Title :
DA/DSM profitability in a deregulated market environment
Author :
Flølo, Ronger ; Schjerven, Trond ; Lund, Per Edvard ; Gundersen, Lars ; Gjerde, Jan Ove ; Gjengedal, Terje
Author_Institution :
Oslo Energi Konsult, Oslo, Norway
Abstract :
The electric utility industry is undergoing a tremendous change in Norway as well as in other countries world-wide. There is currently a rapid movement towards privatisation and competition, and major structural changes in the industry are leading to changes in the role of utility-sponsored demand side management (DSM). These changes may affect utility motivations and perspectives and further, also influence the roles played by other parties, such as governments and energy suppliers. This paper has two primary objectives. The first is to discuss the motivation for implementing distribution automation and sponsored demand side management (DA/DSM) in a deregulated market environment. The second is to discuss the benefits of DA/DSM in the Norwegian deregulated market environment
Keywords :
demand side management; electricity supply industry; power distribution control; Norway; Norwegian deregulated power market environment; competition; distribution automation; electric utility industry; privatisation; regulatory legislation; retail access; utility-sponsored demand side management; Automation; Costs; Electricity supply industry; Energy efficiency; Energy management; Government; Legislation; Power industry; Privatization; Profitability;
Conference_Titel :
Power System Technology, 1998. Proceedings. POWERCON '98. 1998 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Beijing
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4754-4
DOI :
10.1109/ICPST.1998.729052