Passive CER/DER

Consumer Energy Resources (CER/DER) that operate only under the direction of their own internal control algorithms and cannot be remotely orchestrated by a third party such as an Aggregator or Distribution System Operator (DSO)

Passive CER/DER are significantly less valuable to the Power System than Active CER/DER due to their inability to alter their behaviour in response to significant operational conditions experienced by the wider System. As a result, where deployed at scale they will both impose operational inefficiencies and escalate Minimum Operational Demand risks to the reliability of the Power System as a whole. 

Given the fast-evolving nature of power system transformation, the Future Grid Accelerator (FGA) has the status of a perpetual BETA version. Your suggestions for how each concept and definition may be enhanced are very welcome.

All feedback will be reviewed and considered for inclusion in subsequent updates.