Emission-Aware Demand Response for Decarbonization: Opportunity and Responsibility of Young Generations

Electric power production from fossil fuels has been a major contributor to carbon emissions in the US and worldwide. In this study, an existing tool for quantifying the emissions associated with electricity generation is introduced. It is then discussed how the tool can be utilized to perform emission-aware Demand Response (DR) in a power grid. A survey, which is particularly focused on young generations (high school and college students), is conducted to investigate the awareness of youth about electricity related emissions as well as their willingness for participating in the proposed business model (i.e., an incentive-based emission-aware DR program) to reduce the total emission.