Microgeneration of electric power in the Russian energy market

Abstract

The article is devoted to the study of the features of the use of microgeneration systems in the legal framework of the retail electricity market in Russia. The article presents a grouping of electricity generation systems possible for connection to the Unified Energy System of Russia, and a comparison of microgeneration systems with small-scale generation facilities with an installed capacity of up to and over 5 MW, as well as generation systems for the wholesale electricity market with an installed capacity of 25 MW and above. The article presents aggregated features of the use of microgeneration systems in Russia, which relate to the technical side of the use of microgeneration systems, primarily in comparison with other power generation facilities. In terms of the technical features of microgeneration systems, the features of the technological connection of microgeneration systems, accounting for electricity generated by such systems, and the features of electricity consumption facilities where microgeneration systems are located are described. The article presents aggregated features of contractual terms of work with microgeneration facilities, which cover the principles of concluding contracts for the purchase and sale of electricity (energy supply contracts), principles of payment for consumed and generated electricity by microgeneration facilities, which allows the reader to get an idea of the features of using microgeneration facilities within the facilities of energy receiving devices of individual electricity consumers. The materials present a diagram of the sale of electricity by a microgeneration system that graphically reflects the key elements that are involved in the process of electricity circulation from microgeneration facilities, which also expands the reader's understanding of the use of microgeneration systems based on energy receiving devices of electricity consumers. The article can be useful not only to representatives of energy services of large consumers of electricity, but also to owners of individual households, representatives of private businesses who have the goal of reducing their own costs for the purchase of electricity.