Consumer Energy Resources (CER/DER)A diverse range of small to medium scale energy resources th... capable of automatically altering their operating behaviour in response the needs of the wider Power SystemA critical societal System that, in the case of GW-scale gri.... This may be in response to changes in the price of EnergyElectrical Energy is the product of electrical Power and tim..., the operating conditions of the local Distribution NetworkA network that transports Electricity from the Bulk Supply P... and/or upon receipt of instructions, control inputs or data feeds from authorised external entities.
Active CER/DER are significantly more valuable to the PowerElectrical represents rate at which Energy is transferred th... SystemA set of Components that are formally related together by a ... than Passive CER/DERConsumer Energy Resources (CER/DER) that operate only under ... as they can provide specific Electric ProductsThe valuable physics-based services that may be provided to ... in a manner that is highly correlated with the time, location and physics-based needs of the Power System.
Refer also to OrchestrationThe coordination of dispatchable Energy Resources, includi..., Operational CoordinationThe systematic operational alignment of Utility assets and n... and Electric Product ValueThe sustainable economic value of Electric Products provided....