Abstract—The current power system suffers from inherent
inefficiencies and transmission line congestion due to the
spatial split between power generation and end usage. This
potentially introduces shortcomings in meeting load demands,
grid liability, renewable portfolio standards, and
environmental considerations such as carbon emission
reduction targets. The economic and technical viability of
distributed energy resource (DER) technologies may accelerate
the transition to more sustainable energy production. This
paper investigates the economic and environmental benefits of
DERs compared to utility prices and emissions for residential
dwellings using the Distributed Energy Resources Customer
Adoption Model (DER-CAM). The results show a tradeoff
between the CO2 emissions and electricity costs, but
improvements over purchasing the electricity.
Index Terms—Distributed energy resources, residential
building, energy management optimization problem,
Distributed Energy Resources Costumer Adoption Model
(DER-CAM).
Amru. Alqurashi is with the Mechanical and Energy Engineering
Department at Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi
Arabia (e-mail: aalqurashi@iau.edu.sa).
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Cite:Amru Alqurashi, "Economic and Environmental Impacts of Distributed Energy Resources," Journal of Clean Energy Technologies vol. 9, no. 2, pp. 28-32, 2021.
