The valuable physics-based services that may be provided to the Power SystemA critical societal System that, in the case of GW-scale gri... by Consumer Energy Resources (CER/DER)A diverse range of small to medium scale energy resources th... in exchange for some form of value or additional benefit. These may be summarised as the ‘3Rs’:
a) Real PowerMeasured in MW, is the component of electrical Power that is...: measured in MW, is the instantaneous rate at which electrical energy is generated, transmitted or consumed;
b) Reactive PowerMeasured in MVAR, sustains the electrical field in Alternati...: measured in MVAR, sustains the electrical field in AC systems while maintain voltage within the limits specified for safe operation (source or sink); and,
c) ReservesMeasured in MegaWatts (MW), represents contracted commitment...: measured in MW, represent contracted commitments to deliver or reduce real power (MW) or energy (MWh) at a point of time in the future.
All beneficial physics-based services provided to the Power System by CER /DER or Energy ResourcesA universal term for all technologies that provide one or se... more generally are ultimately derivatives of the 3Rs above. Refer also to Electric Product ValueThe sustainable economic value of Electric Products provided....