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Dynamic Operational Reserve Margin Assessment from Risk-Constrained Unit Commitment States

Pratishtha Shukla·Shaked Regev·Evan J. R. Brody·Charles Foltz·Teja Kuruganti
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We propose Dynamic Reserve Margin (DRM) as a time-varying operational adequacy metric derived from risk-constrained unit commitment (RCUC) states. DRM quantifies reserve adequacy using the additional generation capacity that committed generators can provide within a 5-minute response window relative to uncertainty and contingency reserve requirements. We introduce a complementary Reserve Risk Envelope (RRE) metric to quantify operational reserve headroom in directly interpretable MW terms. A low-margin duration metric is further developed to quantify the persistence of reserve stress over an operating horizon. We use an IEEE 14-bus example to illustrate these concepts, followed by large-scale RCUC case studies under multiple operating scenarios. Results demonstrate that reserve requirements and ramp-accessible reserve capability can vary substantially across operating conditions, and that commitment decisions adapt to maintain reserve adequacy under changing system conditions. The proposed DRM and RRE metrics provide an interpretable operational characterization of reserve adequacy, reveal reserve accessibility and stress persistence that are not captured by conventional reserve margin metrics.

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Pratishtha Shukla, Shaked Regev, Evan J. R. Brody, Charles Foltz, Teja Kuruganti. 2026-09-02. Dynamic Operational Reserve Margin Assessment from Risk-Constrained Unit Commitment States. https://arxiv.org/abs/2609.03066

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