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Advantages of Electricity Storage to the Electric Grid

COURSE NO: R02-013
PDH CREDIT: 2
COURSE PROVIDER: Mark Rossow, P.E.
Advantages of Electricity Storage to the Electric Grid
Course Highlights

This online engineering PDH course discusses advantages to the electric grid that are gained through using electricity storage systems to supplement electrical generation systems. It presents a total of fourteen such advantages provided by an electricity storage capability, including ancillary services, grid system services and functional uses, end user/utility customer functional services, and renewables integration.

 

One example of an advantage is time-shifting, the purchase of electric energy when prices are low, and then storing it and using or selling the energy later when prices are high. Another example, possible only under certain grid conditions, is using energy storage to reduce the need to buy new central station generating capacity. A third example is using energy storage for grid regulation, that is, the damping of momentary differences caused by fluctuations in generation and loads. In general, the rapid-response characteristic (i.e., fast ramp rate) of most storage systems makes them especially valuable as a regulation resource.

 

This 2 PDH online course is intended for electric systems engineers/planners, storage system vendors, and regulators concerned with the design and implementation of stationary energy storage systems.

Learning Objectives

This P.Eng. continuing education course is intended to provide you with the following specific knowledge and skills:

  • Learning about bulk energy services
  • Learning about ancillary services such as regulation, spinning and non-spinning reserves, and voltage support
  • Learning about transmission upgrade deferral and congestion relief
  • Learning about distribution infrastructure services
  • Learning about power quality, reliability, and retail energy time-shift
  • Learning about stacked services
Course Document

In this professional engineering CEU course, you need to review the course document titled, “Advantages of Electricity Storage to the Electric Grid” which is based on Chapter 1, “Electricity Storage Services and Benefits” of the “DOE/EPRI Electricity Storage Handbook in Collaboration with NRECA,” February 2015.

To view, print and study the course document, please click on the following link(s):
Advantages of Electricity Storage to the Electric Grid (2.5 MB)
Course Quiz

Once you complete your course review, you need to take a multiple-choice quiz consisting of fifteen (15) questions to earn 2 PDH credits. The quiz will be based on this publication.

The minimum passing score is 70%. There is no time limit on the quiz, and you can take it multiple times until you pass at no additional cost.
Certificate of Completion

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