Generation Efficiency
Challenge: The ability to balance and control the energy delivery system—to generate electricity, dispatch it as load to a storage device, then reintroduce the warehoused load on command to the grid for use.
Resource professionals have managed the energy assets at their command with 'one hand tied behind their back'; they have had the ability to generate power, but only in reaction to a load created by consumers. They've never had the ability to dispatch and warehouse load, and re-dispatch that distributed load for use in time of need.
This 'full circle' capability would give energy producers dramatically greater control of the energy use cycle. The ability to effectively manage the fluctuating demand curve created by on- and off-peak demand would give providers great flexibility and control. This steady exploitation of generation resources enhances generation asset efficiency far beyond the start and stop model used today.
Demand Energy Solution: Demand Shifters™ that create a distributed load by charging during peak and off-peak hours, then discharge on command for use as required throughout the system.
Install Demand Shifters as required across the service territory and charge them during off-peak periods. The stored energy could be discharged during peak periods, flattening the demand curve and 'closing the energy management loop'.
Value: Give energy providers an unprecedented level of control and the ability to maximize generation assets.
Generation Efficiency
The Demand Shifter would be installed throughout the service territory to create load during off-peak times, then discharge during periods of high use.