Increased Penetration of Renewable Energy using Demand Side Management: Immersion Heater Analysis

Abstract

This paper examines the potential for Demand

Side Management and Dynamic load shifting to increase the

theoretical limit imposed on Wind Energy integration.

This limit is determined by the financial implications of wind

energy curtailment. The following analysis uses the heating

schedule of a domestic immersion water heater to show that

price driven demand flexibility can increase this limit while

offering financial benefits to the consumer. Furthermore, the

increased use of wind generated electricity and a minimal

increase in overall demand results in reduced consumption of

conventionally generated electricity.