IMPROVING NETWORK RELIABILITY

摘要

In recent years, countries including the USA, Australia and the UK have legislated reforms to their energy markets, including mandated performance standards and reliability targets for electric utilities. Increasingly, operators are forced to improve the performance of their networks to avoid punitive actions from regulators, which in severe cases results in revocation of network operating licenses. Besides regulatory risks, there are also direct economic consequences, such as foregone revenues where Performance Based Rates (PBR) apply. The main drivers for improving power quality and reliability are.