35 Operate within an grid power is lost or disconnected, or upon Autonomous H-O O O Optional decision islanded microgrid: command, the DER system enters into microgrid by DER owners/ ICT: Utility or FDEMS Operate within an as either or the managers if the “mode” “leading” “following” issues mode” “microgrid islanded microgrid microgrid frequency and voltage, while acting either DER systems have command as base generation or as load-matching, depending been designed to upon preset parameters. support microgrid operations 36 Provide low cost energy Utility, REP, or FDEMS determines which DER Autonomous for O O O Optional, market systems are to generate how much energy over renewables driven, and based what time period in order to minimize energy costs. on capabilities of ICT: Utility or REP issues Some DER systems, such as PV systems, would the DER systems real power output provide low cost energy autonomously, while requirement to other storage systems would need to be managed. DER systems Utility, REP, or FDEMS determines which O O O Optional, market 37 Provide low emissions Autonomous for energy DER systems are to generate how much renewables driven, and based energy in order to minimize emissions. Renewable on capabilities of ICT: Utility or REP issues DER systems would operate autonomously. the DER systems real power output level to other DER systems
35 Operate within an islanded microgrid: Operate within an islanded microgrid grid power is lost or disconnected, or upon command, the DER system enters into microgrid “mode” as either “leading” or “following” the microgrid frequency and voltage, while acting either as base generation or as load-matching, depending upon preset parameters. Autonomous ICT: Utility or FDEMS issues “microgrid mode” command H-O O O Optional decision by DER owners/ managers if the DER systems have been designed to support microgrid operations 36 Provide low cost energy Utility, REP, or FDEMS determines which DER systems are to generate how much energy over what time period in order to minimize energy costs. Some DER systems, such as PV systems, would provide low cost energy autonomously, while storage systems would need to be managed. Autonomous for renewables ICT: Utility or REP issues real power output requirement to other DER systems O O O Optional, market driven, and based on capabilities of the DER systems 37 Provide low emissions energy Utility, REP, or FDEMS determines which DER systems are to generate how much energy in order to minimize emissions. Renewable DER systems would operate autonomously. Autonomous for renewables ICT: Utility or REP issues real power output level to other DER systems O O O Optional, market driven, and based on capabilities of the DER systems
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