With the availability of distributed generation (DG), clusters that can autonomously manage their energy profile are emerging in the power grid. These autonomous clusters manage their load profiles by orchestrating their energy resources, such as DG, storage, flexible energy consuming appliances, etc. The performance of such an autonomous cluster depends on the composition of its energy resources. In this paper, we study how the performance of a cluster is affected by adding energy resources such as generating units, storage systems or consuming appliances. First, we characterize the energy resources by parameters that describe their relevant properties. Afterwards, we describe a comprehensive set of performance indicators of a cluster that capture the economical, environmental, and social aspects. We present a model that shows how the energy resources influence the performance indicators of the cluster. We have tested our model with a case study, revealing its effectiveness to evaluate the value added by an energy resource to a cluster.
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机译:雷克斯能源(Rex Energy)和巨石阵能源资源II(Stonehenge Energy Resources II)表示,其关联公司R.E.天然气开发公司和巨石阵阿巴拉契亚公司已就巨石阵达成一项协议,以建造一个天然气收集和压缩系统,每天从宾夕法尼亚州巴特勒县的冰a东部地区输送高达4亿立方英尺的产量