What is the energy storage design project?

The project began with the refinement of a matrix of interim and long-term design issues that were targeted to be addressed by the document, “Energy Storage Design Project Draft Design Document for Stakeholder Comment, February 4, 2020” (the “Interim Design”) and this Long- Term Design Vision document, respectively.

What is the interim design of energy storage?

In the Interim Design it was contemplated that energy storage would integrate with the current load and generation resource models, the current electricity market, and utilize numerous imperfect workarounds in order to minimize the need for near-term tool changes.

Why should storage facilities use a single resource model?

In addition, the single resource model allows storage facilities to offer their full operating ranges for both energy and operating reserve to a level beyond what is currently supported under the SDP Interim Design.

How important is energy storage integration?

"Implementability": Over the course of the SDP’s ESAG consultations over the past two years, stakeholders have stressed the importance of an expedient energy storage integration solution that provides access to wholesale market trading products.

What is the IESO storage design project?

As part of the IESO Storage Design Project (SDP) Interim Design, this issue was also addressed. Like FERC, the SDP project has sought a similar goal of providing electricity storage facilities with access to wholesale market trading products.

Does IESO need a single resource model of an electricity storage facility?

"Implementability": Given that the IESO is putting forward SOC Lite as the state of charge management framework for this design vision, a single resource model of an electricity storage facility is essential to its implementation.