COPING WITH DISTRIBUTED GENERATION: DO NETWORKS HAVE THE TOOLS TO MANAGE THE NEW BUSINESS MODEL?

摘要

Onsite generation, such as solar photovoltaic cells, and the increasing prevalence of battery storage, are a challenge to the traditional utility delivery models that are based on centralised generation. Utilities are looking to adapt and embrace new business opportunities within the distributed energy value chain by using distributed generation, demand management and network storage to create virtual power stations.