Static Firm Frequency Response

Static Firm Frequency Response (SFFR) is a vital service that ensures grid stability by providing an immediate, sustained, and firm response to frequency deviations. Unlike dynamic services, SFFR requires assets to deliver a quick and steady response when grid frequency falls outside of acceptable limits, making it crucial for assets to maintain high levels of reliability and precision. This service is particularly well-suited for industrial and commercial processes that can quickly reduce their import from the grid, offering consistent performance under set conditions. For businesses with the capacity to provide firm, immediate responses, SFFR presents a stable revenue opportunity while supporting grid resilience.

What We Do

At Flexitricity, we optimise participation in Static Firm Frequency Response (SFFR) by carefully assessing each asset's suitability early in the process. Our team engages with sites to evaluate their capacity to deliver the firm, steady response required for SFFR, ensuring they meet National Grid’s service requirements.

Price Selection: Our experienced team carefully selects the optimal price for each SFFR contract, ensuring that assets are competitively positioned to capture the highest available revenue opportunities while meeting performance standards.
Real-Time Monitoring and Response: For Static Firm Frequency Response, assets are equipped with outstations that detect frequency deviations locally, responding instantly to grid events. This decentralised system ensures that assets react to frequency changes without relying on our Control Room for dispatch. The outstations manage the immediate response, delivering the quick, sustained performance required for SFFR. Flexitricity’s 24/7 Control Room provides additional oversight and reporting, ensuring that performance is optimised and revenue opportunities are maximised, while maintaining grid stability.
Expertise and Precision: Our industry experts collaborate closely with asset operators to fine-tune settings and optimise performance, ensuring the assets meet the reliability and precision demands of SFFR. This engagement ensures assets are prepared to respond immediately and consistently in service of grid stability.
Data Capture and Reporting: We provide detailed data capture and performance reporting to National Grid, ensuring full compliance with service requirements while delivering transparency and operational insights to customers.

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Static Firm Frequency Response