1. The future of cooling – where it is needed, how it is used
Cooling and Demand Response
Jayson Dong
Brussels, 19 June 2017

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3. Consumer empowerment through Demand Response
So what does consumer empowerment through DR look like?
Well, there are two types of demand response - Implicit and Explicit

4. 1) Implicit Demand-Side Flexibility
Consumer adjusts to variable market-price signals through
personal choices
automation
uses power when it’s cheapest
saves money on consumer’s bill
saves hedging cost & supports system
This is where the consumer’s energy use shifts in response to price signals. It could be a consumer manually delaying using their washing machine during peak hours, for example, but in the majority of cases and for demand response to be most effective, dynamic pricing will go hand in hand with automation of appliances, and so a smart thermostat will adjust automatically, in response to price signals. Implicit demand response relies on having the possibility to choose real-time prices reflecting variability on the market and the network. Sometimes called “price-based demand response”
Of course there is always the options in these automation systems to override it.
Picture: geo

5. 2) Explicit Demand-Side Flexibility
Consumer sells local flexibility via an aggregator
Gains on income on committed flexibility
Supports the system
Supplier or network operator
Call flexibility,
payments
flexibility
Aggregator
Call flexibility,
payments
Consumer

6. Buildings and Demand Response
Buildings play a major role in the energy transition, in offering flexibility, through taking part in demand response, and in consuming energy more efficiently.
i.e. when a consumer automatically turns on their A/C before they arrive at home in the evening, during off-peak hours (when energy prices are low), and switches it off again when they get home, during peak hours (when energy prices are higher), allowing them to save money on their monthly energy bills.
Picture: MEMS Vision

7. Building Automation and Control’s (BACS)
BACS enhance the well-being and comfort of consumers allows them to manage their energy (cooling).
proper application of building automation could conservatively save 15-22% of the total energy consumption in European buildings; in individual buildings, savings are closer to 50%.
Cost effective with payback times of 1-2 years
Picture: daintree

8. A Smartness Indicator for All Buildings
A smartness indicator would give a marketable identification of the available demand flexibility of a building.
Crucial for the early phases of market uptake of flexible energy buildings
Picture: Shutterstock \ Bjoern Wylezich

9. Technical Building Systems
technical equipment for space cooling, ventilation, domestic hot water, built-in lighting, building automation and control, on-site electricity generation, on-site infrastructure for electromobility, or a combination of such systems, including those using energy from renewable sources, of a building or building unit
Inspections key to drive energy savings and raise awareness among consumers for optimized behaviour
Picture: NEC

10. Conclusions Buildings must play a major role in the energy transition
Cooling offers a huge potential for demand response
Enables consumers to take control of their energy usage

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Jayson Dong
Policy Advisor
Rue d’Arlon 69-71, 1040 Brussels, Belgium