Managing Microgrids Using Grid Services

In order for electric power generating capacity to be supplanted to a meaningful extent by sources smaller than 200 kW, an automated means of managing systems of small sources must be found or their sheer number will over-whelm the power production community. Micro grids - power systems comprising multiple small interconnected generators - are a promising response to this need, but an automated micro grid management system has not been demonstrated. This paper describes the energy management task and its execution in a standardized grid services environment.