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Pacific Northwest GridWise Testbed Demonstration Projects Part II. Grid Friendly - Appliance Project

Oct. 15, 2007

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

D.J. Hammerstorm

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This report analyzes a project conducted at residential sites at three locations in Washington and Oregon. Fifty residential electric water heaters and 150 new residential clothes dryers were modified to respond to signals received from under frequency, load-shedding appliance controllers.

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