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Power System Flexibility

Flexibility refers to the ability of a power system to respond to changes in demand and supply. Variable renewable energy can increase the need for flexibility. This page provides resources that can be used to understand the need for flexibility in power systems, understand possible sources of flexibility such as demand response and load management, and inform the design of policies to improve flexibility.

Resources CESC

Deployment Data

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Renewable Energy Statistics 2024

The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) produces comprehensive, reliable datasets on renewable energy capacity and use worldwide. Renewable energy statistics…

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International Renewable Energy Agency

Date:

1 July 2024

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Addressing Climate Vulnerability for Power System Resilience and Energy Security: A Focus on Hydropower Resources

This paper is intended to inform energy planners and investors about (1) how climate change can affect power generation resources,…

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USAID

Date:

1 May 2017

Training Materials

American Samoa’s Solar+Storage Microgrid

The island of Ta’u in the U.S. territory of American Samoa relied heavily on diesel generation to meet its electricity…

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Clean Energy Group

Resilient Power

Date:

16 February 2017

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Electricity Storage and Renewables: Costs and Markets to 2030

Battery systems can support a wide range of services needed for the transition to a sustainable energy system, from providing…

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International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)

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Markets for Low Carbon, Low Cost Electricity Systems: Working Paper

This paper is part of Climate Policy Initiative (CPI) Energy Finance’s work-stream on market design and incorporates work already published…

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Climate Policy Initiative

Date:

1 September 2017

Tools and Websites

Powering Prosperity Beyond the Grid: Annual Report 2018

This annual report highlights how and where REEEP worked towards its achieving in 2017-2018, including in Zambia, in South Africa,…

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Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP)

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Renewable Energy for Industry: From Green Energy to Green Materials and Fuels

This report considers various current and forthcoming options to increase the uptake of renewables as one possible way to reduce…

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International Energy Agency (IEA)

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Scale and Sustainability: Toward a Public-Private Paradigm in Powering India

This report assesses the DRE market—looking at the supply, demand and framework conditions for the sector—and articulates potential approaches to…

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Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP)

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The Political Economy of Clean Energy Transitions

This book steps into the new world of broad-scale and locally relevant policy experimentation. Chapters focus on the political economy…

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Oxford University Press

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Renewables Readiness Assessment: The Philippines

This Renewables Readiness Assessment (RRA) was undertaken in co-operation with the Philippine government. This assessment identifies barriers and proposes key…

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International Renewable Energy Agency

Date:

1 March 2017

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100% Percent Electricity Generation through Renewable Energy by 2050: Assessment of Sri Lanka's Power Sector

This report has been developed with the purpose of designing and proposing scenarios and mechanisms through which the goal of…

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Asian Development Bank

United Nations Development Programme

Date:

1 August 2017

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Understand The Landscape: Tracking Finance for Electricity and Clean Cooking Access in High-Impact Countries

This report, which covers both electricity and clean cooking, aims to advance the understanding of finance directed towards the developing…

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Sustainable Energy For All

Date:

1 September 2017