A future-oriented set of capabilities required in a high-CER/DER Power SystemA critical societal System that, in the case of GW-scale gri... where distribution-connected resources provide a growing proportion of EnergyElectrical Energy is the product of electrical Power and tim..., PowerElectrical represents rate at which Energy is transferred th..., System FlexibilityThe ability of the Power System to respond to both expected ... and other grid services.
While there are a range of different visions of DSO evolution, somewhat analogous to the activities of a conventional Market/System Operator (MSO)An entity that combines the functions of the Market Operator... the key DSO functions may include:
a) Real-time Distribution System Operation : to manage network constraints and optimisation, support localised supply and demand balance, and provide enhanced VisibilityThe degree to which information on Energy Resource character... to the MSO at the relevant Transmission-Distribution Interfaces (TDI)The physical point(s) at which the upstream Bulk Power Syste...;
b) Distribution Market Mechanisms (DMM) : to value, incentivise, procure and coordinate the local provision of Energy, Power, Flexibility and/or other grid services from diverse Consumer Energy Resources (CER/DER)A diverse range of small to medium scale energy resources th... when and where required by the Power System ; and,
c) Integrated Distribution Planning: to ensure efficient network investments over various time horizons, informed by scenario analyses of CER /DER and Electric Vehicles (EV)Passenger cars and other vehicles powered by Electricity. Th... adoption rates and each Distribution System’s increasingly interactive relationship with the Bulk Power SystemThe large-scale Generation Plant and other Energy Resources ....
Refer to also to Distribution Market Mechanisms (DMM)A general term reflecting a spectrum of approaches and mecha... for more information on evolving models for the procurement of CER /DER services.