Abstract
The role of Demand Side Management (DSM) with Distributed Energy Storage (DES) has
been gaining attention in recent studies due to the impact of the latter on energy management in
the smart grid. In this work, an Energy Scheduling and Distributed Storage (ESDS) algorithm is
proposed to be installed into the smart meters of Time-of-Use (TOU) pricing consumers possessing
in-home energy storage devices. Source of energy supply to the smart home appliances was
optimized between the utility grid and the DES device depending on energy tariff and consumer
demand satisfaction information. This is to minimize consumer energy expenditure and maximize
demand satisfaction simultaneously. The ESDS algorithm was found to offer consumer-friendly and
utility-friendly enhancements to the DSM program such as energy, financial, and investment savings,
reduced/eliminated consumer dissatisfaction even at peak periods, Peak-to-Average-Ratio (PAR)
demand reduction, grid energy sustainability, socio-economic benefits, and other associated benefits
such as environmental-friendliness.