A Critical Review of Demand Response Products as Resource for Ancillary Services: International Experience and Policy Recommendations

Demand response is a key element of future power systems due to its capacity defer grid investments, improve demand participation in the market, and absorb renewable energy source variations. In this regard, can play an important role delivering ancillary services systems. The lack standardization programs prepared for traditional generators have blocked these services. Nowadays, increasing needs ensure security supply, fluctuations, information communication technology advances are boosting interest products deliver While countries had lengthy experience with programs, others starting from almost zero develop programs. To our knowledge, no analysis or standardized comparison exists different parameters prices among countries. Our study reviews more than 20 around world their classify them according standard parameters. At end paper we discuss main characteristics that face markets series policy recommendations policymakers deployment on