel sheets with the thickness of 0.18 mm have been used. The
development of amorphous material promotes the constant development and
progress of energy-saving transformers and the energy-saving effect is more
obvious.
C W P 6:7
where
W Annual operating electricity of the transformer, kWh;
C Annual operating electricity cost of the transformer, RMB Yuan;
P0 No-load loss, kW;
Pk Load loss, kW;
SN Rated capacity, kVA;
Uk Impedance voltage percentage, %;
I0 No-load current percentage, %;
P Electricity price, RMB Yuan/kWh;
WS11 8; 600 0:565 0:05 0:7 400=100 2; 200 4:3 0:05 4:0
400=100
17; 283kWh;
WS9 8; 600 0:80 0:05 1:0 400=100 2; 200 4:3 0:05 4:0
400=100
19; 820 kWh;
The annual electricity savings of the S11 distribution transformer relative to the
S9 distribution transformer with the capacity of 400 kVA is
DW jWS11 WS9 j j17; 283 19; 820j 2; 537 kWh
According to the electricity price of RMB 0.5 Yuan/kWh, the annual electricity
cost of the S11 distribution transformer is
CS11 17; 283 0:5 RMB 8; 642 Yuan;
The annual electricity cost of the S9 distribution transformer is
CS9 19; 820 0:5 RMB 9; 910 Yuan
The annual running cost difference between both transformers is
jCS11 CS9 j j8; 642 9; 910j
DC % 12:8 %
CS9 9:910
In the similar way the annual running costs of S11 and S9 distribution trans-
formers of other capacities are compared and estimated, and the results are shown
in Table 6.22.
Seen from Table 6.22, compared with the S9 product, the annual running cost
of the S11 product is averagely reduced by 13.11 %. From this, the S11 distri-
bution transformer has better economy than the S9 one according to the operation
cost of the transformers.
464 6 The Important Participants in Demand-Side Management: Power Consumers
Table 6.22 Comparison of annual operation costs of S11 and S9 distribution transformers
Rated capacity (kVA) Annual operation cost (RMB Yuan) Annual operation cost
reduction percentage (%)
Type S9 Type S11
30 1,420 1,246 12.26
50 2,013 1,755 12.82
80 2,936 2,493 15.09
100 3,461 2,945 14.91
125 4,120 3,534 14.22
160 4,974 4,243 14.70
200 5,923 5,085 14.16
250 6,958 6,034 13.29
315 8,334 7,292 12.50
400 9,910 8,642 12.80
500 11,913 10,365 12.99
630 14,758 12,653 14.26
800 17,626 15,476 12.20
1,000 22,835 19,847 13.09
1,250 27,171 23,507 13.49
1,600 32,294 28,381 12.12
Average reduction 13.11
The configuration of the reactive power compensator can be carried out according
to the following steps:
6.7 Case Analysis 465
Table 6.23 Energy-savings and payback period of S11 distribution transformer relative to S9
distribution transformer
Rated Electricity Electricity fee savings Price difference between Payback
capacity savings [kWh/ [RMB Yuan/(kVA S11 and S9a (RMB Yuan/ period
(kVA) (kVA year)] year)] kVA) (years)
50 10.32 5.16 12.30 2.38
80 11.07 5.54 8.58 1.55
100 10.32 5.16 8.49 1.65
125 9.37 4.69 6.23 1.33
160 9.14 4.57 8.72 1.91
200 8.39 4.19 6.96 1.66
250 7.40 3.70 5.96 1.61
315 6.61 3.31 5.98 1.81
400 6.34 3.17 4.94 1.56
500 6.19 3.10 4.32 1.40
630 6.68 3.34 4.00 1.20
800 5.38 2.69 3.94 1.47
1,000 5.98 2.99 3.42 1.14
1,250 5.86 2.93 2.24 0.76
1,600 4.89 2.45 3.29 1.35
a
The price odds are based on the difference between the average price per kVA of S11-M
transformers produced in 2002 of the five winning bidder manufacturers and the average price per
kVA of S9-M transformers produced in 2002 of the ten winning bidder manufacturers
For rationally carrying out reactive power, it must be made clear the composition
and generation of reactive power and reactive load and accurate estimation of its
values, and then compensation capacity and modes can be accurately allocated
6.7 Case Analysis 467
establishing the rotating magnetic field, and the other part is reactive power
consumed in the process of leakage reactance of windings with load. The
reactive power loss of the double winding transformer also has two parts, i.e.,
excitation reactive power loss and magnetic leakage reactive power loss which
should be calculated, respectively, and then the total reactive power is obtained.
Power grid enterprises should real-time follow up the reactive power compensa-
tion effect after reactive power compensation, monitor the operation security,
stability, and economy of the power equipment to find out whether the expected
targets are met, and make improvement on the basis of relevant analysis.
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Chapter 7
The Prospects of Demand-Side
Management
The wave of reform of power industry has started since the later stage of 1980. The
purpose of reform of power industry is to break monopoly, open market, introduce
competition, and improve efficiency.
Under the environment of full competition, power market is the process of
determining electricity price and electricity through the interaction of buyers and
purchasers of power. Specifically speaking, power market is the aggregation of
Scheduler Power
Coordinator Exchange
(SC) (PX)
Demand-
Generator Power Independent System
Retailor side
(G) Market Operator
(R) Consumers
(PM) (ISO)
(D)
Ancillary Transmission
Service Owner
(AS) (TO)
Transmission(T)
It can be seen from the practice of reform of power industry in current major
countries (regions) that the marketization reform of power will produce substantial
influence to the investment of resources development of demand-side resources.
This kind of influence includes both the positive and negative influence. The
reform can only produce positive influence on power system and the implemen-
tation of DSM by power users when clear and definite policies are formulated.
The research of the influence of reform of power industry to DSM carried out
by International Energy Agency showed: power reform plays a small role in
eliminating the barriers of DSM in general condition. Some reform measures, such
as separation of power plants from grid, will in fact increase the barriers for the
implementation of DSM on the contrary. Edward Vine and Jan Hamnn [3], etc.,
put forward the inappropriate policies will influence the implementation of DSM
in the reform process of power industry. The reform of power industry will pro-
duce promotion function for the implementation of DSM projects if the govern-
ment adopts effective measures to incorporate DSM into the reform of power
industry and carry out special research.
1. DSM faces new dilemma under power market environment
Power industry in all countries in the world basically adopt vertical integrated
monopoly operation mode of generation, transmission, distribution and sales
before the marketization reform of power, and the subject of DSM implementation
is certainly undertaken by power utilities. The integrated power utilities have the
motivation to design and implement DSM as the implementation of DSM projects
will bring huge economic benefits to them. Meanwhile, vertical integration
structure of enterprises is also a basic favorable condition for the implementation
of DSM.
However, an integrated system is often accompanied by the problems such as
monopoly price and low efficiency. The vertical structure of power industry after
the restructuring is basically divided into three parts: power generation link under
the original integrated model turns into an independent interest subject in the
competitive power generation market, power grid enterprises are transformed into
an infrastructure opening to all power generation enterprises and power users, and
power selling enterprises are only responsible to sell the power bought from
wholesale market to final users. In this kind of industry structure, power generation,
power selling, and power grid enterprises will have no motivation to comprehen-
sively consider the optimization of resources allocation from the two aspects of
power supply and demand. As power generation enterprises and users are separated
on both sides, asymmetry of investment and production will make most power
generators steer clear apart from the technical difficulties. For the same reason,
power grid enterprises will have no interest to continue to engage in DSM as
promotion of energy conservation lamps and high efficiency power devices will not
directly bring economic benefits for them. As the benefits of power selling
476 7 The Prospects of Demand-Side Management
enterprises depend on the quantity of sales, they will expect, obviously, selling
more electricity instead of trying to less the electricity consumption.
It is not hard to see that DSM is faced with the challenge of lacking imple-
mentation subject after the restructuring of power industry and marketization
reform, and many DSM projects are trapped in the dilemma of hard to carry on.
DSM is also faced with the dilemma of lacking implementation subject in
China along with the separation of power plants from grids in 2002. Besides,
another difficulty faced by DSM in China is that there is no scientific electricity
price system: general electricity price is low, some measures such as seasonal price
and interruptible load electricity price that could motivate users to conserve energy
voluntarily are not widely promoted, and the ratio of current peak to valley price is
not reasonable enough. Without a reasonable difference of peak and valley elec-
tricity, the electricity charge saved by users will not be enough to compensate the
costs raised to adjust their time schedule and the power utilization mode of users
will be very hard to be motivated to change to realize peak clipping and valley
filling. Users will not stop power consumption equipment in peak period on their
own initiative either to avert the peak for power system without the interruptible
load compensation mechanism. The cold response given by users to DSM caused
by the unreasonable electricity price structure brings difficulty for the imple-
mentation of DSM.
2. The implementation environment of DSM is greatly changed
The marketization reform of power makes the original implementation envi-
ronment of DSM has great changes. Some changes are beneficial to the imple-
mentation of DSM while others deepened the obstacles and barriers of DSM
implementation.
The focus of marketization reform of power is the problem of company
restructuring, commercialized operation and power energy efficiency are not given
due attention or even ignored to some extent during the power reform process. A
more serious problem is that power reform has already brought some negative
influence on power energy efficiency, which mainly reflected in: one is the gradual
weakening of administrative function of power conservation of government
department; the second is the weakening of incentive measures of terminal power
conservation investment. The breaking up of monopoly system of power industry
greatly shaken the industry basis for carrying out integrated resources planning
(IRP) and DSM. Therefore, a serious problem that is going to be faced is should
DSM be carried out after the marketization of power. The lesson of crisis of power
market encountered by California in 20002001 told us DSM is very important. It
shall not only be carried out but also be carried out in a better way after the reform
of power system. Besides, who is the subject in leading the implementation of
DSM after the separation of power plants from grid? It is power grid enterprises
or power generation enterprises? Considering from the interest relation, power gird
enterprises will no longer interest in implementing DSM as they are not respon-
sible for the planning and construction of power source any more, and engaging in
DSM will only has investment without income, while power generation enterprises
7.1 Outlook of Demand-Side Management Under Power Market Environment 477
will only interest in peak clipping and valley filling as power conservation will
reduce their benefits. In addition, power generation enterprises only have business
contact with some large users and do not have direct contact with most users.
Therefore, it has certain difficulty for power generation enterprises to engage in
DSM work in a large scale.
It can be said that marketization reform of power also dissolved some original
obstacles in DSM implementation and brought new opportunities for DSM
implementation while posing challenges to DSM. Meanwhile, the constant deep-
ening of marketization reform of power is also calling for DSM. One of the lessons
from power market crisis of California in the early twenty-first century is that low
elasticity of demand-side resources will produce unexpected negative influence to
power market that is in good operation. The design of mechanism and rules of
competitive power market shall make demand-side resources participating in
market competition. The importance of participation by demand-side resources in
competitive market has already been widely recognized by international energy
industry. The demand-side resources participating in bid competition and market
competition, i.e., users voluntarily operate with reduced load under the condition
of advance notice of system dispatching and implementation of various electricity
incentive policies, has been proved to be an effective mean for peak load shifting.
People have realized from practice that DSM has played a very important role
in supporting the sustainable development of economy and society. DSM could
share the benefits of economic growth under the premise of decreasing social
capital investment, expenditure of electricity charge of users, emission of air
pollution and global warming while reducing energy/power supply burden. DSM
is not only a kind of energy conservation and electricity saving operation mech-
anism but also a kind of long effective public welfare activity.
DSM projects greatly declined in 1990 due to the uncertainty brought about by the
marketization reform of power industry. The total investment being used by US
power utilities in DSM projects was reduced by more than 50 %, but the expen-
ditures used for improving energy efficiency projects in 1999 still reached USD
1.4 billion, which is mainly attributed to the adoption of system benefits charge.
478 7 The Prospects of Demand-Side Management
DSM project had played a very important role in dealing with the crisis of
California power market in 20002001. The total power consumption in 2001 was
reduced by 6.7 % comparing with that in 2000 due to the threat of supply inter-
ruption and soaring of bulk sale electricity price, but the economy still keeps
increasing. Demand reduction would not happen naturally, and it should be
attributed to the adoption of a series of DSM measures and policies. California had
transferred 10 GW peak loads, which equaled to several large-scale power plants
till 1999 by improving energy efficiency and standard. Some programs such as
public education program, discounts, and other fiscal stimulus programs applied by
government in 2001 could be regarded as the most successful energy conservation
programs in the state level in history. In other aspects, the number of high effi-
ciency power equipment brought by customers in 2001 broke the record. There
were nearly 100,000 high efficiency refrigerators (five times of that in 2000) and
4 million compact energy-saving lamps among them.
California greatly increased the investment to DSM project in 2001 consid-
ering the value of a DSM project, especially for a restructured power market. The
investment reached USD 480 million, which is over 50 % more than that in 2000.
The laws relating to System Benefits Charge are extended to 2012, which will
make the expenditures of all power utilities in California increase by a small part.
This extra part charges could increase the investment to the development of
energy efficiency, renewable energy and its technology by $ 5 billion, which is
also the largest amount of energy development fund brought about by single
legislation.
One famous demand-side response (DSR) project named PJM active load
management (ALM) and started in 1991, is mainly taken as load service entity or
special curtailment service provider (CSP) to participate in management method of
load reduction as the representative of terminal users. Terminal users need to
participate in this plan through CSP. CSP needs to pay certain amount of deposits
(USD 5005,000) each year in participating in ALM. The environment permission
needs to be got if CSP starts to use dispersed power generation. Terminal users
could participate in on their free will and the users participating in the project
could get USD 500/MWh compensation or the compensation calculated according
to the marginal electricity price of real-time system. There are three kinds of ALM,
i.e., direct load control, consumption level of stationary load and load reduction
according to notice. PJM implemented ALM for three times in summer in 2001
and started it when electricity price is higher than USD 135/MWh, while 23 MWh
of electricity was reduced to the average. The phenomenon of emergency power
generation shortage has never appeared since the implementation of ALM. The
load response program (LRP) has been supplemented since July 2002 with the
purpose of encouraging the wide participation of LRP and responding to real-time
electricity price by users. Meanwhile, decentralized electric sources are allowed to
participate in LRP, and specific implementation rules are formulated respectively
for the current load response projects and real-time load response projects.
7.1 Outlook of Demand-Side Management Under Power Market Environment 479
The United Kingdom started the marketization reform of power in 1988. There
was not any clause about improvement of energy efficiency or DSM during the
restructuring of power industry in the United Kingdom as it was believed that the
method forcing the improvement of energy efficiency would appear when the
market was under demand pressure. The practical experience proved that it was
not correct. The United Kingdom set up an independent energy conservation credit
unit to design and monitor DSM projects 3 years later. The first directive is to
reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) by improving energy efficiency. UK power industry
invested USD 165 million funds that are raised to more than 500 projects for
improvement of energy efficiency through power transmission surcharge in the
first 4 years of this DSM project. It is estimated that 6.8 TWh power were con-
served, which equaled to the annual power consumption of 2 million households in
UK. Meanwhile, UK formulated incentive measures, including cost recovery and
compensation of loss of revenues in order to encourage power utilities to play
principal role in DSM. Cost recovery means to incorporate the expenditures of
power utilities for implementing DSM projects into the cost of electricity price.
Compensation of loss of revenues refers to the government disconnects the rev-
enues and quantity of power sale by adopting adjustment mechanism of revenues
of power sale so as to prevent power utilities from suffering economic losses due to
the reduction of quantity of power sale that is caused by the implementation of
DSM.
Demand-side resources participate in rapid frequency response in UK power
market. The demand-side of UK power market could not only respond to the
change of frequency but also the power support provided by power generators in
order to deal with the sudden drop of frequency. The practice has proved that the
responses of demand-side resources are instantaneous and are obviously superior
to power generators. Thirteen cement manufacturing enterprises negotiate and sign
bilateral contract with dispatching organization through integral general agent to
participate in this response project. The maximum instantaneous load to be
reduced could reach 110 MW. Integral general agent plays a very important role as
the bridge of management and optimization. Besides, refrigeration enterprise
associations also participate in this plan and the hierarchical frequency restoration
project.
Northern Europe
(above 1 MW) could directly participate in bidding of demand. For instance, it has
been proved that economic benefits could be achieved by industry heating enter-
prises who adopt boilers of various kinds of fuels (electricity, fuel oil or other
alternative energy) by fully utilizing the changing characteristics of electricity
price of spot market. For small users, such as schools heating in Norway could
indirectly participate in demand competition as the agent through their power
suppliers.
All power distribution companies are required to engage in DSM in Norway.
Collect tax from power distribution charges with actual power consumption as the
basis. Power distribution enterprises carry out DSM activity through local energy
efficiency center. Denmark requires power distribution enterprises must introduce
IRP, and prepare a DSM plan of every 2 years and a 20-year energy efficiency
improvement plan. Demark has established energy conservation capital, which is
raised from the small amount additional electricity price in the electricity price of
residents and public service industry. This capital is used to determine and support
energy efficiency projects, including conversion of power and heat to combined
operation of heat and power (CHP). Today, all power thermal plants are supply
heat and all industrial boilers generate power in Denmark.
It can be seen from the experience of major countries that the improvement of
energy efficiency could not be automatically brought about either through the
restructuring of power industry or the market itself. Lots of market barriers,
including some important and hard to be evaluated external environment, and
information lacking still exists In fact, DSM is often damaged in restructuring
unless it is fully considered in the restructuring process. The focus of DSM is
turning to power distribution companies in many countries. The power distribution
companies in the United States have proved that they have the ability to adopt lots
of measures at low costs to improve energy efficiency within the correct scope of
laws and regulations.
The successful experiences of DSM implementation in major countries could be
summarized to the following several points: (1) Promulgation of relevant laws,
regulations, and policies. For instance, the National Energy Conservation Policy
Act promulgated by the United States in 1992 made relevant stipulations for
carrying out DSM by restructured power utilities; (2) Establishment of economic
incentive mechanism. In order to adapt to the marketization reform of power
industry, many countries issued economic policies of tax reliefs, low interest loans,
financial assistance, and electricity price incentives to support the development of
DSM work, which includes system benefits charge, relevant tax of energy, direct
government funding, etc., in which, system benefits charge is the most common
one to be used. It is the cost attached to electricity price of all power users in
certain proportion; (3) Carrying out energy service through market mechanism.
For example, energy conservation service companies have developed into an
7.1 Outlook of Demand-Side Management Under Power Market Environment 481
As enormous changes have taken place in global power industry in recent years,
previous DSM model has become unable to be fully adapted to the current situ-
ation. The development of DSM and the challenges faced by it is needed to be
reevaluated so as to facilitate the further healthy development of DSM in a
coordinated way. The subject such as function and position, evaluation method,
implementation method, incentive mechanism and technical support system of
DSM under new situation become the hot point for research again. International
energy agency (IEA) carries out an IEADSM plan that lasting for over 10 years.
Seventeen state members, including Australia, the United States, France, Japan,
Canada, and Norway has devoted themselves to the research and development of
DSM together with European Union since 1993, and research and cooperation in
13 aspects have been carried out [4].
1. DSM international database. IEA emphasizes that lots of basic work shall be
carried out to establish the international database and evaluation instruction.
This project takes 7 years to explore the feasibility of establishing interna-
tional DSM database by selecting demonstration project, and distribute lots of
questionnaires to collect information, then design the structure of database,
arrange and input information, establish database, and analyze and arrange
results. The database and methods are continuously renewed and usable
database resources and relevant analysis reports are formed finally.
2. Communication technology that is suitable for DSM. Communication tech-
nology needs to complete the functions of load control, data transmission, load
management, automatic measurement and charging, alarm service of users,
power generation management of users, remote diagnose and monitoring, etc.
The research and development of relevant communication agreements, hard-
ware and software all belong to this scope.
3. Cooperative purchasing mechanism of DSM innovation technology. The cloth
dryers with half power consumption, high efficiency motors with 2040 %
loss reduction, and new generation copiers that could conserve 25 % power
are developed.
4. Realization of advanced integrated DSM method. This project investigated the
enterprise structure and IRP method of all member countries at first, evaluated
and compared the process, models and methods of integrating DSM to IRP by
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charge in order to realize DSB. When is also faced with time-sharing charge,
small users will naturally have the initiative to change power utilization mode
in peak period or at the time with high electricity price. Determine energy
conservation effect of implementing time-sharing charge to small users, and
the corresponding pricing, control and effective implementation mechanism.
12. Energy standard. Propel the coordination and unification of global energy
transmission standard and form an information network of global energy
standard to prompt the mutual understanding and coordinate the intercon-
version of energy standard.
13. DSR resources. The DSR resources projects led by US energy department
and participated by 15 member countries were passed on October 15, 2003
with the purpose of prompting the integration of demand response resources
into power market in all countries, researching the necessary methods, busi-
ness procedure, basis, tools and implementation process in realizing specific
target, establishing the common method for evaluating demand response
resources, setting up the influence model of demand response resources to
electricity price, reserve, capacity market and market liquidity, thereby
determining the value of demand response resource and establishing the
Internet platform of relevant technical exchange.
These projects try to research DSMs function in the power industry of each
country in a comprehensive and deeply manner, tap the potential of DSM, espe-
cially to specially research the implementation measures, incentive mechanisms
and evaluation standards of DSM under power market environment through
cooperation research among multiple countries so as to lay a theoretical foundation
for developing DSM projects in power market.
The role and positioning of each party participating in DSM work will have some
new changes and adjustments with the constant advancing of marketization pro-
cess of power. At first, the role and positioning of parties such as the government,
power utilities, users participating in DSM under traditional vertical integration
operation may change. The functions of some parties may be weakened under
market environment or their roles disappear under power market environment, for
example, power utilities. Second, marketization reform of power will expedite the
creation of some new market participants, such as ESCOs, power exchanges,
retailers/brokers, etc. The foundation of role changing lies in the forming of
market mechanism. All parties participating in DSM at different development
stages of power market will have different roles and positioning as the reform of
power system is promoted gradually and the marketization is also deepened
progressively.
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The attention and support given by government to DSM are mainly out of the
long-term consideration of sustainable development of economy and society,
which is not to exceed the bearing capacity of resources and environment, damage
current living quality and deprive the sustainable development opportunity of
offspring while seeking economic and social development. The government takes
social benefits as the major standard to measure DSM effects, and puts energy
efficiency improvement, electricity saving, pollution emission reduction and pro-
tection of ecological system that supports the health of the globe in an extremely
important position. Except the administrative measures such as laws and regula-
tions, standards and policies are used to prompt energy conservation and electricity
saving, the governments in countries with early implementation of DSM also
directly participate in DSM activities with long-term benefit by taking their
authority. Governments participation is extremely important in places with
market failures and market barriers.
Not as easy as the establishment of a vegetable market, apparel market and
household appliance market, the establishment of an energy efficiency market
needs a gradual exploration process. Throughout the history of energy conservation
activities as well as development and evolution process of DSM, the establishment
of energy efficiency market by developed countries, including the United States is
also in the continuous improvement and perfection stage. The experience of
marketization reform of power industry proved that government still needs to play
the leading role in DSM to make DSM develop in market-oriented direction. Along
with the gradual phase in off market transition, the degree of direct participation by
government might be gradually weakened only when DSM projects operated by
market participants with business interests played the market driven role.
Directive action of government is gradually replaced by market mechanism
along with the development and perfection of power market. The major role
played by government in power market is supervision. Previous DSM projects
prompted by depending on government as the leader under power market envi-
ronment are more often to be implemented through market mechanism. The role of
government is to fully play the fundamental function of market regulation under
macrocontrol so as to ensure the effective implementation of DSM. Of course, the
government still plays the leading role in formulating relevant policy measures,
including in the design of fiscal stimulus, funding mechanism and electricity price
in order to effectively overcome the barriers encountered by carrying out DSM
projects under power market environment.
enterprises become the main subject of DSM implementation after the reform.
Meanwhile, reform also exerted influence on profits distribution mechanism of
original DSM. It is the change of profits distribution that affects the realization of
profits maximization target of power grid enterprises and restricts the initiative of
power grid enterprises to implement DSM.
DSM projects that are implemented with power grid enterprises as the subject
will be gradually reduced along with the further deepening of marketization
reform of power. More DSM projects will be implemented by users, energy
conservation companies and power exchanges under market mechanism. There-
fore, the subject role of power grid enterprises in implementing DSM will be
gradually transferred. Although, part of DSM projects, such as promotion and
application of energy conservation transformers and reactive automatic compen-
sation technology, load management and Orderly Power Utilization must be
implemented by power grid enterprises due to its special position in power market.
Market trade/dispatching organization provides a just, fair and open trade place
concerning various kinds of power commodities under power market environment.
All parties in DSM projects could participate in the power market trade organized
by market trade/dispatching organization under market condition so as to reach the
target of implementing DSM projects by utilizing market mechanism. It can be
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Some new subjects, retailers or brokers will appear in power market when power
market is developed to the retail competition stage, i.e., users could participate in
market competition. At this time, users shall participate in market competition
more through retailers or brokers and realize the joint participation by demand-
side resources and supply-side resources for market competition. Thereby, retailers
or brokers will participate in DSM in place of users i.e., participate in DSM
through cooperation with energy conservation service companies or directly
through the platform provided by Market trade/dispatching organization.
The concept of DSR is put forward after reformation for power market in US for
identifying how to make good use of power DSM to maintain reliable system and
improve operation effectiveness. Broadly speaking, DR refers to a market
engagement activity that users in the power market respond to market price or
incentive mechanism and change general power consumption mode. DR may have
different definitions depending on different aspects. For example, in terms of
resource, it can be used as a resource, referring to reduced peak load or installed
capacity; in terms of capability, it can improve operation reliability of the power
grid and enhance its ability to deal with the emergency; in terms of behavior, it
refers to engagement of users in load management and adjustment of power uti-
lization mode.
Based on above-mentioned aspects, DR may be defined as a management to
drive optimized configuration of power resources and ensure safe, reliable and
economic operation of the power system by stimulating and guiding users to
actively change general power utilization mode and promoting scientific and
reasonable utilization through technical, economic, administration and legal
means.
In countries with more mature power market, DR, depending on different
reactions, should be divided into two categories, price-based DSR and stimulation-
based DSR.
7.1 Outlook of Demand-Side Management Under Power Market Environment 487
1. Orderly Power Utilization and DSR are both apparent forms of and attributable
to DSM.
DSM has different forms due to the different market stages. In the initial stage
where the power supply is marketized, DSM mainly depends on various admin-
istration means, like Orderly Power Utilization schemes. As power marketization
is continuously developed, DSM will be more dependent on price leverage and its
final form DR mode will be widely implemented. For DR, the role of market
mechanism in resource optimization is fully achieved by interaction of users and
power companies, and improving security, reliability, and economy of the power
system.
Current Orderly Power Utilization and future DSR are attributable to DSM and
are apparent forms of its impact on different markets. They both depend on
administration and economic means in DSM, but the former focuses on admin-
istration means and the latter on economic means. Figure 7.2 shows the relation of
OPU, DSR, and DSM.
2. Orderly Power Utilization and DSR are continuous and successive.
In terms of application background and purpose, both of them are to make good
use of power generation resources and demand-side resources to meet power
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DSR pricing is a kind of pricing model that makes corresponding adjustment of the
electricity price of demand-side resources at different time periods according to the
change of supply and demand, and the costs of power generation. DSR pricing has
many forms, which mainly depend on the degree of the openness of power market
environment. RTP is the most prefect one among them and is also the highest form
of DSR pricing. It is a kind of pricing model that is based on certain very short
time period and time-of-use pricing could be got by prolonging the time of pricing
(i.e., taking hours as the basis), while peak and valley pricing could be regarded as
a kind of simple RTP with only several time periods. RTP also has many kinds of
alternative schemes, which could be generalized into two categories: One is all
kinds of price varieties from fixed price to real-time price, including time-of-use
pricing; The second is the generally called negative load scheme (Negawatts),
which is usually based on providing compensation to consumers for consumption
reduction in certain time period, including interruptible load, optional contract,
DSB, etc.
7.1 Outlook of Demand-Side Management Under Power Market Environment 489
The advantages of pricing of DSR are very obvious [5] either it is RTP or its
alternative schemes.
At first, response pricing is a kind of pricing method that is most close to
marginal cost and is favorable for reasonable sharing of costs analyzing from the
perspective of economics. In the theory of economics, partial equilibrium analysis
and general equilibrium analysis all show the maximization of social welfare could
be realized by pricing according to marginal cost. The marginal cost of power
generation is changing all the times in power industry and the difference is large.
The shorter the pricing time period is, the closer it is to the constantly changing
marginal cost, while the closer the price and marginal cost, the better the principle
of advocated cost compensation and equitable burden sharing be reflected.
Secondly, response pricing could fully utilize limited capacity resources. The
practices in other countries prove that RTP could have the same effect as DSM in
the aspect of avoidable installed capacity. As power industry is capital concen-
trated industry which needs huge front-end investment, we shall take installed
capacity as a kind of rare resource. The building of a 600 MW thermal power
generating unit in China needs nearly RMB 3 billion Yuan investment and the
construction cost of a hydroelectric generating unit is even higher. If Demand-side
price does not include costs information or doe not has enough incentives to
transfer the consumption, the peak demand could not be effectively restrained
definitely and the installed capacity will be forced to be constantly added by
supply side. Although current peak and valley price has the function of peak
clipping and valley filling, the effect (for instance, the peak and valley price will
not change in clear day and rainy day during the same peak time period in the
afternoon of summer, while the response pricing will have difference) of response
pricing will be difficult to be achieved as time span is large and the time sector is
fixed. According to the research result of US economists such as Bernstein, the
effect of peak and valley price is only about 25 % of that of RTP for the most.
Third, the high price in power generation link could be restricted. The problem
of raising price by power generators through market power have happened in many
power markets after the introduction of competition in power generation link. Take
the power crisis in California as an example, the wholesale electricity price in
power generation market is even raised to 20 times of the normal electricity price
when the price in Demand-side is locked by regulatory agency. At last, the peak
load that could not sense any of the price information of power generators can only
depend on power rationing for restriction. Once the response pricing is established
on demand-side, the price spike on power generation side could be transmitted to
consumers in a timely manner. In this way, on the one hand, power consumption
peak could be restricted by price leverage; on the other hand, reduced demand will
also weaken the market power of power generators and thereby restrict the high
electricity price.
Although DSR pricing has the incomparable advantages over traditional pricing
from theoretical analysis, the former will be restricted by many factors in practice.
Those factors could be classified into following three points: First is the problem in
meter. The promotion of response pricing will be restricted if time-of-use
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measurement technology lags behind or the costs is too high. Second is the problem
of users response. Response pricing will be in the true sense of the term only with the
response of users, but the implementation effects of response pricing will be greatly
reduced once users do not respond due to the reasons such as small price difference or
the high costs for adjustment. Third is the problem of informing of pricing infor-
mation. The response of users to price change depends on the degree of knowing in
advance of price information and response pricing will loss the due effect if time of
information being transmitted to users could not meet certain timing advance.
DSB DSM
DSB: Encourage users to utilize power Common points: DSM: Encourage users to reduce load or
flexibly change power utilization mode on a long
Jointly control, term basis.
Market driving; monitor and communication
Including the dispersed and short-term behaviors of means;
Mostly driven by government;
users; Mutually beneficial
Including continuous and effective change of load
Improve market efficiency; opportunities and viewpoint characteristics;
Provide opportunity for users to make money on Bring long-term benefits for social environment,
the market; power utilities and users ;
Have potential energy conservation and Provide opportunity for users to save the costs
environmental protection benefits
Power generation
Bilateral Enterprise
Ancillary service of
contract bilateral contract
Power market
Power
Balancing market
of restriction
market
Table 7.2 lists the operation conditions of DSB in power markets of seven
countries.
The construction of power market in China could generally be divided into three
stages [6]: From 1985 to 1997, the stage of gradual opening of government and
enterprises and power generation market; From 1997 to 2002, the stage of sepa-
ration of government with enterprises, part of the provinces and municipalities
developed pilot reform of marketization; From 2002 till date, reform stage of
separation of power plants with grid and bidding for power grid.
The construction of power market in China has made important progress in the
field of the reform of power investment system, restructuring of power utilities,
forming of electricity price, construction of regional power market, supervision of
power market and construction of power legal system through over 20 years
reform. The achievements being made, including the preliminary forming of
competitive situation of power generation side, steady progressing of regional
power market, continuously enlarging of trans-regional power transmission scale,
gradual deepening of power marketization reform, and the strengthening of
supervision of power market have prompted the sustained and healthy develop-
ment of power industries and made important contribution to the rapid develop-
ment of Chinese economic society. However, it shall be noticed that the
construction of power market is a huge system and it is still in the initial stage in
China, while there are still lots of problems. For instance, power market system is
7.1 Outlook of Demand-Side Management Under Power Market Environment 493
Government
Market regulator
Formulate relevant policies, laws
and regulations, and market rules.
Power exchange
(operation platform of DSM projects)
Implement DSM
Get DSM Provide Provide projects that must be
projects from relevant DSM relevant DSM participated by power
market projects projects grid enterprises
The scale of international CDM market is continuously enlarged along with the
coming into force of protocol and the constant improvement of international and
domestic rules of CDM. The attraction to parties participating in CDM coopera-
tion, whether they are participants from developed countries or from developing
countries, are the expected revenues that could bring about by CDM project.
For developed countries, CDM provides a kind of flexible performance
mechanism at low cost to ensure the realization of their legally binding control and
limitation or emission reduction obligations of greenhouse gas stipulated in the
protocol. It is of extreme importance to the success of protocol and the estab-
lishment of international emission reduction system. CDM project also provides a
wider technology transfer channel and market for developed countries. Developed
countries could make profits from the trading of obtained CERs in international
carbon trade market and prompt the optimal allocation of emission reduction
resources.
For developing countries, participate in CDM cooperation project could obtain
economic benefits from the selling of CERs and facilitate the realization of sus-
tainable development of economy, society and environment, such as improve
environment and land utilization mode, reduce emission of regional pollutants and
the negative impact brought about by climate change; increase economic benefits,
widen financing channels, obtain advanced technologies, increase employment
opportunities and incomes, prompt the development and employment, and eliminate
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poverty of rural area; improve energy structure and energy efficiency, lower the
degree of dependence of developing countries to fossil fuel, propel technology
development and capacity construction of developing countries, etc. For those
developing countries that shoulder the heavy responsibility of economic and social
development, these expected benefits of CDM provide a strong motivation for the
active participation of developing countries in CDM project. China is a developing
country with the largest emission reduction potential. Some research shows that the
potential will occupy 3536 % of the total potentials of the globe. Not only greater
economic benefits and advanced environmental friendly technologies could be
brought about by fully utilizing CDM opportunity, but the sustainable development
of social economy in project located place and China could be propelled.
The double win mechanism of CDM also provides a kind of example of
international harmony for human beings in the aspect of solving international
dispute that is related to global climatic change, social development, and regional
environment in the way of peace-cooperation-mutual benefits.
CDM is a kind of market mechanism based on the project. From the perspective of
economics, CDM project activity creates a kind of resource commodity, i.e.,
carbon emission reductions (CERs). The hosting country in developing countries
in CDM project could transfer this kind of resource commodity with compensation
to participating developed countries of contracting parties according to interna-
tional rules and procedures that are verified and approved, while this kind of
resource commodity is produced by the implementation (commercial operation) of
specific CDM projects one by one. The carbon trade markets of various scales and
in various regions have been formed internationally regarding the credit line of
trade of CERs of the three kind cooperation mechanisms in protocol. Therefore,
the production and sale of CERs of CDM project could be operated in accordance
with the requirement of market mechanism, which could not only standardize the
trade of CDM but could also increase economic benefits and lower trade costs of
CDM project.
According to the stipulation about the model and procedure of CDM in Mar-
rakesh Accords, CDM project need to go through the following main stages from
the preparation at the beginning to the final implementation and production of
emission reductions. The specific procedures are as shown in Fig. 7.6.
1. Project identification (preliminary work). In the stage of the concept design of
CDM project, the relevant entities will reach a consensus regarding technology
7.2 Development Potential of Clean Development Mechanism Project of DSM 499
Registration
Monitoring
Verification / certification
Issue of CERs
China is not only the leading emitter of greenhouse gas but also one of the largest
possible victims of greenhouse gas emission. China keeps making unremitting
efforts (Control of population growth, afforestation, improvement of energy effi-
ciency, etc.,) although we do not possess the condition and ability of promising
emission limitation or reduction of greenhouse gas. The per capita emission in
China is very low but the annual total emissions ranks the second in the world, thus
China will actively participate in international cooperation in the field of climatic
change, implement sustainable development strategy and climatic change policy
so as to reduce the growth rate of greenhouse gas emission and prompt the har-
monious development of society.
Technological options of CDM project could be generalized as follows
according to energy structure, energy strategy, environmental policy, and energy
technical route in China.
1. High efficiency clean power generation technology and combined heat and
power generation, such as high efficiency and low loss power transmission and
distribution system of natural gas-steam combined cycle generation,
7.2 Development Potential of Clean Development Mechanism Project of DSM 501
According to the energy structure and the energy efficiency level, as well as the
sustainable development strategy of energy and environment, the priority fields of
CDM development in China are improvement of energy efficiency or energy
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thinking is changed, which is to implement within the frame of CDM, then funds,
technologies, and equipment of developed countries would be attracted through
transfer of credit line of electricity saving and emission reduction to solve the
barriers met by energy conservation projects in the aspect of financial perfor-
mance, investment and financing channels and technologies, or new DSM
implementation policies and mechanisms, such as strengthening of national energy
efficiency standard and label of power consumption equipment, reinforcement of
electricity saving energy management contract, etc., will be guaranteed to be
implemented through the funds of purchasers. In this way, on the one hand, DSM
electricity saving project will be successfully implemented and emission reduc-
tions will be got; on the other hand, additionality, which is the basic requirement
for qualified CDM project, of emission reductions of CDM project will be
guaranteed.
The relevant researches that are jointly supported by World Bank, German tech-
nical cooperation (GTZ), and Ministry of Science and Technology show that the
power department is the field with the largest potential of CDM project. The
emission reduction potential condition of CDM simulated according to department
within the scope of emission reduction cost of USD 050/ton-C or USD 013.6/
ton-CO2 by adopting the analysis method of marginal cost reduction (MCA) is as
shown in Table 7.4.
CDM projects of DSM type have great market potential in China. The emission
reduction potential is very large only by making general analysis of the two largest
projects in the ten major energy conservation projects of Medium and Long-term
Special Plan of Energy Conservation of National Development and Reform
Commission. One is energy conservation project of motor system. Currently, the
total capacity of all kinds of motors in China has exceeded 400 GW, the actual
operation efficiency is 1030 % lower than that in the developed countries and
electricity occupies 60 % of the total electricity in the whole country. The oper-
ation efficiency could be increased by 2 % and annual power conservation could
Table 7.4 Analysis table of potential of CDM emission reduction in China [7]
Industry Share (%) Industry Share (%)
Iron and steel 10.7 Copper 0.3
Synthetic oxygen 4.4 Paper making 0.4
Ethylene 1.2 Commerce 4.4
Fertilizer 1.0 Communications and transportation 7.7
Cement 10.4 Urban civil 3.3
Brick making 6.8 Rural civil 8.1
Glass 0 Electric power 37.3
Aluminum 4.0 Others 2.9
7.2 Development Potential of Clean Development Mechanism Project of DSM 505
reach 20 TWh, which equals to 22 million tons emission reduction of CO2 if high
efficiency energy conservation motors, rare earth permanent magnetic motors are
actively prompted, optimization and transformation of high efficiency energy
conservation fans, water pumps, compressor system are implemented, and fre-
quency control and automatic system control technology are expanded. The sec-
ond one is the green lighting project. Lighting electricity consumption occupies
about 13 % of the total electricity in the whole country. The efficiency ratio of high
energy conservation fluorescent lamps and general incandescent lamps is 1.0: 2.6,
and 7080 % energy could be conserved by replacing incandescent lamps with
high energy conservation fluorescent lamps. 2030 % electricity could be saved by
replacing traditional inductive ballasts with electronic ballasts and 90 % electricity
could be saved by replacing incandescent lamps with light emitting diodes (LED)
in traffic lights. 29 TWh electricity could be saved, which equals to emission
reduction of 32 million tons CO2 if high efficiency energy conservation system and
rare earth three colors fluorescent lamps are actively prompted in public utilities,
hotels, commercial buildings, large public activity areas and residential users, and
automatic transformation of production assembly line of high efficiency lighting
electrical products is carried out.
In September 2012, a CDM demonstration project applied by SGCC in wind,
solar, storage and transmission has passed review by UN CDM Executive Council
and been successfully registered in UN. So far, SGCC has eight projects registered
in UN CDM Executive Council with annual certified emission reduction of CO2 up
to 1.37 million tons. SGCC has been placing great importance on energy con-
servation and emission reduction and proactively executing CDM projects, by
developing 16 CDM projects including national wind, solar, storage and trans-
mission demonstration project, early replacement of distribution transformer and
sulfur hexafluoride gas recycling, involving energy-saving and energy efficiency,
new energy and renewable energy areas. It is predicted that annual certified
emission reduction will be up to 2.65 million tons. SGCC is still striving to further
strengthen the capability to reduce carbon emission, make good use of the role of
power grid and actively work out a way to combine electricity trade and carbon
trade.
Although the emission reduction potential of CDM in the field of DSM in China
is very large, it is seldom to see CDM projects of DSM type from the perspective
of CDM projects that are applied currently and approved by NDRC. Till April 25,
2010, there had been 2,475 CDM projects approved by NDRC, in which over 200
had been signed by EB. It is a pity that CDM project involved DSM is little.
1. First, the issue of baseline and monitoring methodology. As the trade of emis-
sion reductions of CDM project is to sell a kind of nonmaterial commodity
that is not produced by the project itself, i.e., a kind of trade of emission
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Table 7.5 2010 baseline emission factors for regional power grids in China
Regional power grid Marginal emission factor Marginal emission factor
of OM (ton CO2/MWh) of BM (ton CO2/MWh)
Power grid of North China region 0.9914 0.7495
Power grid of North-east region 1.1109 0.7086
Power grid of East China region 0.8592 0.6789
Power grid of Central China region 1.0871 0.4543
Power grid of North-west region 0.9947 0.6878
Power grid of South China region 0.9762 0.4506
Power grid of Hainan Province 0.7972 0.7328
Note (1) The OM is the mean weight of the marginal emission factor during 2006 and 2008; (2)
The BM is the marginal emission factor by the end of 2008
If the scale of electricity saving project is relatively small and electricity saving
is less than 60 GWh/year, the project could be treated in accordance with electricity
saving energy efficiency project of small-scale CDM project, and simplified
methodology and application procedures could be used and simplified cost standard
could be adopted for payment at this time to save trading cost, and input of man-
power and time. Several small projects could also be bundled into a single small
project for treatment. The large single electricity saving technology CDM project of
DSM type could be organized into planning mode CDM project according to the
latest guidance of CDMEB. First, obtain the approval of CDM (P-CDM) by taking
this electricity saving plan as a single CDM project, then introduce the specific
electricity saving CDM project activities under this plan one by one according to
the procedure of planning mode CDM project to give approval and implementation.
There is a very flexible arrangement for the approval condition, location distribu-
tion, and time span of these specific projects, which could obviously improve
approval efficiency of CDM projects, reduce the costs, and save the time.
1. Overview
Companhia Brasileirade Distribuicao (CBD) region in Sao Paulo is the largest
food retail district in Brazil. This area had the total revenues of 15.3 billion Real
(equal to USD 5.1 Billion) and about 15 % market share in 2004. CBD area had
has 551 supermarkets and over 60,000 employees till December 2004. The
objectives for implementation of this project are the 13 supermarkets among them,
as shown in Table 7.6.
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2. Technological approaches
Establish management system in the way of special service agreed in the
contract so as to monitor power consumption.
In order to achieve a higher efficiency operation standard of supermarket, create
a supermarket operation process after setting the target of daily power consump-
tion, especially the power consumption target in peak period and carry out training
in this aspect in each supermarket.
7.2 Development Potential of Clean Development Mechanism Project of DSM 509
DSM guidance center of Hebei Province was responsible for the implementation
of demonstration project in Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province jointly sponsored by
National Development and Reform Commission, United Nations Environment
Program and Global Environment Facility. This project prompted the utilization of
over 320,000 energy-saving lamps by providing subsidies to consumers,
strengthened energy conservation awareness of the whole society, and partially
relieved the shortage of power supply. However, this demonstration project had
completed in 2004. DSM guidance center of Hebei Province decided to develop
promotion plan into CDM project by further prompting the high quality energy-
saving lamps certified by ISO9001 and China Energy Conservation Certification
Center in the form of subsidy.
There are two situations for the base line of this project: One is to use incan-
descent lamps, the other is to use compact fluorescent lamps. The result of
investigation and research made in July 2005 showed the utilization rate of
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compact fluorescent lamps in Hebei Province is very low due to the high cost and
unstable quality, and the installation quantity of compact fluorescent lamps only
occupies 10 % of the total installation quantity of lighting fixtures, but the pro-
portion of that in Shijiazhuang is as high as 31 %. The result of investigation and
research made in November of the same year showed about 97.1 % people being
investigated will not purchase energy-saving compact fluorescent lamps without
subsidy. Therefore, the selection of base line of this project is the incandescent
lamps. In order to ensure the additionality of this project, the old and usable
incandescent lamps shall be taken for exchange when the compact fluorescent
lamps provided with subsidy by this project are purchased. Meanwhile, purchasers
must fill in a questionnaire, which is used to judge whether the purchasers belong
to the residents who will not purchase energy-saving compact fluorescent lamps
without subsidy.
This project plans to sell 600,000 compact fluorescent lamps annually. Suppose
97 % compact fluorescent lamps meet additionality requirement, the power of
each compact fluorescent lamp is 9.95 W and the annual operation is 2,000 h, the
annual CO2 emission of this project would be 13,000 tons according to the cal-
culation of the above conditions. The power of an incandescent lamp that is of the
equivalent brightness as that of a 9.95 W compact fluorescent lamp should be
40 W. If calculated as per 2,000 h operation annually, the annual emission of CO2
of base line would be 51,000 tons. Therefore, the annual emission reduction of
CO2, SO2 and NOx of this project is 38,000 tons, 270 tons and 90 tons, respec-
tively. Generally, only emission reductions of CO2 are needed to be calculated in
CDM projects.
As this project could decrease power supply of power grid and thereby reducing
the emission of CO2 of coal fired power plants in power grid, the boundary of base
line of this project is set as power grids and the users of compact fluorescent lamps
that meet additionality requirement.
The reasons for current countries to adopt White Certificate are varied, but the
followings are the main aspects by summing up.
1. To meet the requirement of Tokyo Protocol.
2. White Certificate could provide lots of practical benefits for all participants.
3. Establish supply and demand relation that could facilitates adjustment of
energy efficiency through the implementation and trade of a series of certifi-
cates such as White Certificate.
4. The support from general public is got as energy conservation and environ-
mental issues are involved.
5. European directives require all member countries to realize the gradual
increase of annual target of energy conservation through energy service and
other energy efficiency improvement measures, and point out the mechanism
of White Certificate trade is an appropriate tool for prompting the imple-
mentation of relevant projects and providing attraction.
difficult and wider kinds of energy could be covered; (4) Green and white cer-
tificate has interaction in emission trading: Green Certificate and White Cer-
tificate all have the same CO2 emission target. CO2 emission reductions realized
through energy efficiency project could be sold in trade market; (5) The effec-
tiveness of trading mechanism of White Certificate in prompting energy effi-
ciency projects is worth to be explored i.e., when prompting energy utilization
efficiency with the certificate trade instead of renewable energy or reduction of
CO2 emission, the efficiency of energy conservation and emission reduction might
be different.
Conversion
Conserved Target of White
energy quantity Certificate
Fig. 7.7 Schematic diagram of relationship between target of white certificate and conserved
energy quantity
Base line
Power consumption
Energy
conservation
Distributors
Electric power
and fuel gas Market Terminal users
dealers
Energy conservation
service companies
Fig. 7.9 The roles of each participant in the trade market according to white certificate
Implementer 1 Implementer M
13. Suggestions:
Most countries have not got long-term practical experience as the implemen-
tation of White Certificate is being carried out recently. In general, White
Certificate trade represents a kind of method to solve energy conservation issue
on the basis of market, but the inappropriate expectation and targets need to be
lowered as this kind of policy instrument cannot solve the problem of low energy
efficiency and the barriers related to energy efficiency on the whole. Therefore,
White Certificate plan shall not replace other current policies, but the imple-
mentation of these policies shall be strengthened.
Monitoring and verification method of energy conservation is still a chal-
lenging factor in ensuring the theoretical efficiency of White Certificate
plan in a better way.
The vigorous participation by industry of high efficiency equipment and high
quality buildings shall be taken into consideration from the initial implemen-
tation of White Certificate trade plan and evaluation procedure of standard.
The participation of manufacturers shall be especially ensured as they are the
most important operators in prompting high efficiency energy technology.
As energy efficiency is a constantly changing target, a database related to
technological characteristics of high efficiency equipment and costs shall be
established in a lasting way.
The executive force and efficiency of legal standard is needed to be improved.
Energy suppliers shall be encouraged to undertake the long-term energy
efficiency projects.
The regions implementing White Certificate shall be corresponding with
the territorial scope of energy market. In other words, White Certificate
represents policy instrument must be implemented within energy market.
7.3.4.1 Italy
Table 7.7 Type pf energy efficiency certificate and the replacement level of each other
Type of Practicability/Tradability/Replaceability
certificate
Electric power directive Natural gas directive
Realization of Realization of target Realization of Realization of target
target is related to is related to the target is related to is related to the
the reduction of reduction of primary the reduction of reduction of primary
power energy consumption coal gas energy consumption
consumption consumption
Certificate Yes Yes No Yes
of the
first
type
Certificate No Yes Yes Yes
of the
second
type
Certificate No Yes No Yes
of the
third
type
certificate (Electric power, coal gas and primary energy) of each type, detailed
rules of trading manual, paying insurance money to purchasers, etc).
On the whole, the White Certificate implemented by Italy reflects two
functions: (1) It is a calculation device for certificating the corresponding quan-
tities of primary energy conservation. In order to achieve this purpose, dealers
must submit White Certificate in corresponding quantity to authority within the
stipulated time period and use energy value (ton of oil equivalent) to express the
task that is required to be fulfilled by them in that stage; (2) Bilateral trade could
be made to these certificates or these certificates could be traded in White
Certificate market.
7.3.4.2 France
France did not pay enough attention to policies of energy efficiency and conser-
vation in 1990. A discussion about energy issue was triggered in France in early
2003 and demand of energy conservation got the wide support of political con-
sensus. Considering the security of energy supply in future and the implementation
target of Tokyo Protocol, the government has to formulate the appropriate
policies so as to put energy issues in the priority position of the agenda. However,
a set of mechanism that contains more stimulating factors regarding different fields
(capital, energy supply, dissemination of information that helps users to conserve
energy) shall be established as public institutions always lack the capital and
human resources that are directly related to domestic consumers in the issue of
energy efficiency improvement.
Although energy conservation work of household and the third industry in
France is relatively dispersed, major breakthrough is made in the aspect of energy
utilization efficiency. This background provides an opportunity for the establish-
ment of national policy based on White Certificate trade.
France promulgated Loi POPE decree in 2005 and determined the general
principles of adjusting future energy policy of France, in which primary rules of
demand of White Certificate plan are involved. Another three decrees (about
energy conservation responsibility n82006600, about energy conservation cer-
tificate n82006603 and about registration management n82006604) were issued
in May 2006. The mandatory indexes for the first 3 years formulated by consid-
ering long-term energy conservation target are determined as follows: accumulate
and realize 54 TWh energy conservation from July 2006 to June 2009, and 4 %
discount rate (depending on different measures) of the validity of energy behaviors
has been calculated in it. The verification of indexes will be implemented at the
end of this period. General index will be completed jointly by participants
involving different energy and calculating according to their own market shares.
The specific allocation is as follows: 5064 % power supply, 1925 % gas supply,
35 % heat supply, and 1420 % supply of other domestic fuels. Accurate real-
location shall be carried out after suppliers made energy sale statement. The
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implementation quality and their products (i.e., bonus, etc.,) are still under
consideration.
The inspiration for the initial formulation of this policy comes from the minimum
resource cost plan of the United States and some European countries during power
monopoly period. The United Kingdom has made improvement and perfection by
combining with energy efficiency market on its basis. In 1994, 12 energy suppliers
in England and Wales were required to participate in the work of energy efficiency
improvement of residential users in the form of assessment of energy efficiency
standard. This is the predecessor of the so-called White Certificate. The
implementation scope of this responsibility was expanded to the two power sup-
pliers in Scotland in 1995. Northern Ireland established a set of similar indepen-
dent energy efficiency implementation plans on its monopoly energy supply side in
1997. Great progress was made in this aspect in 2000: Energy regulator was
divided into power and gas regulator, and energy efficiency plan was expanded to
the whole British Commonwealth and gas suppliers were included. Whats more,
the government was entitled to formulate corresponding energy efficiency target to
restrict the behaviors of energy suppliers for energy efficiency improvement. In
2002, this plan started the first stage implementation in the name of Energy
Efficiency Agreement. In the first stage, the United Kingdom required energy
suppliers to conserve 62 TWh electricity during the 3 years period of April 1,
2002March 31, 2005. The latest obtained data showed they had realized 70 TWh
electricity conservation till December, 2004 and the general target had been
realized in advance. Among them, 55 % was from improvement of heat insulation,
over 20 % was from high efficiency lighting, 12 % was from the adoption of high
efficiency equipment and about 10 % was from improvement of heating system.
The implementation time of the second stage starts from April 2005. Energy
efficiency committee of the United Kingdom planned to increase the target by two
times, which is about 130 TWh in the coming 3 years. It can be seen from the
above data that the implementation of Energy Efficiency Agreement plan of the
United Kingdom is very successful. In order to ensure the realization of the target
of the second stage, the United Kingdom applies the form of White Certificate
to Energy Efficiency Agreement for trade and allows energy suppliers to carry
out trading of White Certificate with each other in the form of bilateral contract.
Some energy suppliers whose indexes are not completed will consider purchasing
White Certificate from those who overfulfilled the target so as to avoid the
penalty from government. The price of certificate will be decided by the supply
and demand relation of market in order to stimulate the flourishing of the whole
energy efficiency market. This practice of the United Kingdom deeply influenced
the role positioning current European energy efficiency market to energy suppliers.
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Generally, policy instrument under market condition is highly valued in the field of
energy and environmental protection policy. This shall be attributed to the two
standards of cost advantage and contestability insisted on by these policy instru-
ments during the design process, which make it have economic efficiency and
benefits in market competition, conform to the requirement of operation of energy
market, and have active guidance and incentive function to cost reduction. These
policy instruments will be especially suitable when some countries require target
with mandatory energy conservation quantity to be reached within a specific
period. On the days of increasingly liberalization of energy market, new policy
instruments are more needed in realizing predetermined energy conservation target
besides the insistence on traditional policy instruments.
Although European countries are still exploring and practicing White Certifi-
cate mode as an emerging energy conservation policy mode, and methods are
differed during the implementation process of it by each country, what can be sure is
that white certificate is a kind of advanced energy conservation policy mode, which
is not only superior to traditional energy conservation mode in implementation
effect, but more importantly it could better solve the problem of role positioning of
energy suppliers such as power generating enterprises in energy efficiency market
and well mobilize the enthusiasm of energy suppliers in energy efficiency market.
Although the potential of energy efficiency market in China is huge and eco-
nomic and social benefits are very considerable, there are still some urgent prob-
lems needed to be solved immediately. At first, energy suppliers could not
participate in energy efficiency market in an effective way and their positioning in
energy efficiency market is unclear. Second, market mechanism and administrative
measure lack the organic combination, and the operation mechanism is not stan-
dardized. Third, other effective marketization operation methods are lacked except
for the formulation of energy efficiency standard, regularly publishing of catalog of
elimination products and utilization of economic measures such as price and taxes.
The major enlightenment given by White Certificate mode to the energy
efficiency market is as follows by summarizing the accumulated practical expe-
rience of each country and combining with the current domestic status of energy
efficiency market [10].
First, White Certificate mode strengthens energy efficiency management by
adopting the method of combination of administrative and market means, and
simultaneous development of two means, which is consistent with the thought of
taking market-oriented mean as the principal one and administrative mean as
supplementation. As the system of combination of market in China and admin-
istrative mean is still imperfect, White Certificate mode will have good refer-
ence function for the development of energy efficiency work in China.
Second, energy management contract is a very important market-oriented
operation measure in energy conservation work and energy conservation service
7.3 Development Outlook of White Certificate 527
companies play a vital role in it. However, the development space of energy con-
servation service companies is limited as energy management contract is still in
initial stage in China. If white certificate mode could be referred to let energy
conservation service companies participate in the market trade of certificate, not
only energy conservation target of the whole society will be effectively realized, but
the development space of energy conservation service companies will be greatly
expanded to prompt the development of energy conservation service companies.
Third, as the obtaining of energy efficiency is a long-term process, a lot of
meaningless energy consumption could be reduced if the obtaining speed of energy
efficiency potential could be speeded up. White Certificate mode has strong
operability as it limits the improvement amount and realization time of energy
efficiency, and accelerates the obtaining speed of the energy efficiency potential.
Four, the function of energy suppliers such as power generation enterprises has
not been fully played. White Certificate mode could motivate energy suppliers
to actively participate in energy efficiency market and help users to carry out
energy efficiency work. Energy suppliers with better implementation effect could
also obtain profits from the energy efficiency market.
Five, led by government, participated by multiple parties and market-oriented
operation is one of the major characteristic of White Certificate. The imple-
mentation experience of this mode will provide beneficial reference to the mark-
etization reform of energy efficiency work in China.
China could use White Certificate mode as a reference to carry out certifi-
cation to energy conservation work of relevant enterprises and issue the corre-
sponding White Certificate according to the quantity of energy conservation of
enterprises. Enterprises need to purchase White Certificate or pay penalty if the
stipulated energy conservation standard could not be reached, and enterprises could
sell extra White Certificate or hold them for future use if the stipulated energy
conservation standard is exceeded. Energy efficiency management activity of
enterprises could be supervised and urged to be actively carried out through the
certification and trading of White Certificate so as to achieve the purpose of
energy conservation and consumption reduction. What need to be noticed is the
transparency, clearness and simpleness of rules of White Certificate plan,
especially the decision makers, who should try to rely on the consensus of stake-
holders as it will be favorable for the successful implementation of this policy.
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they are implemented, because a great loss might be caused to the economy and
society due to the implementation of improper polices and measures. We need to
make various experiments to observe different results like physical scientists and
chemists; in this way, we can find problems in time and avoid losses. However, DSM
work is a social and economic issue which is different from a physical or chemical
one. How to make experiments on this kind of issue? Marx thought that we cannot use
a knife or chemical test tube to research a social and economic issue; the only method
is to model with mans abstract ability to and carry out various simulation experi-
ments through the support of computer software and hardware.
Therefore, it is valuable to establish a demand-side management laboratory
which can not only improve the working efficiency in developing DSM but also is
good for the scientific process of establishing DSM policies and measures.
Comprehensive Application
Load analysis and DSM cost-benefit DSM policy
Project analysis evaluation of
prediction evaluation simulation Layer
DSM
application layer. Thereinto, the support layer is the basic function which is
necessary for the system to develop specific application and is made up of ten
components that are a data warehouse (DW) and its management system, a model
base and its management system, a knowledge base and its management system,
data acquisition, an inference engine, data mining (DM), and online analytical
processing (OLAP) and a central control system; the application system refers to
DSM application analysis and experiment which can be developed by the system,
including project analysis, load analysis and prediction, DSM cost-benefit evalu-
ation, DSM policy simulation, and comprehensive evaluation of DSM, etc.
Project analysis. The sorting statistics of DSM projects finished and carried out at
present and the analysis on the conditions of DSM development by various users,
DSM product conditions, DSM technology application conditions, as well as
power consumption auditing and energy conservation, and electricity saving
potential of users are performed to provide a basis for DSM project design.
Load analysis and prediction. The power and load characteristic conditions of
users are analyzed and the future load demand and power consumption load of
users are predicted.
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DSM cost-benefit evaluation. In the DSM , the cost and benefit of different
participators are analyzed and various DSM measures and projects are evaluated
according to this.
DSM policy simulation. The implementation effects of relevant DSM policies
are simulated and the influences which might be generated from these DSM
policies on each participator are researched.
Comprehensive evaluation of DSM. Power generation enterprises, power grid
enterprises, power users and social development, and others are considered
comprehensively and relevant methods are used to evaluate DSM projects com-
pletely to confirm the advantages and disadvantages as well as feasibility of the
projects.
The traditional system which is based on client/server (C/S) mode operates in the
local area network environment and has comparatively strong data manipulation
and transaction processing performances. However, its characteristics of being
closed make it difficult for people to establish a complete information network; at
the same time, it has comparatively high development cost, bad compatibility and
expansibility, and it is difficult to maintain that its application is limited.
The browser/server (B/S) mode changes the fat client/thin server structure of
C/S to thin client/fat server structure and the client software is simplified to the
condition that only uniform browser software is installed; at the same time,
because it is based on TCP/IP protocol and HTTP protocol, the platform crossing
is solved very well that different computer types and operation systems can be
compatible. The system under B/S structure not only is easy for maintenance but
also has low development and training costs, good expansibility and portability. It
can also accomplish resource sharing fullest. However, it has disadvantages like
having low transmission efficiency, a high requirement to network bandwidth, and
information encryption difficulty.
If the advantages of the two can be integrated, the openness and universality of
the system can be realized and the closeness and specificity of the internal system
can be kept. Therefore, the multi-layer distributed system structure based on C/S
and B/S mixing mode is used in the demand-side management laboratory, which is
shown as Fig. 8.2, including 4 layers: presentation layer (including browser and
special client program), Web service layer, application service layer, and data
service layer.
1. Presentation layer. It is mainly the manmachine interface which is responsible
for information input and display.
2. Web service layer. It is mainly responsible for receiving and replying the
requests sent by the users through browsers.
534 8 Introduction to a Demand-Side Management Laboratory
Receiving and
Browsers such as Data analysis Data warehouse,
replying the
Microsoft IE and model knowledge base
requests of
FireFox, etc. management and model base
browser users
Special client
program
Client
computer
From Fig. 8.3, we can see that the main devices of the hardware platform of
demand-side management laboratory include client computers, display equipment,
various servers, a switch and various connection cables, etc. The users in the local
area network can directly access various application programs of the laboratory
through the switch while the users in the wide area network can access the
application programs through Internet in Web mode.
Servers which are the core parts in the hardware platform of demand-side
management laboratory mainly include the database server, file server, multimedia
serve, backup server, application program server, and Web serve. The database
serve mainly stores all data information about DSM work; the file server stores a
large quantity files about DSM work; the multimedia server mainly stores multi-
media information about DSM work; the backup server is responsible for the
backup of different kinds of data and information; the application program server
is mainly responsible for storing various application programs of DSM laboratory
8.2 Overall Structure of Demand-Side Management Laboratory 535
Internet
Switch
Firewall
and the users can access them through C/S and B/S modes; the Web server mainly
stores Web programs of DSM laboratory and the users can access them through
Web mode.
In the twentieth century, due to the great development of productivity, many large-
sized and complicated engineering technology problems appeared, and the system
engineering based on operational research, cybernetics, information theory, and
management science emerged as the times required [1, 6]. Its description and
solution of the actual problems mostly are abstract mathematical models. How-
ever, a great number of causalities that cannot be expressed by mathematical
equations or mapping relationships of which the meaning and form are required to
be expanded exist in the complicated actual society.
The generalized model, f: X ? Y, which describes the mapping relationships, is
applied into intelligent engineering (IE). It not only contains the general function
mapping relationship but also extends netural network form, logic rule form, fuzzy
form, and relation diagram form, etc. It is the extension and development of the
system engineering. It not only inherits the problem analysis and solution thoughts
of the system engineering but also integrates the advantages of artificial intelli-
gence, intelligent computation technology (neural network, fuzzy logic and genetic
algorithm, and others), uncertainty theory and multi-agent technology. It provides
8.3 Key Technology of Demand-Side Management Laboratory 537
a kind of method for researching huge complex system evolution in the intelligent
space.
Under the concept of generalized model, the IE uses the triple of initial state set
S0 ; target state set Sn and intelligent route set PB to describe the huge complex
system evolution: SS0 ; Sn ; PB.
Figure 8.4 reflects the differences between system engineering and intelligent
engineering. The scientific research method consists of simple mathematical
model-system engineering-intelligent engineering. This kind of simple-complex-
simple development track is also the embodiment of Negation of Negation Spiral
Rise of the scientific methodology.
System Intelligent
Engineering Engineering
x& = Ax + Bu S : (S 0 , S n , PB )
State transition
Intelligent route
matrix
power to its own behaviors or actions and accomplish its target independently; the
reactivity means an agent can perceive the environment in which it stays and
makes responses to the environmental changes in time; the pro-activeness means
an agent can initiate an action actively in order to accomplish its target; the
sociality means an agent can interact with other agents to accomplish the target
jointly. In a broader sense, behavior entities which have the characteristics above,
such as social institution, organism, software, robot, and so on, all can be taken as
agents. Multiple agents form a multi-agent system (MAS). A uniform and coor-
dinated integral is formed through the cooperation and cooperative communication
among the agents. Each agent in the system solves problems independently or in a
cooperation mode. At present, after the establishment of most agent systems or
MAS, the external world shall not intervene but let them evolve completely in the
spontaneous interaction between agents. The agent in the demand-side manage-
ment laboratory shall be open; that is to say, it shall be an open agent that can be
adjusted and intervened by the experts. The main aspects intervened by the experts
mainly include agent evolution course, inference rule, operation time, and main
parameters of the agent, etc.
Since John McCarthy raised agent through in the 1950s, agent technology has
been an important research content in the artificial intelligence field. In the eco-
nomic and power market simulation analysis, agent technology also has been
widely researched and applied.
can be used for information management, query optimization, decision support and
process control, and others and also for maintenance of data themselves. There-
fore, data mining is a generalized interdisciplinary field, which collects researchers
in different fields, especially scholars and engineering technical personnel in the
aspects like database, artificial intelligence, mathematical statistics, visualization,
and parallel computation, etc. It improves the data application by people from low-
level query operation to the level of providing support for management decision.
As shown in Fig. 8.5, the data acquisition module is mainly used to accomplish
multi-path acquisition and preprocessing of raw data like economic data, power
data and, weather and air temperature data, etc. Data acquisition provides two
modes, manual input and automatic import in Excel sheet, for users. It also can
maintain the data collected, including adding, modification and deletion and
others, and can automatically backup the data regularly. The data collected
through this function mainly include the following ones:
1. Economic and social development data. Including the regional GDP and its
growth, population, and its growth, incomer per capita of every area and its
growth, economic development condition of each industry, future develop-
ment and investment planning of each industry, and so on.
As shown in Fig. 8.6, this module is composed of product statistics, project sta-
tistics, and electricity saving potential analysis.
efficiency transformers
and common products
saving technologies
implemented
products
lights
1. Power saving potential analysis of green lights. The power saving potential of
replacing undeveloped lighting technologies with advanced lighting technolo-
gies is calculated on the basis of analyzing the utilization condition of various
lighting devices of users, such as replacing incandescent lamps with compact
fluorescent lamps, replacing thick tubular fluorescent lamps with thin tubular
fluorescent lamps, and replacing high pressure sodium lamps with high pressure
mercury lamps; the power saving potential of the substitution technologies
added so as to get the total power saving potential of an industry or an area.
2. Power saving potential analysis of motors. The utilization conditions of various
motors of the users are analyzed, including motor type, quantity, power,
average number of utilization hours, and the proportion of motor power con-
sumption in the total power consumption; the growth condition of all power
consumption is used to calculate motor power saving potential and peak
eliminating potential; the power saving potential and peak eliminating potential
in the future years are further calculated according to the market share of motor
reconstruction projects in the future years.
3. Power saving potential analysis of high-efficiency transformers. The utilization
conditions of present various transformers are analyzed, including motor type,
quantity, capacity, the number of annual operating hours, and the proportion of
transformer power consumption in the total power consumption; the growth
condition of all power consumption is used to calculate high-efficiency trans-
former power saving potential and peak eliminating potential.
4. Peak load shifting potential analysis. The main causes to high peak load are
found out and the important load types of load regulation are confirmed on the
basis of analyzing power consumption equipment, power consumption condi-
tion and typical daily load curves of various users so as to calculate the peak
load shifting potential.
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5. Interruptible load potential analysis. Which load can be reduced in the peak
period is confirmed and the interruptible load capacity of interruptible users is
calculated by aiming at the power consumption equipment and power saving
conditions of large users.
6. Other types of power saving potential analysis. Also can be developed, such as
line, new appliance, etc.
As shown in Fig. 8.7, this module consists of four parts: power consumption
analysis, load characteristic analysis, power consumption prediction, and load
characteristic prediction.
1. Power consumption analysis. The power consumption information is analyzed
according to places, industries, large users, typical terminal power consumption
devices, and so on, including current monthly power consumption, accumula-
tive power consumption month by month and annual power consumption, and
the year-on-year and period-on-period rising speed of power consumption can
be analyzed.
2. Load characteristic analysis. The load characteristics are analyzed according to
places, industries, large users, typical terminal power consumption devices, and
others and the corresponding load characteristic curves are drawn, including
indexes like the maximum load, the minimum load, load factor, peak-valley
difference and peak-valley ratio, and others, and parallel comparison and lon-
gitudinal comparison can be carried out.
3. Power consumption prediction. Single-variable trend extrapolation model,
random time series model, multivariable regression model, neural network
model, grey model, genetic algorithm model and combination prediction, and
others are used to predict the regional power consumption, industry power
consumption, and typical user power consumption.
4. Load characteristic prediction. Single-variable trend extrapolation model,
random time series model, multivariable regression model, neural network
model, grey model, genetic algorithm model and combination prediction, and
others are used to predict load characteristic indexes like annual maximum
load, minimum load, peak-valley difference, and the number of maximum load
utilization hour, etc.
As shown in Fig. 8.8, this module includes five parts: cost-benefit evaluation of
power user, cost-benefit evaluation of power grid enterprise, cost-benefit evalua-
tion of energy service company (ESCO), cost-benefit evaluation of the whole
society, and sensitivity analysis.
Electricity price;
Equipment investment;
Sensitivity analysis
Equipment lifetime;
DSM subsidy
1. Cost-benefit evaluation of power grid enterprise. The main cost of a power grid
enterprise in DSM work is in that the electricity charge income of the power
grid enterprise is reduced because power consumption of users is reduced due
to DSM work. At the same time, as the power grid enterprise is the imple-
mentation subject of DSM work, it shall have some direct expenses inevitably
during developing DSM work, such as the promotion cost and the management
cost, and so on. However, the benefits of the power grid enterprise mainly come
from the government subsidy and avoidable electricity cost. Therefore, this
function includes calculating the reduced electricity charge income of power
grid enterprise, direct cost of developing DSM work, obtained subsidy, and
avoidable electricity cost, etc.
2. Cost-benefit evaluation of energy service company (ESCO). The main cost of
an ESCO in DSM work is providing expenditure cost in links like energy
auditing, financing loan, energy conservation design, equipment purchase,
equipment installation and operation training, and so on. However, its income
mainly comes from benefit share based on user power saving. Therefore, this
function includes calculating the cost composition of ESCO in the DSM project
and DSM benefit share from users.
3. Cost-benefit evaluation of power user. The main cost of a power user in DSM
work is divided into two conditions. If the power user develops a project inde-
pendently, the cost is the investment on using high-efficiency energy saving
equipment and future maintenance cost and the main income is electricity cost
expenditure reduced by it and subsidy from power grid enterprises and the
government. If the power user can cooperate with the ESCO, the cost is almost
zero and the main income comes from the electricity cost expenditure reduced by
it and subsidy from power grid enterprises and the government, however, partial
payment needs to be paid to the ESCO. Therefore, this function includes calcu-
lating initial investment, annual maintenance cost, reduced electricity charges
and obtained subsidies, and energy benefit shares with the ESCO of the user, etc.
4. Cost-benefit evaluation of the whole society. From the overall resource aspect,
government supervision institutions establish relevant administrative rules,
regulations, and standards to ensure DSM implementation and ensure the most
rational resource distribution, the minimum environmental pollution and the
optimized government investment cost. The cost and benefit are the total cost
sum and total benefit sum, respectively. In addition to the economic benefit, the
benefit of the whole society also includes environmental benefit, namely,
reducing pollutant emission. Therefore, this function also includes calculating
total cost sum, total income sum, energy conservation quantity, emission
reduction of pollutants like CO2, SO2, and NOx, etc.
5. Sensitivity analysis. During calculating DSM project cost and benefit, the cal-
culation is mostly based on electricity price, equipment investment, equipment
lifetime and government subsidy, and so on, but these kinds of information are
uncertain. Therefore, this function is to analyze their sensitivity and mainly the
influences resulting from the variation of one or multiple ones of them on the
cost and benefit result.
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Simulation of Time-
Simulation of DSM Simulation of other
of-use (TOU) Tariff
compensation mechanism DSM policy
policy
Simulating influences of
Simulating time-of-use government price regulation;
pricing strategies; Simulating influences of financial
Simulating users' compensation;
responses Simulating influences of tax
preference influence
As shown in Fig. 8.9, this module includes three parts: time-of-use price policy
simulation, DSM compensation mechanism establishment simulation, and other
DSM policy simulation.
1. Time-of-use price policy simulation. It refers to simulating the influences of
time-of-use price established by a government, specifically including calcu-
lating the electricity price elasticity (including self elasticity and cross elas-
ticity) of load demand of users, simulating power users response to different
time-of-use prices, and confirming the best time-of-use price strategy.
2. DSM compensation mechanism establishment simulation. It refers to simulating
the effects of establishing DSM compensation mechanism in different modes on
power saving and emission reduction, specifically including simulating the
influences of electricity price adjusted by the government, the influences of
financial compensation implemented by the government, and the influences of
tax preference implemented by the government.
3. Other DSM policy simulation. It refers to using methods like fuzzy mathematics
and artificial intelligence and others to simulate relevant polices in developing
DSM work and calculating the effect produced by implementing these policies.
As shown in Fig. 8.10, the comprehensive DSM evaluation module includes three
parts: evaluation index setting, index weight calculation, and DSM project
evaluation.
8.4 Introduction of Some Modules in Demand-Side Management Laboratory 547
Comprehensive membership
companies and power users
Social benefit evaluation
generation enterprises
Degree calculation
grid enterprises
Index setting
power users
calculation
enterprises
enterprises
users
relation to the evaluation target. There are many methods for index weight cal-
culation. The weight of each evaluation index shall be confirmed by means of
analytic hierarchy process (AHP) layer by layer in this chapter. The process related
to index weight calculation by means of AHP is shown in Sect. 8.6.
3. DSM project evaluation
It means that fuzzy comprehensive evaluation method is used to evaluate a
DSM project. First, the membership degree of each index(membership degree
refers to the degree to which the evaluation index belongs to an evaluation set,
such as very good, good, comparatively bad and others) in the DSM project is
confirmed according to the experts or investigation conditions; second, the com-
prehensive membership degree of the DSM project is calculated by combining the
weight of each index, and whether the DSM project is feasible, and others can be
judged through the comprehensive membership degree. The calculation process
related to the fuzzy comprehensive evaluation method is shown in Sect. 8.6.
The function of this module is mainly standing on the enterprise to make con-
sideration comprehensively by analyzing the benefit conditions of different power
saving schemes and selecting the best one from multiple power saving schemes for
implementation [3, 11]. Besides, this module also can analyze how to develop a
DSM project rationally and dig the maximum power saving potential under a
limited fund condition (General function structure of cost-benefit evaluation of
enterprise power saving projects is shown as Fig. 8.11).
1. To frame the power saving scheme. There are many forms to make power
saving schemes. The forms can be classified according to equipment, which
include partial scheme and overall scheme. As shown in Fig. 8.12, in the
process of making power saving schemes, generally, an equipment scheme can
be formed first and then other comprehensive schemes can be formed based on
the equipment scheme.
2. Analysis on economic benefits of schemes. After schemes are established, it is
required to analyze the economic benefit of each scheme. As shown in
Fig. 8.13, the analysis on economic benefit of each scheme mainly includes
8.5 Important Module Function Design 549
Analysis on
Load Power Initial Electricity cost Avoidable Avoidable emission of
Maintenance
characteristic consumption investment expenditure electricity capacity pollutants such
cost analysis
analysis analysis analysis analysis analysis analysis as CO2, SO2 and
NOx, etc.
Scheme comparison
Static Dynamic
Internal rate of Net present Benefit-cost Sensitivity
investment investment
return value ratio analysis
recovery period recovery period
Fund planning
Quantity of
replaced devices
This module is involved in many mathematical models, such as fund time value
model, sensitivity analysis model, optimization model, etc. Thereinto, there is
8.5 Important Module Function Design 551
relevant introduction of the former two in the previous sections and chapters of this
book. Here, the introduction mainly focuses on the fund optimization model.
The purpose of establishing the fund optimization model is to be able to get the
maximum power saving benefit under limited fund constraint. The model mainly
consists of two parts which are the objective function and the constraint condition.
Objective Function
Constraint Condition
( P P
Capital constraint: Nt1 ni1 Ct C0
8:3
Equipment quantity constraint: li t xi t ui t
As shown in Fig. 8.16, this module includes three subfunctions, including the
government price regulation simulation, financial compensation simulation, and
tax preference simulation. Each subfunction needs to simulate the influences on
power saving and emission reduction. As the government price regulation may
directly influence the price level, the subfunction needs to simulate the influences
on price.
reduction
reduction
reduction
agriculture
CPI change
price change
metal product manufacture industry
of industry
mechanical equipment manufacture
industry
building industry
Fig. 8.17 Simulation flow of influences on price from government price regulation
calculating price change of each industry. The consumer price index (CPI)
change can be calculated through industry price change.
2. Simulation of influences on power saving from government price regulation.
The industry power saving comes from two aspects: first, due to electricity
price rise, load demand of each industry will be reduced properly, which mainly
depends on the price elasticity of the industry load demand; second, the gov-
ernment uses the DSM funds levied to DSM compensation and these com-
pensation funds are used to energy conservation reconstruction for each
554 8 Introduction to a Demand-Side Management Laboratory
industry so as to get power saving effect. Therefore, as shown in Fig. 8.18, the
simulation of influences on power saving includes the simulation of DSM fund
levy power saving and simulation of DSM fund compensation power saving.
3. Simulation of influences on emission reduction from government price regu-
lation. Due to the industry power consumption decrease, the consumption of
fossil fuel such as coal and others will be reduced so that the emission of
agriculture
Simulation of
electricity saving chemical industry
of collection of
building material and other nonmetallic
DSM fund
mineral manufacture industry
building industry
Fig. 8.18 Simulation flow of influences on power saving from government price regulation
8.5 Important Module Function Design 555
Energy
consumption of CO2 emission SO2 emission NOx emission
Fossil energy
ten thousand reduction reduction reduction
output value
Fig. 8.19 Simulation flow of influences on emission reduction from government price regulation
pollutants like CO2, SO2, and NOX and others will be reduced. Shown as
Fig. 8.19, emission effect model includes two functions of energy consumption
and emission simulations.
saving effect can hereby simulate power saving effect generated from different
tax preference policy.
2. Simulation of influences on emission reduction from tax preference. The energy
consumption and emission reduction can be calculated through power con-
sumption reduced by users. This is similar to the function of previous simu-
lation on influences on emission reduction from government price regulation,
so it will not be introduced in detail here.
The government price regulation simulation mainly is involved with two kinds of
agents: government agent and industry agent. Besides, based on the thought of
open agent, experts also should participate in it. Figure 8.20 shows multi-agent
frame of government price regulation simulation. Thereinto, there are 15 industry
agents. The industries represented by the industry agents are listed in Table 8.1.
The relation between government agent and industry agent mainly is shown in
three aspects: the former required to increase the electricity price of the latter, the
increased electricity charge subsidy used for energy conservation reconstruction of
the latter and the latters response; the relation between industry agents mainly is
shown in the following aspects: industry production cost caused by power con-
sumption cost rise and linkage rise of product price; the relation among govern-
ment agent, industry agent, and experts is mainly shown in experts intervention
and agents responses to it.
Agent Design
1. Government agent
Target of government agent
In order to establish a DSM compensation mechanism and effectively promote
DSM work development, the government hopes to raise more special DSM funds
as far as possible under the precondition of not influencing normal economic
operation in China. Its target can be shown as follow:
8.5 Important Module Function Design 557
Agent Else
.
2 Agents
Improving .
. .
electricity price
Agent
and investment
3
Government
agent
Response
max Y maxffg
8:4
s:t DCPI DCPImax
In Formula (8.4), Y stands for the amount of special demand-side management
funds levied by the government. It is the function of additional proportion of
electricity chargeDr: The constraint condition is the consumer price index
change DCPI cannot be more than its permissible upper limit DCPImax .
558 8 Introduction to a Demand-Side Management Laboratory
In Formula (8.5), DPi indicates the product price change range of the ith
industry and wi indicates the proportion of the ith industry product in the total
social consumption.
The overcharged electricity cost all shall be taken as special DSM fund which
shall be distributed by the government agent to the industry agents, respectively, to
be used for technical innovation. Many factors need to be considered for the fund
distribution issue and a simple processing method is used in this book to suppose
that the government applies fairness principle to distribute funds to all the
industries in average.
Government
Agent
Target Effector
Inference
Experts engine
Perception
External environment
The government agent is an open agent, so experts from the external world can
intervene and adjust electricity price regulation and fund distribution strategies of
government agent completely.
Electricity price regulation strategy of government agent
The rules for the government agent to confirm electricity price regulation
strategy can be simply shown as follows:
If DCPImax DCPI 0:00001; the value of electricity price regulation range Dr
shall be increased according to proper step length.
If DCPI DCPImax ; the value of electricity price regulation range Dr shall be
decreased according to proper step length.
If 0\DCPImax DCPI 0:00001; the electricity price regulation range Dr at
that time shall be the choice of the government agent.
2. Industry agent
Target of industry agent
To an income-producing enterprise, the long-term target of an industry agent is
the profit maximization all the time. To electricity price improvement by the
government, the short-term target of the industry agent shall be that its profit will
not change before and after electricity price rise, which is shown as Bi Bi0 :
Thereinto, Bi indicates the profit of the industry agent i after the electricity price
regulation and Bi0 indicates the profit of the industry agent i before the electricity
price regulation.
Behavior of industry agent
The structure of industry agent is shown as Fig. 8.22, which is basically similar
to that of government agent. The difference is that the government agent uses an
expert rule for inference while the industry agent uses a quantitative model for
inference.
Power is the basic industry of national economy and intermediate input of every
industry at the same time, so the electricity price will directly influence the pro-
duction cost of every industry which will influence the respective sales price and
the sales price change will influence production cost of the industry which takes
these products as the intermediate input and thereby result in the sales price
change; the cross influences are repeated continuously, in this way till the product
prices of the industries are all in equivalent states at last. Thus, the behavior of
every industry agent should be like this (taking industry agent I as an example):
first, the electricity price and the product price change information of other
industries are obtained from the external environment through the perceptron;
next, the inference engine uses the models in the model base to perform inference
according to this information, confirm the product rise range DPi and have direct
effect on the external environment through the effector; other industry agents
regulate their own product sales prices according to this price change information
DPi ; the industry agent i reconfirms its own price regulation strategies according
560 8 Introduction to a Demand-Side Management Laboratory
Industry
Agent
Target Effector
Inference
Experts engine
Perception
External environment
to the external environment at that time till the product prices of all the industry
agents stay in equivalent states.
Due to the electricity price rise, the second behavior of an industry agent is
reducing the power consumption, which can be described by the load demand
price elasticity of this agent. The load demand price elasticity of an industry agent
is the relative power consumption change caused by relative electricity price
change, which is equal to the ratio of the power consumption change rate and
corresponding electricity price change rate based on numerical value. Its calcu-
lation formula is as follows:
oedi =edi
ei 8:6
oPe =Pe
In Formula (8.6), ei stands for the load demand price elasticity of agent i; edi
stands for the load demand of agent i; Pe stands for the electricity price; the
numerator at the right side of the formula indicates the power consumption change
rate and the denominator indicates the electricity price change rate. From this
formula, it can be seen that the price elasticity values calculated based on different
electricity price levels will be different. Generally speaking, the higher the price
level, the lower the absolute value of the elasticity price; the lower the price level,
the higher the absolute value of the elasticity price. The confirmation of power
demand price elasticity of an industry agent needs a lot of empirical data.
As the special DSM fund raised by the government is input to energy con-
servation reconstruction of every industry, the third behavior of an industry agent
will be applying this fund to develop energy conservation reconstruction work and
certain energy conservation effect generated hereby. A different fund mode applied
by the agent will bring different energy conservation effect. To this, the expert
judgment method is used in this book to confirm the energy conservation effect of
fund utilization by every industry.
8.5 Important Module Function Design 561
In Formula (8.7), Xj stands for the total output value of agent j; Xij stands for the
intermediate input of agent i to agent j; Dj stands for the added value of agent
j. Formula (8.7) can be converted to be as follow:
X
n
Pi xij Dj Pj xj 8:8
i1
There into, aij indicates direct consumption coefficient; dj indicates added value
rate. Suppose the product price of agent n (referred to power in this book) has been
changed by DPn ; the product price changes of other agents shall be
DP1 ; DP2 ; . . .; DPn1 : Moreover, suppose that the price interaction is transferred
through cost change, the added value rate of each agent shall not be influenced by
price change. According to Formula (8.9), the following formula can be got:
8
> a11 Dp1 p1 a21 Dp2 p2 an1 Dpn pn d1 Dp1 p1
>
>
>
< a12 Dp1 p1 a22 Dp2 p2 an2 Dpn pn d2 2 p2
> ..
>
> .
>
:
a1;n1 1 p1 a2;n1 Dp2 p2 an;n1 Dpn pn dn1 Dpn1 pn1
8:10
The product price regulation strategy of industry agent can be deduced through
the change of Formula (8.10):
2 3 2 31 2 3
Dp1 1 a11 a21 an1;1 an1
6 Dp2 7 6 a12 1 a22 an1;2 7 6 7
6 7 6 7 6 an2 7
6 .. 7 6 .. .. .. .. 7 6 .. 7Dpn 8:11
4 . 5 4 . . . . 5 4 . 5
Dpn1 a1;n1 a2;n1 1 an1;n1 an;n1
562 8 Introduction to a Demand-Side Management Laboratory
The formula above analyzes the absolute amount of price change on the basis of
material type inputoutput table, however, if it is based on value type inputoutput
table, all the price changes in Formula (8.11) shall be relative amount, namely,
change range relative to the original price.
Simulation Flow
According to the behavior of each agent, Fig. 8.23 shows the simulation flow of
government price regulation simulation. When necessary, experts can intervene of
the simulation process.
Step one. The government agent confirms the original up-regulation range of
electricity price.
No
0 < CPI max - CPI < 0.00001
Yes
Peak, valley, and off-peak periods are divided according to the power consumption
characteristics of various users, including period division of agricultural users,
industrial users, commercial users, and typical users. Thereinto, the typical users
Peak and valley period User response matrix The best time-of-use
management management price simulation
Peak and valley period Peak and valley period Peak and valley period
Peak and valley period
division of agricultural division of industrial division of commercial
division of typical users
users users users
Typical user 1
Typical user 2
Typical user n
Commercial user
Agricultural user response Industrial user response Typical user response
response matrix
matrix management matrix management Matrix management
management
Typical user 1
Typical user 2
Typical user n
can be various enterprises and industries, etc. Figure 8.25 reflects the contents of
peak and valley period management.
The user response matrix is confirmed on the basis of a lot of investigation. This
matrix includes self-elasticity coefficient and cross-elasticity coefficient of each
period (detailed explanation in the model introduction later). Figure 8.26 reflects
the contents of user response matrix management. With the completion of
investigate data, the data of this response matrix can be updated.
8.5 Important Module Function Design 565
The best time-of-use price The best time-of-use price The best time-of-use price The best time-of-use price
simulation of agricultural simulation of industrial simulation of commercial simulation of typical
users users users users
Typical user 1
Typical user 2
Typical user n
The response behavior of users is shown in regulating the internal power con-
sumption period of an enterprise and changing power consumption mode
according to different period of time [3, 13]. In order to quantize the uses response
to time-of-use price, the electricity price elasticity matrix is used to show the price
demand elasticity of user. The time-of-use price elasticity refers to the electric
energy change resulting from the price change in peak, valley or off-peak period,
namely, the ratio of power consumption change percentage and corresponding
electricity price change percentage within a certain period.
Users response to electricity price is shown as the single-period response and
the multi-period response. The single-period response refers to a user decides that
the power consumption of a certain period is only related to the electricity price
change of this period. It usually happens in the nonessential power consumption
condition of changeable electricity of the user in this period. The multi-period
response refers to a user decides that the power consumption of a certain period is
influenced by the electricity prices of other periods and the original power
566 8 Introduction to a Demand-Side Management Laboratory
consumption is redistributed in the all the periods to transfer the electricity from
comparatively high electricity price period to comparatively low electricity price
period. This kind of response of user usually is related to production type and
production shift system of user.
The self-elasticity coefficient of electricity price qii is defined to show to the
single-period response of user to time-of-use price:
DQi =Qi
qii 8:12
DPi =Pi
Z
DQi fTOU;t Pp ; Ps ; Pv ft Pt dt 8:13
i
According to Formula (8.16), the change rate column vector of power consump-
tion of user after the implementation of time-of-use price can be worked out;
2 3 2 3
DQ1 =Q1 DP1 =P1
6 DQ2 =Q2 7 1 6 DP2 =P2 7
6 7 6 7
6 .. 7 E6 .. 7 8:17
4 . 5 n 4 . 5
DQn =Qn DPn =Pn
Furthermore, the power consumption after the implementation of time-of-use
price is calculated as follows:
2 03 2 3 2 3 2 3
Q1 Q1 0 DP1 =P1 Q1
6 Q2 7 1 6
0
Q2 7 6 DP2 =P2 7 6 Q2 7
6 7 6 7 6 7 6 7
6 .. 7 6 .. 7E 6 .. 7 6 .. 7 8:18
4 . 5 n4 . 5 4 . 5 4 . 5
Q0n 0 Qn DPn =Pn Qn
Thereinto, Q0i is the power consumption in the ith period after the implemen-
tation of time-of-use price.
Formula (8.18) is namely the user response model. The user response model got
through Formula (8.18) can comparatively get close to the actual condition, but the
actual constraint that the user load cannot be adjusted freely all the time in a
certain period of time and a certain fixed load factor exists is not taken into account
and the load upper limit also exists due to the limit of equipment running capa-
bility, so Q0i calculated through Formula (8.18) might be more than the maximum
load in this period or less than the fixed load in this period; in this way, the formula
should be corrected:
8
< QFi Q0i lt QFi
0
Qi Q0i QFi Q0i lt; Q0maxi 8:19
: 0
Qmaxi Qmaxi i0
Thereinto, Q0i is the correction value of power consumption in the ith period
after the implementation of time-of-use price; QFi is the fixed load in the ith
period; Q0maxi is the maximum load in the ith period.
degree will decrease, and the social image of the power grid enterprises will be
hereby influenced. Therefore, the user satisfaction degree shall be fully considered
during establishing time-of-use price. The user satisfaction degree defined in this
book takes two aspects which are user satisfaction degree to power utilization
mode and to electricity cost expenditure into account for evaluation. The satis-
faction degree to power utilization mode is an index for evaluating power utili-
zation mode variation of user; the satisfaction degree to electricity cost
expenditure is an index for evaluating electricity cost expenditure variation of user.
1. User satisfaction degree to power utilization mode. Before the implementation
of time-of-use price, a user arrange power utilization mode according to the
production mode which is most proper to him, and the user satisfaction degree
to power utilization mode at that time is the greatest. After the implementation
of time-of-use price, the user makes response and changes power utilization
mode to pursue comparatively low electricity cost increase. At that time, the
power consumption is recombined at the time axis and a new user load curve is
formed. The user satisfaction degree to power utilization mode defined in this
book is established on the basis of adjusting the difference between electric
energy and original load curve, which is specifically shown as follows:
R 23
0 fTOU;t Pp ; Ps ; Pv ft Pt jdt
e1 R 23 8:20
0 ft Pt dt
can be shown in the user price response matrix. The occurrence of this part of cost
directly leads to the power utilization mode change of users to make e deviate from
1. Therefore, the cost shall not be considered in this part.
2. User satisfaction degree to electricity cost expenditure. One of the principles
for time-of-use price establishment is unchanged overall electricity price level
after implementing time-of-use price to users. Taking the ratio of peak, off-peak
and valley electricity prices as 3:2:1 as an example, if the goal of unchanged
overall electricity price level is to be accomplished, the change of electric
energy in peak period must be equal to that of electricity change in valley
period. When the peak electricity at peak load is more than that at valley, the
overall electricity price level will rise and exceed the original electricity price
level; when the electricity at valley load is more than that at peak, the overall
electricity price level will decrease and be lower than the original electricity
price level. In actual work, it is very difficult to get to the condition that the
electricity at peak load is equal to that at valley, but the electricity at peak load
is not equal to that at valley and the electricity at peak load is more than that at
valley in most conditions. Thus, if a user does not arrange power consumption
according to the time-of-use price ratio, his electricity cost expenditure will
suffer great impact. The user satisfaction degree to electricity cost expenditure
defined in this book is an index for evaluating the electricity cost expenditure
variation in unit production cost of user, which is specifically shown as follows:
C Pp ; P s ; Pv C P o
h1 8:21
C Po
c1 c2 1 8:23
570 8 Introduction to a Demand-Side Management Laboratory
minmaxQ0 8:24
max< 8:26
indicates the maximized user satisfaction degree. Formula (8.27) sets the change
range of time-of user price.
As the several objectives of the objective functions conflict with each other, we
will take Pareto solution to calculate them. Pareto solution is an effective solution,
which refers to any objective function is not able to be improved in the pre-
condition of not sacrificing other objective functions. During getting the solution,
the minimization method, weight value setting method and objective function
method and others can be used. We shall use weight value setting method to
convert Formula (8.24), Formula (8.25) and Formula (8.26) to single-objective
planning:
maxQ0 maxQ0 minQ0
min k1 k2 k3 < 8:28
maxQ maxQ minQ
k1 k2 k3 1 8:29
In Formula (8.28) and Formula (8.29), max Q and max Q - min Q stand for the
maximum load and peak-valley difference before the implementation of time-of-
use price, respectively; the purpose of using max Q0 max Q0 minQ0
max Q and max QminQ for cal-
culation is to set the value range as around 1 so as to be compared with < at the
same level and avoid influences due to too big numerical value difference. k1 ; k2
and k3 stand for the weight values of Formula (8.24),Formula ( 8.25) and Formula
(8.26), respectively.
During specific calculation, as both Formula (8.24) and Formula (8.25) show
the contribution of user to system peak load shifting, they can be set with same
weight values. That is to say, the single-objective planning mentioned above can
be converted to the form as below:
maxQ0 maxQ0 minQ0
min x1 x2 < 8:30
maxQ maxQ minQ
x1 x2 1 8:31
x1 and x2 stand for the contribution of user to system peak load shifting and
weight of satisfaction degree of user himself. Their values will have certain
influences on the optimization result of Formula (8.30) and be different to different
industries. For example, to a user with comparatively big peak-valley difference or
a user with comparatively high power consumption proportion in the system, the
value of x1 might be high; to a user who is sensitive to electricity price and whose
power utilization satisfaction degree decrease may arouse a comparatively strong
social response, such as a residential user, the value of x2 shall be comparatively
high. It can be seen that x1 and x2 still are fuzzy judgments which contain many
subjective factors, and they can be assigned according to the experience
description by the power grid enterprise to them during specific calculation.
572 8 Introduction to a Demand-Side Management Laboratory
Evaluation index
The mean random consistency index (RI) is confirmed through the known
number of matrix order m. To 19 order judgment matrix, the relation between
m and RI is shown as Table 8.5.
Step three. Calculate random consistency ratio.
CI
CR 8:35
RI
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