Automatic Generation Control

A process designed and used to adjust a Balancing Authority Areas’ Demand and resources to help maintain the Reporting ACE in that of a Balancing Authority Area within the bounds required by applicable NERC Reliability Standards.

NERC Project Page: Project 2010-14.2.1 Phase 2 of Balancing Authority Reliability-based Controls – BAL-005, BAL-006, FAC-001
Glossary: Anti-Aliasing Filter
Glossary: Frequency Regulation
Glossary: Joint Control
Glossary: Overlap Regulation Service
Glossary: Regulating Reserve

Related Terms:

Term: Balancing Authority Area
Term: Balancing Authority
Term: Area Control Error
Term: Demand

Automatic Generation Control [AGC]

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