Beyond the direct benefits that accrue to Distributed Energy Resource (DER)A diverse range of small to medium scale Energy Resources th... owner/investors, these resources may also provide services that benefit the following Tiers/LayersThe vertical layers of a GW-scale Power System including the... of the Power SystemA critical societal System that, in the case of GW-scale gri... in exchange for a financial or other benefit. These services may benefit:
- Distribution NetworksA network that transports Electricity from the Bulk Supply P...;
- Transmission NetworksThe High Voltage (HV) network that transports Power over lon...;
- The Bulk Power SystemThe large-scale Generation Plant and other Energy Resources ...; and,
- Other CustomersThe human individuals, families, organisations, institutions... (via peer-to-peer trading).
All services provided by DER/CER to any of the above layers are derivatives of the Electric ProductsThe valuable physics-based services that may be provided to ... summarised as the ‘3Rs’: Real PowerMeasured in MW, is the component of electrical Power that is..., Reactive PowerMeasured in MVAR, sustains the electrical field in Alternati... and ReservesMeasured in MegaWatts (MW), represents contracted commitment....