Mind the Gaps

The power grid of the future will rely more on renewable energy. As the increase in variable generation resources creates significant operational concerns, utilities are aggregating Distributed Energy Resources (DERs) and Demand Response (DR) into Virtual Power Plants (VPP) which can be used to create ramping and balancing products that are more cost-effective than traditional generation. This report covers how emerging Distribution System Operations will:

• Supply real-time energy
• Integrate retail and bulk power operations
• Provision new Flexible Reserves, as well as traditional products for grid operations