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POWER SYSTEM FLEXIBILITY DECODED*
Concepts, Computation, Markets and Policy for India's Energy Transition
Foreword
Preface
Introduction
Why Flexibility is the Missing Pillar of India's Energy Transition
PART I
FOUNDATIONS: UNDERSTANDING FLEXIBILITY
Chapter 1
The Energy Transition and the Changing Nature of Power Systems
Chapter 2
From Baseload Systems to Flexible Systems
Chapter 3
The Rise of Variable Renewable Energy
Chapter 4
Why Solar and Wind Create New Operational Challenges
Chapter 5
The Duck Curve, Net Load and Residual Demand
Chapter 6
What is Power System Flexibility?
Chapter 7
Timescales of Flexibility
• Seconds
• Minutes
• Hours
• Days
• Seasons
Chapter 8
Flexibility versus Reliability versus Resource Adequacy
Chapter 9
The Cost of Inflexibility
Chapter 10
Flexibility in the Indian Context
PART II
SOURCES OF FLEXIBILITY
Chapter 11
Thermal Power Plants as Flexibility Resources
Chapter 12
The Rise of the “Dracula Power Plant”
Chapter 13
Gas-Based Generation and Peaking Power
Chapter 14
Hydro Power and Pumped Storage
Chapter 15
Battery Energy Storage Systems
Chapter 16
Demand Response
Chapter 17
Electric Vehicles and Vehicle-to-Grid
Chapter 18
Distributed Energy Resources
Chapter 19
Transmission and Inter-Regional Flexibility
Chapter 20
Digitalisation, Forecasting and Smart Grids
PART III
COMPUTING FLEXIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Chapter 21
Data Requirements for Flexibility Assessment
Chapter 22
Demand Curves and Load Duration Curves
Chapter 23
Renewable Generation Profiles
Chapter 24
Calculating Net Load
Worked Example 1:
Net Load Computation for a Solar-Rich State
Chapter 25
Calculating Upward and Downward Ramp Requirements
Worked Example 2:
Evening Ramp Calculation
Chapter 26
Peak Demand, Night Peak and Net-Load Peak
Worked Example 3:
Identifying Critical Operating Days
Chapter 27
Calculating Operating Reserve Requirements
Worked Example 4:
Reserve Sizing Using Forecast Errors
Chapter 28
Calculating Storage Requirements
Worked Example 5:
Sizing Batteries for Evening Peak Support
Chapter 29
Estimating Demand Response Potential
Worked Example 6:
Industrial Load Curtailment Analysis
Chapter 30
Flexibility Assessment Under 40%, 50% and 60% Renewable Scenarios
Worked Example 7:
Future Renewable Integration Study
Chapter 31
Resource Adequacy and Flexibility
Chapter 32
Capacity Credit and ELCC Explained
Worked Example 8:
Estimating Capacity Contribution of Solar and Storage
Chapter 33
A Complete Worked Case Study:
Flexibility Assessment of a Hypothetical Indian State
PART IV
ECONOMICS OF FLEXIBILITY
Chapter 34
Economics of Power System Flexibility
Chapter 35
Cost of Renewable Curtailment
Chapter 36
Valuation of Ramping Services
Chapter 37
Valuation of Operating Reserves
Chapter 38
Valuation of Storage
Chapter 39
Valuation of Demand Response
Chapter 40
Cost-Benefit Analysis of Flexibility Investments
Chapter 41
Who Should Pay for Flexibility?
PART V
MARKETS FOR FLEXIBILITY
Chapter 42
Ancillary Services Markets
Chapter 43
Reserve Markets
Chapter 44
Fast Frequency Response Markets
Chapter 45
Capacity Markets
Chapter 46
Reliability Options
Chapter 47
Flexibility Markets Around the World
Chapter 48
Lessons from PJM, ERCOT, UK and Australia
Chapter 49
Market Power and Competition Issues
PART VI
INDIA'S FLEXIBILITY CHALLENGE
Chapter 50
Evolution of Indian Power Markets
Chapter 51
Ancillary Services in India
Chapter 52
RTM, GDAM and Emerging Market Platforms
Chapter 53
Storage Policy and Regulatory Framework
Chapter 54
Demand Response in India
Chapter 55
Resource Adequacy Framework in India
Chapter 56
Market-Based Economic Dispatch (MBED)
Chapter 57
Challenges Facing DISCOMs
Chapter 58
Financing Flexibility Investments
PART VII
THE ROAD AHEAD
Chapter 59
100 GW of Storage: Need or Hype?
Chapter 60
The Future Role of Coal
Chapter 61
Will Every Thermal Plant Become a Dracula Plant?
Chapter 62
Flexibility and Affordability
Chapter 63
Flexibility and Energy Security
Chapter 64
A Roadmap for India
Chapter 65
The Flexible Grid of 2047