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Energy & Grid Management
Rafael Herzberg
Rafael Herzberg
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·Posted in Energy & Grid Management
Tue, Feb 27

The last GW of demand

The last GW of demand

The hourly demand curve recorded by the National Integrated System in Brazil, shows that the "last" GW of demand (the peak) is associated - in order of magnitude - with around 3 GWh of power consumption.

This means that the utilization factor of this "last" capacity is very small, around 12%.

There are 24 hours in a day. If the capacity factor were 100%, consumption would be 24 GWh.

What I want to draw your attention to is the interest and convenience of implementing in Brazil, without further delay, the DR(Demand Response) program.

The reason is very simple. 1 GW associated with investments that is only used at 12%, costs 8 times what would be incurred if it were used 100%.

And why is this observation important?

This cost, which exists due to the lack of a DR program, is unceremoniously transferred to all consumers.

How about we explore the path to efficiency and get started with the DR program?