Assessment of Opportunities in Haryana

This report by RMI examines the potential for air conditioner (AC)-based demand response programs in Haryana, India, to manage peak electricity loads driven by rising temperatures and urbanization. It argues that such programs can reduce the need for expensive power purchase contracts and grid infrastructure investments while improving power reliability.

• Unmanaged cooling demand in Haryana could increase peak load on the grid by nearly 3.3 GW during the summer, which would force the use of expensive power purchase contracts with "peaker" gas plants.
• Modeling for 2030 indicates that targeted load reduction of residential cooling loads in Haryana could reduce peak load requirements by up to 400 MW, representing 2% of annual demand, and result in power purchase savings of up to INR 83 lacs per demand response event.
• The implementation of demand flexibility measures in India faces barriers including a lack of granular data on critical and non-critical loads and a limited understanding of consumer behavior. Overcoming these requires the penetration of smart meters and telemetry units, alongside the introduction of dynamic tariffs like time-of-use pricing by regulators.

APA

RMI (2022). Assessment of Opportunities in Haryana. https://rmi.org/resources/assessment-of-opportunities-in-haryana/

Chicago

RMI. Assessment of Opportunities in Haryana. 2022. https://rmi.org/resources/assessment-of-opportunities-in-haryana/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{rmi2022assessment, author = {{RMI}}, title = {{Assessment of Opportunities in Haryana}}, institution = {RMI}, year = {2022}, month = aug, url = {https://rmi.org/resources/assessment-of-opportunities-in-haryana/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }