Estimation of electricity value for households participating in demand response programs

Interruptions in power supply, mainly due to the lack of generation adequacy and the discontinuity of distribution network operation, are significant inconvenience for customers connected to the power network. To quantify the duration of expected outages for customers of Polish power system LOLE and SAIDI indices were applied. The demand response program for customers most exposed to interruptions in power supply is proposed as a support in form of additional income source for their decision to build a backup power such as a standby generator or a modern energy storage. Such support influences the value of the undelivered energy for this group of customers that was estimated and compared with other estimations of such value to asses the prospective success in the implementation of the DR scheme considered.