Demand-side management and distribution automation impact on T & D planning

Fully incorporating Distribution Automation and Demand-Side Management into T&D expansion planning will require changes in traditional T&D planning procedures, standards, data, and methodology. This paper reviews T&D systems and their interaction with automation and DSM, highlighting important aspects of these relationships which must be addressed by the integrated planning process. An example DA/DSM/T&D planning problem is used to illustrate both the types of impacts and savings that can be achieved, and to examine several key points that must be addressed in the IR T&D planning process.