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By Yingchen (Y.C.) Zhang *, Cong Feng,
Peter Shaffery, and Rui Yang
Grid Edge Visibility
Gaps and a road map.
B
EHIND-THE-METER (BTM) RESOURCES AT
the grid edge are rapidly becoming an
important component of the electric grid,
requiring a substantial reconfiguration of
traditional grid practices, such
as policy changes, market redesign, and infrastructure
upgrades. This adjustment is challenged
by the fact that, by definition, grid edge
elements are not easily observable by grid control
entities. Increasing the visibility of these
resources is therefore an important goal, one
that is experiencing much research and discussion
by various power system stakeholders.
For example, policy makers are analyzing the
tradeoffs of using grid edge meters to impose
charges on grid edge electricity generation.
System operators, such as the Midcontinent
Independent System Operator (MISO) in the
United States, can identify visibility information
on the electrical location and the size of
the grid edge resources as a critical consideration
across the transmission-and-distribution
(T&D) spectrum. This article summarizes the
challenges and needs of grid entities resulting
from the introduction of grid edge resources as
well the gaps in the extant grid edge visibility
frameworks.
The Challenges for Transmission
Versus Distribution Versus Customers
High penetrations of grid edge resources at the
grid edge present different challenges for different
scales of grid entities. These entities can
be grouped into independent system operators
(ISOs), regional transmission operators
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(RTOs), distribution operators, and grid edge resource
owners, whose connections are shown in Figure 1. In
addition to the level of grid edge resource penetration, the
challenges faced by these entities are determined by their
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