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Dairyland estimates activating the Load Management system can reduce demand for electricity by approximately 80 megawatts (MW) in the summer and 140 MW in the winter - the equivalent size of a small power plant.
As the amount of renewable energy generation increases, Dairyland Power Cooperative (our wholesale power provider) uses load control to take advantage of these intermittent renewable resources. Many times, opportunities for wind energy production is at night when electricity consumption is low.
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During times of high electricity demand or when the price to purchase electricity is high, Dairyland initiates a load control event. The receiver automatically responds by curtailing electricity to the connected appliance for a time.
Dairyland estimates the load management program reduces its system peak by approximately 70 megawatts (MW) in the summer and 140 MW in the winter...the equivalent size of a small power plant.
power supplier, Dairyland Power Cooperative, we have long participated in an energy—and money—saving program called load management. The program tradition-ally offers benefits to cooperative members who agree to electric use control during times of peak demand or high energy prices, or during system problems such as a generator outage.
Dairyland Power Cooperative (DPC) and its member cooperatives save money by delaying the need to construct additional power plants and reducing the need to purchase expensive power during periods of high demand. Dairyland is a Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator (MISO) member.
