Title :
Peak Shaving--A Way to Fight Rising Costs
Author :
Jack, Charlie F.
Author_Institution :
Buckeye Power, Inc., Columbus, OH 43229.
Abstract :
The background of rising costs in the production, transmission, and distribution of electric power and energy is discussed and, in particular, the significant increases in the cost of generation. It discusses the adverse annual load pattern experienced by Buckeye Power, Inc. and the electric water heater control program of load management adopted by Buckeye to fight the rising costs of providing electric service.
Keywords :
Automatic control; Control systems; Costs; Fuels; Natural gas; Power generation; Production; Substations; Temperature control; Water heating;
Journal_Title :
Industry Applications, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TIA.1976.349458