Standard

AGA DISTRIBUTED GENERATION (DG)

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Abstract

This report addresses the potential impacts of DG on the gas LDCs from the perspective of customer value -- where does DG add value to the customer and under what conditions is it likely to succeed. The report covers technologies, applications, rules-of-thumb for commercial success, the response of the electric LDCs, and related factors. In this report DG means a small electric power plant constructed at the customer's site to serve onsite loads, or constructed at the end of a distribution line to support the distribution system. The size of these plants is usually from a few tens of kW (excluding individual residential applications) to about 5-10 MW. Plants larger than 50 MW and merchant power plants selling at wholesale to the grid are excluded. Discussions with members of the industry indicate that DG (as an emerging concept) is usually limited to plants below 5-10 MW. Above 5-10 MW, DG is viewed as a continuation of the established trend towards on-site generation and cogeneration.

Document information

  • Standard from AGA_AC
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  • Version: 0
  • Document type: IS
  • Additional information
    • Catalog No. F60198