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