What Can Grid Flexibility Actually Do Here?

Electricity-system flexibility has become an increasingly large bucket.

The Core Event

Demand response goes into it.

Key Facts

Virtual power plants, EV charging, interconnectors, hydro, thermal storage and grid-enhancing technologies all get described as flexibility too.

Context & Significance

Those resources can all be useful, but a national total of “flexible megawatts” does not tell a grid operator very much about whether a congested transformer can take another connection, whether an evening peak can be covered, or whether the system can get through several difficult days.

Outlook

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