Title :
Frequency regulation services: A comparative study of select North American and European reserve markets
Author :
Pandurangan, Vivek ; Zareipour, Hamidreza ; Malik, Om
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
Abstract :
Overview of frequency regulation services and reserve markets in which these regulation services are traded is provided in this paper. Quality and quantity of regulation service in four electricity markets, namely PJM, New-England, Great Britain and German markets, are discussed in detail. A review and comparative study of the procurement methods along with the working of the reserve markets in the selected electricity markets is also given.
Keywords :
frequency control; power markets; power system control; power system management; procurement; European reserve market; German market; Great Britain market; New-England market; North American reserve market; PJM market; electricity market; frequency regulation service; procurement method; Europe; Frequency control; Frequency response; ISO; Procurement; Spinning; Frequency regulation; Reserve markets; Reserve procurement; Reserve requirement;
Conference_Titel :
North American Power Symposium (NAPS), 2012
Conference_Location :
Champaign, IL
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-2306-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4673-2307-9
DOI :
10.1109/NAPS.2012.6336376
