Temporal patterns of residential air conditioning consumption in Australia’s eastern capital cities

摘要: Effective air conditioning (A/C) consumption response (DR) has the potential to reduce the cost of electricity in the NEM significantly and assist with integrating growing levels of solar and wind generation. An accurate characterisation of residential A/C consumption with respect to location, season, weather, and time of day will be of great value in assessing the true potential of A/C DR programs. This paper presents the findings of a study using high temporal resolution A/C metered consumption data for almost 500 households across Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide. It demonstrates the significant impact of high temperatures on A/C consumption, the coincidence between peak A/C consumption and peak household consumption, and how variability in residential A/C consumption makes forecasting difficult.