Resource Model: Local Energy Price

[jjmilburn]

Related to, but not quite the same as demand_response.

Demand response assumes that a controlling device is able to make DRLC requests, and there isn't much bidirectional negotiation (either the demand response event is accepted, or rejected).

A 'local energy price' resource type (or set of resource types) would enable devices to automatically negotiate energy flows (on a timeframe of 10s of seconds/minutes, not appropriate for subsecond responses) similar to the scheme described by "Local Power Distribution" .

This model would introduce the notion of a 'local energy price', so that the price could be lower during the day (in a solar-powered system), encouraging devices to consume more energy during that time, and higher at night - this loadshifting can have real positive impacts on the amount of energy in/out of the battery, increasing battery lifetime.

See also: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8B9XW6B7prlOWI1Mk9yWWNWbVU/view