Residential Load Control and Metering Equipment:Costs and Capabilities

摘要

This report summarizes the current costs and capabilities of commercially available equipment for residential load control and metering. Three categories of equipment are covered:communications systems, customer-side load control devices, and load monitoring and solid state metering equipment. The text of the report provides summary descriptions of the technologies available - their capabilities, characteristics, advantages and disadvantages. A series of tables presents budgetary cost estimates, number of systems installed, and design characteristics for the equipment offered by selected vendors. A list of vendors and contact points (names, addresses, telephone numbers) is provided.