ADVANCED MONITORING TECHNOLOGIES FOR THE EVALUATION OF DEMAND-SIDE MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS

The aim of this paper is to provide an assessment of the state-of-art of the technologies that can be used for monitoring demand-side manage ment programs. This paper examines the following techniques that can b e used for end-use monitoring: field test equipment, general purpose d ata loggers, run-time data loggers, utility-oriented data loggers, ene rgy management systems, smart meters, direct and distributed load cont rol, power line carrier technique, non-intrusive load monitoring and b uilding automation. Additionally, the paper points out research and de velopment activities whose implementation can contribute to a more acc urate and cost-effective evaluation of the performance of end-use tech nologies.