Heterogeneous changes in electricity consumption patterns of residential distributed solar consumers due to battery storage adoption.

ABSTRACT: This study provides an empirical assessment of how adopting battery storage units can change the electricity consumption patterns of PV consumers using individual-consumer-level hourly smart meter data in Arizona, United States. We find that on average after adding batteries, PV consumers use more solar electricity to power their houses and send less solar electricity back to the grid. In addition, adding battery storage reduces electricity needed from the grid during system peak hours, helping utilities better flatten the load curves. Most importantly, we find a large degree of heterogeneity in the changes in electricity consumption patterns due to adopting battery storage that are not consistent with engineering or economic principles such as those not maximizing consumers' economic bene

SUBMITTER: Qiu YL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9121249 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature