Title :
PV-DSM: policy actions to speed commercialization
Author :
Hoff, Tom ; Wenger, Howard J. ; Keane, Dennis M.
Author_Institution :
Pacific Gas & Electr. Co., San Francisco, CA, USA
Abstract :
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) recently applied demand-side management (DSM) evaluation techniques to photovoltaic (PV) technology to develop the concept of photovoltaics as a demand-side management option (PV-DSM). The analysis demonstrated that PV-DSM has the potential to be economically attractive. Two criticisms in response to that analysis are that the assumptions of 25 year financing and a 25 year evaluation period are unrealistic. This paper responds to those criticisms and documents the mathematical relationships to calculate the value of PV-DSM from a customer´s perspective. It demonstrates how regulatory and government agencies could implement policies to resolve both issues and speed PV commercialization
Keywords :
economics; government policies; load management; photovoltaic power systems; project engineering; PV power systems; PV-DSM; USA; commercialization; demand-side management; evaluation period; financing; government agencies; policies; regulatory agencies; value; Commercialization; Costs; Environmental economics; Government; Photovoltaic systems; Power generation economics; Power industry; Renewable energy resources; Solar power generation; Technology management;
Conference_Titel :
Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, 1993., Conference Record of the Twenty Third IEEE
Conference_Location :
Louisville, KY
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1220-1
DOI :
10.1109/PVSC.1993.346937
