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Industrial Load Shaping: A Utility Strategy to Deal with Competition
Abstract
In recent years competition from various
sources such as cogeneration and bypass has led
many utilities to refocus attention on their large
industrial customers. Industrial load shaping is
a customized program involving cost-effective
process modifications and operational changes which
result in a restructuring of the electric load
profile of individual manufacturing facilities.
Both the customer and the utility should realize
benefits from these changes.
There are five generic load shaping
categories: rescheduling operations, capacity
additions, product storage, automation and flexible
manufacturing and electrotechnologies. The
customized nature of the program requires that the
utility work with industry experts to help customers
identify specific load shape opportunities.
The remainder of this paper provides
guidelines for utility planners interested in
developing such a program. It begins with an
overview of general objectives, technology
alternatives, market evaluation and selection
criteria, and program implementation and monitoring
procedures. The paper concludes with two utility
case studies.
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Citation
Bules, D. (1987). Industrial Load Shaping: A Utility Strategy to Deal with Competition. Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.eslwin.tamu.edu). Available electronically from https : / /hdl .handle .net /1969 .1 /92467.