Description

As energy demand rises, grid penetrations increase and market dynamics change, energy producers and consumers are constantly looking for better ways to lower electricity costs and increase stability of their resources.

Increasing demand and renewable energy penetration onto the grid
The output of renewable energy sources such as solar and wind can vary throughout the day. Today, utilities can already handle a certain amount of variability on their systems; however, as utility-scale solar projects continue to increase in size, the impact of their inherent variability on the grid does as well, causing numerous escalating challenges to the grid operator, such as:

> Grid instability
> Greater risk of outages
> Increased O&M cost
> Lower efficiency
> Frequency and voltage regulation