Generator and Load OPF Reserves Bids

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Generators and loads can both be providers of reserve services. Similar options exist for both in setting the OPF Reserve Bids parameters. These options can be set for generators on the Cost tab of the Generator Information dialog and for loads on the OPF Load Dispatch tab of the Load Information dialog.

 

OPF Regulating Reserves

These options are only available for generators.

Up Reserve MW - Value in MW of the cleared regulating reserve up. This value is determined by the OPF Reserves solution and is non-enterable by the user.

Down Reserve MW - Value in MW of the cleared regulating reserve down. This value is determined by the OPF Reserves solution and is non-enterable by the user. When a single bidirectional control is used for up and down reserve, the MW value of the cleared Up Reserve and Down Reserve will be the same.

Available for Regulating Reserves - Check this box to declare this unit as a provider of regulating reserves service.

Price [$/MWh] - This is the bid submitted for the block of regulating up and down reserves.

Maximum MW Increase - This is the size in MW of the block of the regulating reserve up bid submitted to the market. The cleared regulating reserve up cannot be larger than this value.

Maximum MW Decrease - This is the size in MW of the block of regulating reserve down bid submitted to the market. The cleared regulating reserve down cannot be larger than this value.

 

OPF Contingency Reserves

These options are available for both generators and loads.

Spinning Available - Check this box to declare this unit/load as a provider of spinning reserve service.

Supplemental Available - Check this box to declare this unit/load as a provider of supplemental reserve service.

Reserve MW - Value in MW of the cleared spinning and supplemental reserves. These values are determined by the OPF solution and are non-enterable by the user.

Price [$/MWh] - This is the bid submitted for the corresponding blocks of spinning and supplemental reserve.

Max MW Increase - For spinning and supplemental reserve this is the size of the reserves block submitted to the market. The cleared reserves cannot be larger that these values.