Table 1

Overview of regulations in different grid codes.

Country Active power management Ramp rate limit Penalties
Australia Required, except VRE [10, 11] Western Power: ±max(10 MW/min, 15%/min) except VRE [12]; Horizon: ±15%/min including VRE [13] (low voltage: [14]) “causer pays” for frequency control, factors recalculated every four weeks based on historical data [15,16]
China Required, including forecasts [17] ± 10%/min [17]
Denmark Required [18] ± 100 KW/s [18]
Ethopia Required [19] –10%/min [19]
Germany Required [20, 21] 0.33 %/s < r < 0.66%/s (after recieving instruction) [20]
Hawaii ±2 MW/min, ±1MW/s [22]
India Required [23] ±10%/min [23]
Ireland Required [24] +30MW/min 22
Malaysia Required [25] ±15%/min [26]
Puerto Rico Required [22,27] ±10%/min [22,27] Curtailment depending on compliance rate on a weekly basis [28]

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