ComEd DERMS and Flexible Interconnection Workshop Report
Component
Technical
Author
ComEd
Stakeholder
Commonwealth Edison
This document describes ComEd's approach to prioritizing the scaling of flexible interconnections using a DERMS. The document also describes the technical and operational requirements and the curtailment strategies to be considered for flexible interconnection implementation.
HECO, Hawaii Public Utilities Commission (PUC), grid edge resource proviGrid Edge Resources, community members, and technical advisory panel
Provides a comprehensive framework for integrating and dispatching grid edge resources in a fair manner, ensuring grid reliability and resilience while avoiding preferential treatment of utility-owned resources. This document outlines Hawaiian Electric's (HECO's) approach to grid edge resource management, including the creation of a "DER dispatch stack" methodology, implementation of automated DERMS controls, establishment of a stakeholder oversight committee, documentation of manual dispatch decisions, and development of transparent interconnection standards.
Applying the Grid Model Data Management (GMDM) Information Model
Component
Technical
Author
Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)
Stakeholder
Distribution utilities, utility work groups,
software vendors, regulatory bodies, end consumers
This report presents the Grid Model Data Management (GMDM) Information Model, which utilities can use to build the grid model portion of their enterprise semantic model. It emphasizes the importance of the Common Information Model (CIM) in providing a mature, full-featured, industry-recognized information model for managing distribution grid data.
A Power Application Developer's Guide to the Common Information Mode
Component
Technical
Author
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL)
Stakeholder
Power system engineers, application developers, utilities and grid operators, utilities
This guide provides an overview of the Common Information Model (CIM) and its application in modeling electrical networks and equipment. It aims to assist developers in understanding and utilizing CIM for data exchange and integration in power systems, thereby facilitating the development of interoperable applications.
Enabling the Next Generation Electric Grid through Data Integration – Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Report PNNL-32679
Component
Technical
Author
Alexander A. Anderson, Eric G. Stephan, Thomas E. McDermott – Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (with U.S. DOE sponsorship).
Stakeholder
The report is broadly applicable to U.S. electric utilities and grid operators. (For example, power utilities and vendors adopting CIM standards – no specific company is singled out, but the content is relevant to any utility implementing enterprise data
A technical report introducing key concepts and use cases for adopting a “common” information-sharing model in power systems. It outlines how a standardized semantic data model (CIM) can facilitate data exchange—including exchanging power network models between utilities, integrating data between applications within a utility, and sharing market/operational data among market participants . The goal is to reduce custom interfaces and data silos by using a common vocabulary for grid assets and messages.
Federated Architecture for Secure and Transactive grid edge resource Management Solutions (FAST-DERMS): System Architecture and Reference Implementation
Component
Technical
Author
NREL: Fei Ding, Weijia Liu, Jason MacDonald, James Ogle, Annabelle Pratt, Avijit Saha, Joe Hagerman, and Murali Baggu
Stakeholder
The architecture is designed to be applicable to various utilities and grid edge resource aggregators.
This technical report, authored by National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), provides system-level specifications for a federated architecture designed to securely and efficiently manage grid edge resources. The Federated Architecture for Secure and Transactive (FAST)-DERMS framework aims to aggregate and coordinate grid edge resource operations to support both transmission and distribution grid services, ensuring System reliability and safety.
Public Service of New Mexico Grid Modernization Plan
Component
Technical
Author
Public Service of New Mexico
Stakeholder
Public Service of New Mexico
PNM's Grid Modernization Plan includes a description of how systems such as ADMS, Outage Management System, Geographic Information System, and DERMS and supporting communications technologies could be deployed to enable the utility's grid modernization objectives.
The IEEE 2030.11 standard provides a functional specification for a DERMS and a description of the grid services that aggregations of grid edge resources.
Performance Assessments of Demand Flexibility from Grid-Interactive Efficient Buildings: Issues and Considerations
Component
Technical
Author
Steven R. Schiller; Lisa C. Schwartz; Sean Murphy
(Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory).
Stakeholder
Electric utilities, program administrators, state public utility commissions, energy offices, grid edge resource aggregators, service proviGrid Edge Resources, customers/building owners, grid operators, utility program managers, Evaluation, Measurement, a
This is a DOE-sponsored report (published July 2020) that explains methods for net load baselining and performance evaluation of building-sited grid edge resources, both individually and in aggregation. It outlines how utilities and program operators establish a baseline (counterfactual reference load) for a customer or aggregation and measure actual grid edge resources performance (load reductions or injections) against that baseline .