Real-Time Load Shedding
Real-time load shedding is a win/win/win for grid operators who want to match load forecasts with actual demand response practices, utilities that want to save fuel and improve profitability, and C&I customers who want to turn off power-intensive equipment during the highest demand intervals to avoid peak-demand pricing. Metrum’s system of wireless-device-equipped meters and network services can provide real-time, two-way data flow in sub-five-second intervals for every endpoint on a system. Using embedded IP communications, real-time data is routed across a data-only network with ample bandwidth and security to guarantee receipt of time-critical data and information. As a result, the independent system operators, can balance supply and demand, reduce congestion and minimize service disruptions, while generators can save fuel, lower operating costs and bid the load shed back into the market as non-spinning reserves.