Demand Response C&I Case Studies
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Demand Response C&I Case Studies. C&I Case Studies. The following case studies were performed at small facilities that typically would not be a good fit for Demand Response. Two Fitness Centers Small Retailer Automobile Dealership Small Office Building. The Sites. The Sites. The Sites. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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C&I Case Studies
The following case studies were performed at small facilities that typically would not be a good fit for Demand Response.
•Two Fitness Centers •Small Retailer•Automobile Dealership•Small Office Building
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The Sites
Ace Hardware ACE Hardware Packaged Rooftop AC
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The Sites
Gold’s Gym Gold’s Gym Packaged Rooftop AC
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The Sites
Gold’s Gym #2 Gold’s Gym Packaged Rooftop AC
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The Sites
Chevrolet Dealership Chevrolet Dealership Packaged Rooftop AC
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The Sites
Office Building Office Building Packaged Rooftop AC
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REGEN Equipment
Site Name # of AC Units with controllers
ACE Hardware 4
Fitness Center 14
Fitness Center #2 14
Chevrolet Dealership 11
Office Building 9
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Site Monitoring
Power recorder mounted next to electrical panel on roof.
Hobo temperature logger attached to thermostat.
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Customer Comfort
Responses to Baseline Day: How comfortable are you with the temperature today at work?
Normal Operation 1) Definitely too cold or 2) A bit chilly
3) Just right / OK
4) A bit warm
5) Definitely too hot Total
Business Count % Count % Count % Count % Count % ACE Hardware 0 0% 1 9% 0 0% 0 0% 1 9%
Fitness Center 0 0% 1 9% 0 0% 0 0% 1 9%
Fitness Center #2 0 0% 2 18% 1 9% 0 5% 3 27%
Chevrolet Dealership 0 0% 1 9% 0 0% 0 0% 1 27%
Office Building 0 0% 5 45% 1 9% 0 0% 6 37%
Total 0 0% 10 82% 2 18% 0 0% 12 100%
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Customer Comfort
Responses to DM event: How comfortable were you with the temperature between 4-7 PM?
Demand Management 1) Definitely too cold or 2) A bit chilly
3) Just right / OK
4) A bit warm
5) Definitely too hot Total
Business Count % Count % Count % Count % Count % ACE Hardware 0 0% 1 6% 0 0% 0 0% 1 6%
Fitness Center 0 0% 1 6% 0 0% 0 0% 1 6%
Fitness Center #2 0 0% 5 29% 1 6% 0 0% 6 35% Chevrolet Dealership 0 0% 4 24% 2 6% 0 0% 6 35% Office Building 0 0% 3 18% 0 0% 0 0% 3 18%
Total 0 0% 14 82% 3 18% 0 0% 17 100%
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Customer Comfort
Responses to DR1 event: How comfortable were you with the temperature between 4-7 PM?
Demand Response 10%
1) Definitely too cold or 2) A bit chilly 3) Just right / OK
4) A bit warm
5) Definitely too hot Total
Business Count % Count % Count % Count % Count % ACE Hardware 0 0% 2 15% 0 0% 0 0% 2 15%
Fitness Center 0 0% 1 8% 0 0% 0 0% 1 8%
Fitness Center #2 0 0% 2 15% 0 0% 0 0% 2 15% Chevrolet Dealership 0 0% 3 23% 1 8% 0 0% 4 31% Office Building 0 0% 3 23% 1 8% 0 0% 4 31%
Total 0 0% 11 85% 2 15% 0 0% 13 100%
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Customer Comfort
Responses to DR2 event: How comfortable were you with the temperature between 4-7 PM?
Demand Response 20%
1) Definitely too cold or 2) A bit chilly 3) Just right / OK
4) A bit warm
5) Definitely too hot Total
Business Count % Count % Count % Count % Count % ACE Hardware 0 0% 2 8% 1 4% 0 0% 3 13%
Fitness Center 0 0% 1 4% 0 0% 0 0% 1 4%
Fitness Center #2 0 0% 5 21% 1 4% 0 0% 6 25% Chevrolet Dealership 0 0% 5 21% 0 6% 0 0% 5 21% Office Building 0 0% 5 21% 4 17% 0 0% 9 38%
Total 0 0% 18 75% 3 25% 0 0% 24 100%
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Average Peak Demand and Savings by Site
Condition ACE
Hardware Fitness Center
Fitness Center #2
Chevrolet Dealership
Office Buildings Average
Baseline kW 42.21 103.33 77.84 38.43 14.43 55.25
Demand Management kW 31.68 98.98 72.74 31.79 31.68 49.47 Savings for Demand Management, kW 10.53 4.35 5.10 6.64 2.26 5.78
Percent Savings 25% 4% 7% 17% 16% 10%
Demand Response 10%, kW 28.04 84.84 73.21 25.44 17.14 45.73 Savings for Demand Response 10%, kW 14.17 18.49 4.63 13.00 0.00 12.57
Percent Savings 34% 18% 6% 34% 0% 23%
Demand Response 20%, kW 25.91 76.18 65.53 15.83 3.64 37.42 Savings for Demand Response 20%, kW 16.30 27.14 12.31 22.60 10.79 17.83
Percent Savings 39% 26% 16% 59% 75% 32%
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Additional Savings
kWh savings realized by utilizing REGEN’s scheduling functionality
Site Annual Energy Savings, kWh ACE Hardware 19,310
Fitness Center 5,961 Fitness Center #2 14,222 Chevrolet Dealership 9,608 Office Building 1,354
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REGEN’s OpenADR implementation provides full functionality to ensure reliable load curtailment
Flexible DRAS Configuration•Can support separate DRAS servers per DR program
Flexible DR Program Subscription•Specify desired load shed , baseline methodology per time period•Can even subscribe to multiple programs during the same time period
Robust Scheduling Features•Ability to precede event to ensure ready at start•Fully integrated with existing EnviroGrid Portal scheduler
Auditability•Records DR event participation•Tracks baseline vs. DR event performance
Alerts
•Ensures desired Demand Response curtailment achieved
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