Table 5.2 Characteristics of distributed energy resource (DER) application types
Application
Low
cost
High efficiency
Thermal
output
Emission
Startup
time
Fixed
maintenance
Variable
maintenance
Continuous
power
CHP
Peaking
Green
Emergency
Standby
True premium
Peaking T&D
deferral
Baseload
T&D deferral
Spinning/Non
spinning reserve
Reactive
power
Voltage
Local area
security
Key:
Important characteristic
Moderately important or important in certain applications
Relatively unimportant
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