Dynamic pricing of electricity along with price-responsive residential and commercial equipment would lead to a solar-friendly load shape, while reducing peak demand and customer bills, says a report from Berkeley Lab.
May 27, 2026
From pv magazine USA
A Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory study has estimated that six types of electricity-using equipment responding to dynamic electricity rates could reduce peak electricity demand in California by up to 8.75 GW by 2030.
That estimate of technical potential would be reached only if all customers opted in to dynamic pricing and purchased price-responsive equipment, the study says. But customers could be motivated to make those changes because bill savings from switching to price-responsive electric vehicle chargers and smart thermostats, for example, would generally far exceed the equipment costs.
