Panel Session: Provision of Grid services from Grid-Edge Assets (slides)

The electricity market in undergoing fundamental changes due to proliferation of variable energy resources (VERs) at bulk and Distributed Energy Resources (DERs) at the grid edge. These changes are leading to the need for increasing levels of conventional grid services such as operating reserves and frequency regulation as well as the need for new types of grid services. The latter include ramping, load following, and Fast Frequency Response to mention a few. There is also increasing need for distribution grid services such as voltage regulation, phase balancing, and reverse flow mitigation. This panel session will address how DERs can be leveraged to turn them from being a problem for grid operation into a solution for provision of grid services. The following topics will be addressed:
o Impact of VERs and DERs on power grid and energy market operations
o Conventional and emerging grid services
o Possibilities and limitations of providing grid services from DERs
o Systems and platforms for DER participation in provision of grid services
o Implementation examples and field results
Panelists:
Presentations and Panelists:
• “Systems and Platforms for DER Participation in Provision of Grid Services” by A. Ipakchi, OATI
• “Bulk Renewable and BTM PV and EV Integration – Adding Value and Mitigating Impacts” by A. James, SCE
• “DER-Enabled ADMS” by S. Borlase, ESTA International, LLC