Abstract
Demand response plays a very important role in balancing the intermittent production of an increasing share of renewable energy sources on the energy market. This article analyses the importance of demand response and the role of aggregators for the new development of the electricity market, where the renewables will play a more important role. The main objective of this research is to determine the acceptance level of demand response and its implementation on the energy consumer side. This acceptance should include a professional actor, the aggregator which is assuming the role of optimizing the relation between energy producers and consumers, and to monitor the implementation and use of demand response. The research is based on semi-structured interviews with experts in energy from Hungary, Romania and Serbia, on workshops with experts and a wider online survey with end customers for electricity. The results indicate that there is a willingness potential to implement demand response programs with aggregators as intermediaries between energy providers and end consumers of electrical energy.
Highlights
The energy sector is one of the first fields in European Union (EU) that have to reduce CO2 emissions in order to achieve the climate change targets for 2030 and 2050
The higher promotion of renewable energy due to the climate change process and the need to reduce the amount of greenhouse gases and the related targets induces new challenges for energy systems
In Step 1, we organized a workshop with a panel of experts in the energy field, and formulated the first hypothesis regarding the implementation of the demand response program and the role of aggregators in this process
Summary
The energy sector is one of the first fields in EU that have to reduce CO2 emissions in order to achieve the climate change targets for 2030 and 2050. One main measure is to promote renewable energy. The higher promotion of renewable energy due to the climate change process and the need to reduce the amount of greenhouse gases and the related targets induces new challenges for energy systems. E-Mobility and the proliferation of electric heating are other trigger factors for the new energy systems. The energy system has to improve its reliability and stability for higher energy consumption and even for intermittent and uncertain energy produced by renewable sources (e.g., wind or photovoltaic) and to optimize the relation between production and consumption of electricity in the grid, and as a result, to optimize the relation between energy producers and consumers. The classic rule that production is adopted for consumption is not feasible in the new market conditions
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