Market/System Operators (MSOThe combines the functions of the Market Operator and System... Click for more), Network ProvidersA generic term for the entity that designs, operates and mai... Click for more and Energy RetailersAn entity that trades wholesale and other Energy services as... Click for more require a high level confidence that Energy ResourcesA universal term for all technologies that provide one or se... Click for more will available when required by the Power SystemA highly complex cyber-physical and transactional System tha... Click for more.
The firmness of an EnergyElectrical Energy is the product of electrical Power and tim... Click for more Resource relates to its ability to confirm and deliver its Energy availability. For example, how long can the Energy Resource provide a requested amount of Energy once dispatched? How far in advance can the Energy be guaranteed for delivery by the Energy Resource? In the case of Variable Renewable Energy (VRE)A generic term for intermittent forms of Generation Plant th... Click for more, this may involve probabilistic quantification.
Firmness also relates to whether a resource is dependable or prone to technical failures.