Manage Peak Demand With Customer Demand Response and Voltage Optimization

Managing demand has become increasingly important for power delivery utilities. Pending emissions and efficiency regulations, increased penetration of non-dispatchable renewables and siting difficulties have increased uncertainties associated with development of new generation resources, making demand response a critical component of smart grid implementation.

Structure works with distribution utilities to support small & large deployments of demand management processes and technologies to achieve targeted demand levels during peak load periods. Structure’s work encompasses both the roll out of demand response programs as well as implementation of conservation voltage reduction programs.

How Structure Can Help

Start to Finish Support
Structure provides expertise across all phases of a demand response and voltage optimization program development and deployment, from initial conceptualization through field deployment and program implementation.

Envisioning
Our experts guide you through the process of envisioning potential, benefits, costs, and risks associated with each phase of program development, enduring the envisioned results can be realized.

Definition and Estimation
Structure’s team will help you define the requirements for each program component, developing documented and defensible estimates of costs and benefits. This critical component supports regulatory proceedings and provides benchmarks for assessing program results.

Business Case Development and Regulatory Support
Structure will guide you through the development of a sound business case for DA (including each aspect of the program, as well as the synergies between different aspects). Additionally, we can assist in the development of regulatory filings.

Implementation Support
Structure provides experienced “on the ground” expertise to assist in implementation, from initial deployments to ultimate rollout. Our experts stay with you throughout the program life cycle to ensure project success.

Demand Response Rollout
Structure provides assistance with the selection of the target customer base, rollout of dynamic rate structures, selection of DR technologies and overall program implementation to ensure a smooth customer demand response program implementation.

Integrated Volt-VAR Control (IVVC)
Structure develops business and operational requirements, technical specifications, supports development of RFPs, assists in vendor evaluation and deployment program to ensure the IVVC solution achieves the targeted objectives: peak demand shifting and/or reduction, power factor improvement, and loss minimization.

How Structure is Different

• Build business cases and design demand response and voltage optimization programs designed to achieve key goals
• Identify the expected magnitude of demand response and voltage optimization programs
• Help select pilot areas for implementation of both program types to provide “proof of concept”
• Provide program management of both demand response and voltage optimization program
• Support regulatory filings for approval of initial and broader program rollouts