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Incentivizing Distributed Energy Resource Participation in Grid Services

Conference · · IEEE Conference on Technologies for Sustainability (SusTech)
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  1. Portland State University,Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering,Portland,OR,USA

The bulk power system is experiencing a dramatic shift as renewable generation growth continues to accelerate. Large-scale renewables adoption will help societies transition to a low-carbon, low-cost, and environmentally friendly electrical power system. However, the transition from a paradigm of generation following load to one where load follows generation will require large-scale interconnection and coordinated operation of Distributed Energy Resources (DERs), supported by open communication protocols. In this future grid scenario, DER aggregations will provide critical grid services that enable high penetration levels of renewable generation. This position paper presents an Energy Service Interface (ESI) that defines scope for ensuring secure, trustworthy information exchange between grid service providers and DERs. The goal of the ESI is to encourage large-scale participation of DERs in order to provide grid services through dispatch of DER aggregations. This position paper also presents an open smart energy communications protocol that allows DERs to advertise their characteristics and participate in grid services, within constraints established by the ESI. The paper presents several monetization incentives that grid service providers could use to encourage large-scale DER participation.

Research Organization:
Portland State Univesity
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Electricity (OE)
DOE Contract Number:
OE0000922
OSTI ID:
1872573
Journal Information:
IEEE Conference on Technologies for Sustainability (SusTech), Vol. 2022; Conference: 2022 IEEE Conference on Technologies for Sustainability (SusTech), Corona, CA, April 21-23, 2022; ISSN 2640-6829
Publisher:
IEEE
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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