DR & EE NEXUS IN THE INDUSTRIAL SECTOR
Marcus Wilcox, CEO & PE
Cascade Energy, Inc.
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CASCADE ENERGY
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REGIONAL INDUSTRY
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REFINERS
A 25,000 hp Motor
Draws 20 MW
Energy Use Equal
to 17,500 Homes
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REFRIGERATION
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PUMPING
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PROCESS COMPRESSORS
A 8,000 hp Motor
Draws 6 MW
Energy Use Equal to
5,000 Homes
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WATER TREATMENT
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COMPRESSED AIR
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HYDRAULICS
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ELECTRIC RESISTANCE
Just a paltry 550 kW…
Energy Use Equal to
~500 Homes
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7PP - REGIONAL INDUSTRIAL LOAD
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7PP - INDUSTRIAL LEAST COST SECTOR
Maximum
Technical Potential
by 2035 (aMW)
Total Resource
Cost ($/MWh)
Residential
2328
95
Commercial
1871
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Industrial
580
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Agriculture
130
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Sector
Note: It takes a unique, targeted approach to go get the Industrial
Draft 7th Power Plan, Chapter 12
https://www.nwcouncil.org/media/7149926/7thplanfinal_chap12_conservationres.pdf
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CHARACTERISTICS OF INDUSTRIAL
Risk averse
Secretive
Slow
Strategic
Understaffed
Stiff competition for funds
Targeted expertise
Priorities are safety, compliance, productivity and quality
Relationship, credibility and trust-driven
‣ A single point of access to EE & DR is best
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DR ASKS OF INDUSTRIALS
Reschedule?
Forgo?
Store, Slow or Accelerate?
Generate?
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INDUSTRIAL EE & DR NEXUS
1. Investments in EE can be leveraged for DR
2. Organizations that adopt Strategic Energy
Management (SEM) are well-positioned for DR
3. Interactive effects between EE & DR are site
dependent
4. Limited opportunity for short notification DR
5. EE & DR have similar data requirements
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THANKS
Marcus H. Wilcox, CEO
Cascade Energy, Inc.
509-524-8621
[email protected]
www.cascadeenergy.com
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