Method for ramping up power in a power facility

A power facility for providing power to an associated power grid, the power facility comprising a power facility controller adapted to perform the following sequential steps:

• 1) receive a release signal as to when a requested amount of power is to be released from the power facility to the associated power grid,
• 2) ramping up the power generation of the power facility, and
• 3) releasing the requested amount of power to the associated power grid in accordance with the release signal;
• wherein the power facility further comprises one or more suitable power handling modules for dissipating and/or storing excess power generated during ramping up.

A method for releasing a requested amount of power from a power facility to an associated power grid, the method comprising the following sequential steps:

• 1) providing a release signal as to when the requested amount of power is to be released from the power facility to the associated power grid, wherein the release signal provides an exact time as to when the requested amount of power is to be released;
• 2) ramping up the power generation of the power facility, wherein the power provided to the associated power grid is maintained at a substantially unchanged level while ramping up the power generation of the power facility;
• and
• 3) releasing the requested amount of power to the associated power grid in accordance with the release signal;
• wherein at least part of an excess power generated during ramping up is dissipated and/or stored in suitable power handling modules.