REQUIREMENTS AND PROSPECTS FOR CONSUMERS OF ELECTRICAL ENERGY REGARDING DEMAND SIDE MANAGEMENT: A CRITIQUE.

Lawal, Abdur-Raheem Olasupo¹ and Sule, T. Kamal²

Department of Electrical / Electronic Engineering

Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin.

e-mail: lolasupo@yahoo.com, sulekamaldeentaiwo@gmail.com

ABSTRACT

Since the inception of oil crisis in the 1970s energy supply and utilization equations, particularly of the developed world have remained unbalanced. This has led to restructuring programs in electrical energy production and utilization. One of the tools devised for control and regulation of energy, especially in the United States was Demand Side Management (DSM). The paper assesses DSM as a tool for effective control of energy profile during peak period but with the introduction of programing to improve coordination. Loads are divided into DSM-able and non DSM-able. The paper is criticised on its title, introduction, methodology and context with the conclusion that classification of loads should be based on modules rather than items.