Technical and market issues for operating reserves
- Electric Industry Restructuring, Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Performance requirements set by the North American Electric Reliability Council (NERC) to protect the grid from problems associated with major generator or transmission outages need to be revised or more fully documented. NERC`s Disturbance Control Standard needs particular scrutiny. This articles uses operating reserves as an example to illustrate these issues, problems, and possible solutions. Electricity is the ultimate ``real-time`` product, with its production, transportation, and consumption occurring within a fraction of a second. Because electricity moves at nearly the speed of light and cannot be readily stored, bulk-power systems must maintain a continuous and near-instantaneous balance between production and consumption. Operating reserves are the ancillary services that maintain this balance when a major generator or transmission line unexpectedly fails.
- Sponsoring Organization:
- Edison Electric Inst., New York, NY (United States)
- OSTI ID:
- 352505
- Journal Information:
- Electricity Journal, Journal Name: Electricity Journal Journal Issue: 2 Vol. 12; ISSN ELEJE4; ISSN 1040-6190
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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