Category: Electricity

To ensure that the system does not attain its maximum production capacity, it is necessary to conduct demand management vis-?-vis electricity consumers to both decrease demand for electricity and to move demand from peak to offpeak times

Cluster of hours during which the electricity tariff is the same rate, as determined by the electricity regulator

As part of the reform of IEC, a subsidiary of IEC will be set up that will deal with the delivery system to include transmission, transformation and switching

The electric grid delivers electricity from points of generation to consumers, and the electricity delivery network functions via two primary systems: the transmission system and the distribution system. The transmission system delivers electricity from power plants to distribution substations, while the distribution system delivers electricity from distribution substations to consumers. The grid also encompasses myriads of local area networks that use distributed energy resources to serve local loads and/or to meet specific application requirements for remote power, village or district power, premium power, and critical loads protection. The concept of the smart grid technology calls for the construction of a 21st century digital technology electric system that connects everyone to abundant, affordable, clean, efficient, and reliable electric power anytime, anywhere in a manner that will save energy reduce costs and increase reliability and transparency. This can be achieved through a smart grid, which would integrate advanced functions into a nation’s electric grid to enhance reliability, efficiency, and security, and would also contribute to the climate change strategic goal of reducing carbon emissions. These advancements will be achieved by modernizing the electric grid with information-age technologies, such as microprocessors, communications, advanced computing, and information technologies.

The methods used to manage energy demand including energy efficiency, load management, fuel substitution and load building. The concept is designed to encourage consumers to modify patterns of electricity usage, including the timing and level of electricity demand. It refers to only energy and load-shape modifying activities that are undertaken in response to utility-administered programs. It does not refer to energy and load-shaped changes arising from the normal operation of the marketplace or from government-mandated energy-efficiency standards. Demand side management is achieved by 4 means: decrease demand for energy; increasing demand during off-peak hours; shifting demand from peak to off-peak hours and conservation

An initiative that encourages or facilitates electricity consumers to modify their usage in a way that reduces consumption in a specific time period or shifts consumption from one time period to another