Valuation of consumption flexibilities in distribution system planning

The methodology described in this article aims at estimating to what extent the grid functioning and primary substation investment costs can be reduced when using innovative levers such as demand response (DR) flexibilities. This methodology can be applied for two different purposes: a. it can screen a set of substations in order to identify those for which DR flexibilities can be economically justified; b. it can provide a detailed analysis of DR flexibilities on a specific substation.