通过能源管理解决方案实现减缓气候变化

虚拟发电厂 (VPP) 和分布式能源管理系统 (DERMS) 等能源管理解决方案为提高可再生能源发电量和实现完全摆脱化石燃料的转型创造了机会。通过优化可再生能源输出、储能资源运行和灵活的负载控制，能源管理解决方案可以显着降低运营成本，同时减少排放。

本报告提供了有关能源管理解决方案（例如虚拟发电厂 (VPP)、分布式能源资源管理系统 (DERMS) 和需求响应）在从化石燃料过渡中的作用的信息。

内容

前言

背景

建议

全球减少温室气体排放的努力

• 电网不断增长的可再生能源总容量
• 分布式能源资源以创建更复杂的网格结构
• 更多的最终用途正在转向电动

维持净零排放电网可靠性所需的新方法和技术

• 一种将负载视为资源□□并支持可再生能源调度的能源管理解决方案
• 可减少排放和运营成本的 VPP

电錶双方需要合作的利益相关者

• 需要为新能源解决方案营造支持性监管和市场环境的系统运营商和监管机构
• 需要与公用事业和能源用户更密切合作的 DER 解决方案提供商
• 大型能源用户需要进一步探索实现气候中和的策略
• 案例研究：到 2030 年，Google 将使用无碳能源 24/7 运营

Sustained greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions have caused, and are continuing to cause catastrophic damage to the environment, economy, and human health all over the world. In response, all customer segments are increasing their efforts to achieve climate neutrality in their operations. With more renewable energy capacity coming online and distributed energy resource (DER) installations increasing behind-the-meter, supply side volatility is worsening and a more complicated power flow structure on the grid is forming. Energy management solutions like virtual power plants (VPPs) and distributed energy resource management systems (DERMSs) create an opportunity to firm up renewable generation output and enable a transition entirely away from fossil fuels.

To maintain reliable power grid operations in a climate neutral world, utilities and grid operators will require new technologies, strategies, and solutions. Energy management solutions can make use of both clean supply and demand side resources connected to a territory's grid. In addition to maximizing the value of these resources, energy management solutions can use them to displace traditional power generation technologies. By optimizing renewable generation output, energy storage resource operation, and flexible load control, energy management solutions can drastically reduce operating costs while simultaneously eliminating emissions.

This Guidehouse Insights report discusses the role that energy management solutions like VPPs, DERMSs, and demand response can play in the transition from fossil fuels. It provides recommendations to key stakeholders to increase the opportunities for, and the effectiveness of energy management solutions as the world seeks to achieve climate neutrality in the coming decades.

KEY QUESTIONS ADDRESSED:

• What are energy management solutions?

• What is driving the need for new energy technologies in grid management?

• How do energy management solutions function on the power grid?

• How can energy management solutions support a path to climate neutrality?

• What role does beneficial electrification play in the energy transition?

• What can various stakeholders do to drive the adoption of energy management solutions?

WHO NEEDS THIS REPORT:

• Regulators and policymakers
• Utilities
• Grid operators
• DER vendors
• VPP software providers
• DERMS vendors
• DER aggregators
• Commercial, industrial, and institutional energy consumers

Table of Contents

Spark

Context

Recommendations

Efforts to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions Are Increasing Worldwide

• Total Renewable Energy Capacity on the Grid Is Increasing
• Distributed Energy Resources Are Creating a More Complex Grid Structure
• More End Uses Are Switching to Electricity

New Methods and Technologies Are Required to Maintain a Reliable Net-Zero Emissions Grid

• Energy Management Solutions Can Treat Loads as Resources and Make Renewable Generation Dispatchable
• VPPs Can Reduce Emissions and Operating Costs

Stakeholders on Both Sides of the Meter Must Collaborate

• System Operators and Regulators Must Create Supportive Regulatory and Market Environments for New Energy Solutions
• DER Solution Providers Must Engage More with Utilities and Energy Users
• Large Energy Users Must Further Explore Strategies on Their Own to Become Climate Neutral
• Case Study: Google 24/7 Carbon-Free Energy by 2030

LIST OF CHARTS AND FIGURES

• CAISO Net Load Chart (Duck Curve)
• Conceptual VPP Diagram
• Value Proposition of DER and Energy Management Programs