Energy ResourcesA universal term for all technologies that provide one or se... Click for more connected to the Distribution NetworkA network that transports Electricity from the Bulk Supply P... Click for more that can, in a reliable and firm manner, modify their operational behaviour in response to Bulk Power SystemThe large-scale Generation Plant and other Energy Resources ... Click for more, Transmission NetworkThe High Voltage (HV) network that transports Power over lon... Click for more and/or local Distribution Network needs in a manner that is acceptable to the CustomerThe human individuals, families, organisations, institutions... Click for more or owner/investor.
Underpinned by advanced approaches to Operational CoordinationThe systematic operational alignment of Utility assets and n... Click for more, large fleets of Flexible Resources (Distributed) can beneficially alter the DemandThe electricity needed at a point in time, expressed as kilo... Click for more profile of a FeederA powerline or circuit that extends from a Distribution Subs... Click for more, SubstationA designated location, typically with a Transmission Network... Click for more, Distribution Network, Transmission Network and/or the Bulk Power System. Targeted structural choices are required to avoid unintended consequences and ensure Co-optimisationCo-optimisation is a structured approach to ensuring that En... Click for more across all vertical Tiers/LayersThe vertical layers of a GW-scale Power System including the... Click for more of the Power System.
Four categories of flexible behaviours that can be beneficial to the Power System include:
- Shape – Increasing or decreasing Demand routinely according to a recurring long-term pattern;
- Shift – Increasing or decreasing Demand as requested in response to an external signal;
- Shimmy – Increasing or decreasing Demand over very short timescales in response to an external signal; and,
- Shed – Switching off equipment entirely.
The terms Demand ManagementThe activation of a fleet of Flexible Resources (Distributed... Click for more, Demand ResponseRefer to Demand Management (DM) Click for more, Load ShiftingRefer to Flexible Resources (Distributed). Click for more, Controllable LoadRefer to Flexible Resources (Distributed). Click for more and Interruptible LoadRefer to Flexible Resources (Distributed). Click for more are generally synonymous with the concept of Flexible Resources (Distributed). Active CER/DERConsumer Energy Resources (CER/DER) capable of automatically... Click for more are generally considered a key means of providing distributed flexibility services.