July 26, 2021
Manufacturing processes represent large, concentrated loads that can provide significant flexibility benefits by modulating their power demand. The advantage of focusing on such industrial-type users is that—unlike residential and commercial users—their electricity consumption is largely independent of human preferences and schedules. This means that their loads may be shaped and changed in time to assist with grid operations much more readily than, say, those of commercial or residential buildings. Broadly speaking, manufacturing processes can assist grid operations by carrying out two complementary actions. In one, production is increased during off-peak hours, along with the grid load of the process. This means that the process temporarily generates products in excess of product…
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