Estimating Market Potential for Reducing Customer Peak Loads Through Photovoltaics

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    Abstract

    Past studies have quantified photovoltaics' (PV) peak load matching capability on a utility-wide scale. The purpose of this paper is to estimate the number of utility subloads (e.g. customers, substations) whose peak loads are well matched with solar availability. A simple tool based on the utility scale load-PV match is developed to estimate the market size of customer scale PV applications withhigh load-PV matches. Illustrative examples of customer owned PV economics are also provided. We show that (1) the market size of high load matching PV applications on the subload scale is significant even within utility systems whose load requirements are not particularly well matched with PV output; and (2) the cost of PV as a peak shaving resource for utility customers is approachingcompetitive levels.
    Original languageAmerican English
    Pages357-360
    Number of pages4
    StatePublished - 1996
    EventSolar 96: 1996 American Solar Energy Society Annual Conference - Asheville, North Carolina
    Duration: 13 Apr 199618 Apr 1996

    Conference

    ConferenceSolar 96: 1996 American Solar Energy Society Annual Conference
    CityAsheville, North Carolina
    Period13/04/9618/04/96

    Bibliographical note

    Work performed by Citizens Advisory Panel, Central Islip, New York and University of New York at Albany, Albany, New York.

    NREL Publication Number

    • NREL/CP-23304

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