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=Chapter 5 Energy Generation / Powerplants=
Actual powerplants do not have a direct technical relation to smartmeters in Germany. They function as an indication on who and how much is to charge for their operation of course. Power plants are connected to Redispatch 2.0 and are under the control of the grid controllers of course. They schedule their activities by load prrofiles, derived from historic data. This is then overlyd with "day-ahed" planning and immediate reaction to redispatch measures. They function by their ablity to react on sudden demmand changes. This leads to a hirarchy of systems and fuels:
* gas operated (can be quickly activated an shut down, recation time <30 Mins)
* coal and biogas operated (can be scheduled to react in about 4-5 hrs)
* nuclear operated (can be scheduled to react in about 4-5 hrs, not existing in Germany anymore (2024))
* wind and solar power (basically uncontrolled, can be disconnected in thess than a second)
Redispatch will force all of them to disconnect from the grid within very short timespans. Addin them for stabilizing reasons has to schedulaed according to their natural time to react. As electricity from solar and wind energy generators are given priority but in the same moment do expose the grid to an extensive volatilities, other means for stabilizing the grid need to be either based on gas operated sources or planned ahead. All of this includes extensive weather monitoring and forcasting to maintain grid (frequency) stability while still allowing wind and solar generated eletriciy to be used with their inevitable volatile nature.
=Chapter 6 Energy Import /Export in the EU and Worldwide=