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The location where most Customers are connected to the Power System. This traditional term is, however, becoming increasingly inadequate. This is because what was once
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Foundational concepts that underpin a working knowledge of conventional, transforming and future power systems.
The location where most Customers are connected to the Power System. This traditional term is, however, becoming increasingly inadequate. This is because what was once
Direct systems involve the flow of an electric charge in a single direction. It is produced by sources of Power such as Battery Energy Storage
A particular Energy Resource is considered Dispatchable if its function can be relied upon to ‘follow a target’ issued by the Market/System Operator (MSO), Distribution
Distinct from the role of managing a Network Services Market (normally the role of the Distribution System Operator), the DMO is the entity responsible for
A network that transports Electricity from the Bulk Supply Point (BSP) to the Connection Point for each Customer. Distribution Networks typically operate at Medium Voltage
A future-oriented set of capabilities required in a high-CER/DER Power System where distribution-connected resources provide a growing proportion of Energy, Power, System Flexibility and other
A form of Energy and set of physical phenomena that result from the existence and flow of charged electrons.
A localised electricity network that is connected to the wider Power System via a parent Connection Point, and which is owned, controlled or operated by
Electrical Energy is the product of electrical Power and time. It represents the ability to perform a volume of work in a duration of time
An entity that trades wholesale and other Energy services as the basis for selling Energy service offerings to retail Customers.