What is “load profiling” and how will load profiles be used in Michigan electric choice programs?
A load profile is an average load shape for a specific type of customer. Since most small customers do not have TOU or interval meters, the utility and retailer can agree to use an average load shape to estimate energy use, depending on factors such as the weather, time of day, and day of week. The AES will aggregate many small customers together. The load profiles for those kinds of customers, added together, indicate how much capacity the group requires during each hour of the year. The AES will schedule and supply enough power to match the sum of the load profiles.
