Instructions issued by the Market/System Operator (MSO)The combines the functions of the Market Operator and System... Click for more, Distribution System Operator (DSO)An entity responsible for the planning, operation and optimi... Click for more and/or AggregatorAn Entity that brings together and Orchestrates a fleet of E... Click for more that either provide directives or targets for participating Energy ResourcesA universal term for all technologies that provide one or se... Click for more and Active DER/CERDistributed Energy Resources (DER/CER) capable of automatica... Click for more to alter their operating behaviour.
The term generally means ordering Energy Resources to produce a set amount of output PowerElectrical represents rate at which Energy is transferred th... Click for more for a set duration of time. The setpoint may be adjusted periodically either via a pre-agreed schedule or as the result of shorter-term factors such as to maintain system FrequencyThe number of cycles occurring in each second in an Alternat... Click for more and/or Supply-Demand BalanceWhere the amount of Electricity provided by Generation Plant... Click for more. This can include setting Ramp RatesThe rate at which Generation Plant can alter its output. I... Click for more for relevant plant and storing excess capacity in bulk Energy StorageVarious means of storing energy, either directly or indirect... Click for more. Dispatch may also include the adjustment of operational setpoints up or down.
Which parties have the authority to Dispatch specific EnergyElectrical Energy is the product of electrical Power and tim... Click for more Resources will largely depend on the Power System ArchitectureAn integrated set of disciplines that support the structural... Click for more decisions made in each jurisdiction.