[Legacy Report] DERMS Systems – Managing DERs as a Portfolio

Lately, the electric utility industry is being hit by several drivers worldwide. Resulting from policy concerns around climate change, these drivers have created the most significant impetus for change and the subsequent alignment of politicians, regulators and customers, resulting in pressure on utilities to incorporate new sources of energy (e.g., Wind, Solar), reduce emissions (renewable energy sources, carbon reduction mechanisms, etc.) and so on.

Most sources of new energy behave very differently from the normal sources of energy that we are all used to. They tend to be somewhat more expensive, somewhat erratic in their energy production and as a result are slowly becoming the biggest and newest source of headache for the electric grid operator. New tools will be needed to forecast and manage these sources of energy as they become more and more prolific. Identifying mechanisms for managing and operating renewable resources is one of the hottest areas of research in the alternative energy field.

In today’s presentation Dr. Vadari will present the underlying DERMS framework that covers all aspects of planning and operating renewable resources of energy. Features of this framework include a set of tools that treat DERs more as a portfolio instead of as individual products or services.

Speaker(s): Mani Vadari, Modern Grid Solutions ,

Location:
Seattle, Washington