XYLENE POWER LTD.

Due to future constraints on use of fossil fuels, electricity must become the primary means of efficient medium distance transmission of energy.

Grid supplied electricity can be divided into two portions, dependable electricity and interruptible electricity.

Dependable electricity is electromagnetic power which is dispatched to meet the consumer controlled load. The dependable power is the sum of the energy flow rates directly controlled by consumers. The main sources of dependable electricity are large hydroelectric generation and nuclear and fossil fuel thermal electric generation. The total available dependable power should be at least 15% greater than the annual peak dependable electricity load.

Interruptible electricity is electromagnetic power which is centrally dispatched to the extent necessary to absorb the instantaneous clean electricity generation capacity surplus to the electricity grid's instantaneous dependable power load. At each consumer premises the use of interruptible power is automatically enabled/disabled in real time by a consumer specific signal from the LDC (Local Distribution Company) or IESO (independent Electricity System Operator). The enable/disable signals are computer generated to fairly share the available interruptible power over all connected interruptible power consumers.

The main sources of interruptible electricity are wind electricity generation, solar electricity generation and unused dependable electricity generation.

Dependable electricity provides the dependable power required by most existing electricity applications, but bears a premium price per monthly dependable power peak kW as well as a low price per marginal kWh consumed.

Interruptible electricity provides clean energy at the same low price per marginal kWh consumed, but interruptible power is not continuously available.

The benefits of proper use of interruptible electricity include:
a) Reduced overall energy system costs;
b) Reduced fossil fuel consumption;
c) Reduced overall CO2 emissions;
d) Better alignment between electricity rates and electricity system costs.

In order to distribute interruptible power it is necessary to divide the electricity loads at each consumer premises into two categories, loads which require dependable electricity and loads for which interruptible electricity is sufficient. Appliances that use interruptible power, such as hybrid heating systems, generally need an alternate energy source such as a stored liquid fuel in order to operate during periods when interruptible power is not available at a particular consumer premises.

The apparatus that measures the consumer's monthly dependable power peak demand in kW actually senses total power but ignores input data during periods when the real time signal from the LDC or IESO indicates that the consumer can draw interruptible power.