Seminar 39 -- Demand Response (DR) Opportunities with Commercial Ice Machines
Conference Proceeding published 2013 by ASHRAE
Conference Proceeding published 2013 by ASHRAE
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Managing building peak electric loads represents a major opportunity for ensuring grid reliability while providing financial benefits for building owners. In commercial operations, ice machines are early adopters of DR technologies. This seminar presents the general motivation for and types of DR programs offered by utilities. Then the application of DR on ice machines is explained, and results from a field study highlight the water, energy, and cost saving potential. This information could help Colorado utilities expand their DR programs to the smaller interruptible demands of restaurant, hospitality, and institutional customers which, when aggregated, represent a large load management opportunity.
Citation: ASHRAE Seminar Recordings, 2013 Annual Conference, Denver, CO.