Progress Energy, Pacific Gas and Electric and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory with support from the Edison Electric Institute hosted a distribution/demand side management technical information exchange program at Raleigh, North Carolina, April 27 - 29, 2009 and the second portion will take place April 29 - May 2, 2009 in San Francisco, California, USA.
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Power Generation and Transmission Task Force Distribution/Demand Side Management Event
April 27-May 2, 2009 - Raleigh, North Carolina and San Francisco, California USA
During the week of April 27 - May 2, 2009, as part of the Asia-Pacific Partnership (APP) Power Generation and Transmission Task Force’s action plans, U.S. utilities Progress Energy, Pacific Gas and Electric and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, in cooperation with the Edison Electric Institute led the initial Asia Pacific Partnership Power Generation and Transmission Task Force’s technical information exchange program concerning distribution systems and associated demand-side management programs. This program was developed in a manner that focused on technical information exchange and identification of Best Practices associated with planning, implementation and operation of distribution systems and associated demand-side management programs. There were 35 delegates, observers and presenters that attended the event. The individuals attending the conference represented Australia, Canada, China, India, Japan, the Republic of Korea and the United States.
The Distribution/Demand Side Management of April 27 - May 2, 2009, met the overall objectives set forth in the project proposal. These included a focus on the perspectives of Partnership countries on distribution and demand side management planning and operating methodologies for various size systems. Information was provided that will assist experts in Partnership countries in the identification of opportunities to more effectively operate their existing fleets and grids.
The delegates called for continued interfaces with a future full meeting in the near future. Follow up areas that had the most interest included:
Distribution
- Smart Grid Standardization
- Common Vision for Smart Grid
- Framework for DSM
- Load Shifting Approaches
- Convergence of DSM and Smart Grid
- Technological Development
Demand Side Management:
- Develop Best Practices in (1) Program Design and (2) DSM Policy
- Industrial Process Integration
- Information Exchange with Canada on RETSCREEN
- Develop international training opportunities in DSM at the (1) utility level and (2) commission level
- Develop and refine EM&V standards, protocols, and plans for APP countries based on maturity of DSM, versus simply adopting California or U.S. standards
- Development of EM&V protocols