Information Exchange and Demand Response
in Smart Meter enabled Energy Markets
Jan Segerstam, Empower IM
Enabling change – combining competencies
The Energy Market
Electricity Sales
(Free Market)
Distribution
monopolyElectricity Producer(Free market)
Transmission
monopoly
Energy Production
Sales of Production on Energy Market
Transmission Distribution
Procurementfrom Energy
Market
Sa les to endcustomers
Electricity flow Electricity flow
Contract and cost flow Contract and cost flow
Demand Response
• Demand Response is
• Dynamic Loads and Dynamic Generation
• Planned, but responsive
• Demand Response involves
• The Distribution Network
• The Energy Supplier
• The Generator
• The Energy Markets (on many levels)
• Demand Response enables
• Optimum use of grid capacity
• Optimum use of generation capacity
• Better quality of delivery
• Lower cost of supply
Demand Response in Energy Markets
Demand Response Technology Enablers
• Smart Meter
• Basic Functionality
• Simple Communication
• Centralized Smart Systems
• Required by law for other processes
• Home Energy Management System (HEMS)
• Rich Client Functionality
• Rich Communication
• Distributed Smart Systems
• Optional Investment
Current Information Exchange Infrastructure of
the Energy Market (example)
User Workstation DSO A Information system server
Operator 1 server Operator 2 server
User workstationSupplier B Information system server
System specific connection
System specific connectionCorporation B
Intergation server
XML/inhouse-message formats
EDIFACT-message files
EDIFACT-message files
User workstationDSO B Information system server
System specific connection
XML/inhouse-message formats
Operator 1
Message converter
XML/inhouse-
Message formats
EDIFACT-message files
Electricity Market
Information Exchange
System
Future Information Exchange (NO example)
What about
DR?
Enabling DR with Information Exchange
Services
Service provision facilitates interconnection
• Single point of contact
• Format fit
• Leverage investment
• Enable change
Events and information flows within DR
(DSO provided smart meter or HEMS interface)
New Business Information Message
Demand Response (DR) process –
Supplier Infrastructure
Supplier
DSO
Send DSO
invoicing data
Demand Response (DR) process –
DSO Infrastructure
DSO
Potential requirements
for compensation
Information content in DR from Supplier
Information flows in DR to Supplier
DR Management Service System Interface
Demand Response
• Technology Enabled Market Dynamism
• Service Enabled Implementation
• Customer Enabled Energy Efficiency
• Smart Devices and Smart Infrastructure
are prerequisites
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