Methods, apparatus and systems for managing energy assets

An apparatus for determining an operating schedule of a controller of at least one energy storage asset operated by an energy customer of an electricity supplier, so as to generate energy-related revenue, over a time period T, associated with operation of the at least one energy storage asset according to the operating schedule, wherein the energy-related revenue available to the energy customer over the time period T is based at least in part on a wholesale electricity market, and wherein the wholesale electricity market includes an energy market and a regulation market, the apparatus comprising:

• at least one communication interface;
• at least one memory to store processor-executable instructions and a mathematical model for the at least one energy storage asset, wherein the mathematical model facilitates a determination of the operating schedule for the controller of the at least one energy storage asset based at least in part on an operation characteristic of the at least one energy storage asset, a forecast wholesale electricity price associated with the energy market, and a regulation price associated with the regulation market;
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• at least one processing unit, communicatively coupled to the at least one communication interface and the at least one memory, wherein upon execution of the processor-executable instructions, the at least one processing unit:
• A) determines the operating schedule for the controller of the at least one energy storage asset using the mathematical model by minimizing a net energy-related cost over the time period T, wherein:
• the net-energy related cost is based at least in part on:
• duration of energy storage asset participation in the regulation market;
• electricity generation by the at least one energy storage asset;
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• electricity consumption by the at least one energy storage asset;
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• the energy-related revenue available to the energy customer is based at least in part on the minimized net energy-related cost;
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• wherein the operating schedule specifies, during a time interval within the time period T, a first portion of an available output of the controller for use in the energy market and a second portion of the available output of the controller for use for use in the regulation market;
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• B) controls the at least one communication interface to transmit to the energy customer the operating schedule for the controller of the at least one energy storage asset determined in A), and/or controls the at least one memory so as to store the determined operating schedule for the controller.

An apparatus for determining an operating schedule of a controller of at least one energy storage asset operated by an energy customer of an electricity supplier, so as to generate energy-related revenue, over a time period T, associated with operation of the at least one energy storage asset according to the operating schedule, wherein the energy-related revenue available to the energy customer over the time period T is based at least in part on a wholesale electricity market, and wherein the wholesale electricity market includes an energy market and a regulation market;

• the apparatus comprising:
• at least one communication interface;
• at least one memory to store processor-executable instructions and a mathematical model for the at least one energy storage asset, wherein the mathematical model facilitates a determination of the operating schedule for the controller of the at least one energy storage asset based at least in part on an operation characteristic of the at least one energy storage asset, an expected energy-generating schedule of an energy generating asset in communication with the energy storage asset, a forecast wholesale electricity price associated with the energy market, and a regulation price associated with the regulation market;
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• at least one processing unit, communicatively coupled to the at least one communication interface and the at least one memory, wherein upon execution of the processor-executable instructions, the at least one processing unit:
• A) determines the operating schedule for the controller of the at least one energy storage asset using the mathematical model by minimizing a net energy-related cost over the time period T, wherein:
• the net-energy related cost is based at least in part on:
• amount of energy generation by the at least one energy generating asset;
• duration of energy storage asset participation in the regulation market;
• electricity generation by the at least one energy storage asset;
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• electricity consumption by the at least one energy storage asset;
• and
• the energy-related revenue available to the energy customer is based at least in part on the minimized net energy-related cost;
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• wherein the operating schedule specifies, during a time interval within the time period T, a first portion of an available output of the controller for use in the energy market and a second portion of the available output of the controller for use for use in the regulation market;
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• B) controls the at least one communication interface to transmit to the energy customer the operating schedule for the controller of the at least one energy storage asset determined in A), and/or controls the at least one memory so as to store the determined operating schedule for the controller.