How could suppliers and customers dramatically reduce future electricity bill? Professor Furong Li Chair in Electrical Power Systems
Measures to Reduce Bills 3000kWh/yr @ 17pence/kWh x = 500/yr Reducing Energy consumption Efficiency Lifestyle Change
Topics Electric Supply System History of Supply and Prices Options for the Future Reducing consumption
Where Electricity Comes From? Behind the wall? From Power Station?? or??
Electric Supply Chain Large Power Station 400/275kV system Transmission Factory Substation EHV 132kV system 33kV system Substation 11kV system Distribution 415V system Homes
Cost Breakdown of Our Electricity Bill Generation Cost 61% Transmission Cost Distribution Cost 3% 21% Supply Cost Suppliers Cost 15% Consumptions Electricity Bill bill 17 pence/kwh Demand
Our Annual Electricity Consumptions 3,000kWh/yr 500/yr 33000 27, 000, 000 kwh/yr (27 GWh/yr) 2.28 million/yr 300, 000, 000,000 kwh/yr (300TWh/yr) 32 billion/yr 9000 houses KWh 10 3 MWh 10 6 GWh 10 6 TWh 10 12
Topics Electric Supply System History of Supply and Prices Options for the Future Reducing consumption
First Public Electricity Supply Industry Street lighting by gas costed 238/yr Three electric lights installed in October 1881 at 195/yr
First Public Electricity Generation Water wheel the power source Siemens generator converted water power to electricity Replaced by steam generator, because it was neither adequate nor reliable
Transition was not a Plain Sailing Supply cost very high Small number of customer Short duration of supply (6pm-11pm) Nimby (not in my backyard) They cause the houses to vibrate like ships at sea.
The Power of Alternatives Economics required 400~500 private customers The lighting company only secured 100 Contract did not renew Revert to gas lighting in 1884 The gas lighting company reduced the charges Godalming in Surrey 1881-1884 Chesterfield in Derbyshire 1881-1884 Edison station in London 1882-1886
How did Victorian reintroduced electric supply system back to the society? Innovations
Innovations for Supply Efficiency Day Time off-peak Electric Use Technical Innovations Usage: 6pm-11pm
Innovations for Supply Efficiency Commercial Innovations Incentivising electricity use at the right time Domestic Tariffs in 1916 Lighting Peak Demand 2 pence/kwh Heating Cooking Off-Peak Demand 0.6 pence/kwh Vehicle charging Super Off-Peak Demand 0.2 pence/kwh
Consumption Movements 1920~ 2010 Electricity consumptions 1920-1990 TWh 400.00 350.00 Service industry 300.00 250.00 200.00 150.00 100.00 50.00 Second world war Rurafication Heavy industry Oil crisis 0.00 1 4 7 10 13 16 19 22 25 28 31 34 37 40 43 46 49 52 55 58 61 64 67 70 73 76 79 82 85 88 91 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2008
Price Movements 1920 ~ 1990 All User electricity prices Prices at 2012 values p/kwh 50.00 45.00 40.00 35.00 30.00 25.00 20.00 15.00 10.00 5.00 Fragmented private municipal companies National grid developed Industry nationalised Generator sizes increase from 30MW to 660MW Industry privatised 0.00 1 4 7 10 13 16 19 22 25 28 31 34 37 40 43 46 49 52 55 58 61 64 67 70 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990
Domestic Prices Since 1990 p/kwh Residential prices in p/kwh Money of the day and 2012 prices 20 18 16 14 Domestic supply competition starts Rising gas prices Renewable subsidies 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010
Electricity Bills will Jump
Changing Energy Landscape Low carbon generation Low carbon consumption Modernising the legacy infrastructure
Cost of the Low Carbon Transition Demand Generation (GW) 2050 Pathways - Alpha (80% CO2 Reduction relative to 1990 level) Business as Usual 158 billions Gu, Zhang, Hu
Electricity Bills will Jump Are we powerless to change the direction but subject to the on-going price hike? Innovations
Measures to Reduce Bills 3000kWh/yr Reducing quantity @ 17pence/kWh Reducing supply cost Reducing consumption Energy Efficiency Lifestyle Change Supply Efficiency
Topics Electric Supply System History of Supply and Prices Options for the Future Reducing consumption
Innovations for Future Supply Efficiency 1. Innovations in generation development 2. Innovations in network development 3. Innovations in supply 4. Innovations in consumptions
Innovations in network development Generation Cost Transmission Cost 2. Innovations in network development Distribution Cost Suppliers Cost Electricity Bill bill Old Inefficient
Weak Locational Message Very Expensive Use of system charges Postage stamp (pre-2007) 13bn 40% renewables Predicted 5-6 billion investment for 2010-2015 (2005) 21% share in average domestic bill
Key Attribute in Locational Charging Impact to network investment cost Extra High Voltage (33KV- 132KV) 2000 locations 1400 circuits WPD (Southwest) Future cost evaluation 1044 transformers 1 location 3 month 2000 locations 50 year
Long-run Incremental Cost Pricing Changes to future investment cost Proxy long-run incremental cost (LRIC -2006) Impact Assessment 200 million savings Wang, Kuri, Padhy, Gu, Heng, Matlosz, Pudruth, Zhang, Li (B), Li (J) Adoption by WPD (2007)
Long-run Incremental Cost Pricing We believe that LRIC presents the most appropriate model that has been developed for EHV at this moment in time.
Long-run Incremental Cost Pricing Brazil India China Demark Germany 2011 2011 Lithuania 2007 2011
Low Visibility - Where is the Trough? 11kV system 415V system Homes Total: 613,000 2 Billions for full visibility
Smart Grid Demonstration In the country of the blind, one eyed man is the king. Template Solution 800 Substations 7000 Voltage Monitors Gu, Li (R), Yan, Zhao, Martin, Shaddick, Walker
Low Voltage Templates Cluster 1: High Industrial & Commercial Dominance (~80%)
Low Voltage Templates Cluster 4: High Domestic Dominance (~90%) (Modest Customer Size ~170)
Low Voltage Templates Cluster 5: High Domestic Dominance (~90%) (Low Customer Size ~70)
Low Voltage Templates Cluster 10: Any thoughts?
Innovations in Future Development Generation Cost Transmission Cost 4. Innovations in supply Distribution Cost Suppliers Cost Electricity Bill bill
Price Variations in Generation Generation Cost Vary with time Winter Summer Transmission Cost Distribution Cost Suppliers Cost Electricity Bill bill /MWh 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 1 4 7 10 13 16 19 22 25 28 31 34 37 40 43 46 Settlement period(0.5h)
Price Variations in Networks Vary with location Generation Cost Demand 0.52 Transmission Cost 5.49 Distribution Cost 8.49 Suppliers Cost 12.27 19.77 Electricity Bill bill 17.95 22.22
Price Variations in Networks Vary with location Generation Cost Transmission Cost HV Generation 20.52 12.14 Distribution Cost 8.89 Suppliers Cost 6.28-2.73 Electricity Bill bill - 0.51-9.15
Tariffs for Domestic Consumers in 2012 Winter Summer 80 70 60 /MWh 50 40 30 20 10 0 1 4 7 10 13 16 19 22 25 28 31 34 37 40 43 46 Settlement period(0.5h) Generation Cost Transmission Cost Distribution Cost DO NOTHING Suppliers Cost Electricity Bill Domestic unrestricted 17 pence/kwh Domestic Tariffs in 2012
Victorian are far Superior Domestic Tariffs in 1916 Lighting Peak Demand 2 pence/kwh Heating Cooking Off-Peak Demand 0.6 pence/kwh Vehicle charging Super Off-Peak Demand 0.2 pence/kwh Victorian do not have smart meters
Role of Suppliers - Interface Simplicity Sophistication System Needs i) energy surplus/deficit ii) network congestions iii) system frequency iv) local voltage v) reliability of supply vi) defer Generation, Transmission and Distribution investment Simple Energy Choices Sophistication Proxy Customer Needs and Response Capability i) Time of use ii) Type of use iii) Willingness to pay iv) willingness to be interrupted v) respect individual s lifestyle vi) financially beneficial Customers
Carry on Regardless Very Expensive Low tolerance to interruptions Low price elasticity No alternative High tolerance to price rise
Role of Customers Prosumers = Producers +Consumers High Tolerance to Supply Interruptions Putting local communities at the heart of energy use High Price Elasticity Cost and Value Willingness to pay Willingness to be interrupted Alternative
Menu for Big Savings Short-term Long-term Energy choices and options with clear to do messages How to substantially reduce future electricity bills? Making informed decisions Medium-term Customers
Vision of a Low Carbon Future (1879) The state of society in 1880s We degrade a large population to the most loathsome labour in the pits. We consume and poison the air, we load it with such quantities of smoke that the sun is barely visible. The low carbon future in 1880s Large steam engines will for a long time remain, small ones will be superseded Gas will supersede the crude burning of coal for cooking and warming purposes, and a smokeless millennium will set in.
Vision of a Low Carbon Future (2013) Nuclear fusion Multi-functional domestic prosumers Wireless smart grid Self-sufficient communities