{"id":3908,"date":"2021-08-12T13:14:44","date_gmt":"2021-08-12T18:14:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alhersem.com\/blog\/?p=3908"},"modified":"2023-04-10T17:03:12","modified_gmt":"2023-04-10T22:03:12","slug":"advantages-and-disadvantages-of-implementing-the-grid-code","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alhersem.com\/blog\/en-us\/advantages-and-disadvantages-of-implementing-the-grid-code\/","title":{"rendered":"Advantages and disadvantages of implementing the Grid Code"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3908\" class=\"elementor elementor-3908\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-11ae1204 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-items-top elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"11ae1204\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6f325e0d\" data-id=\"6f325e0d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cd8a0d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"7cd8a0d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"box-shadow: 0 10px 15px rgb(25 25 25 \/ 50%);\n height: 2px; margin-top: -2px;\"><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7906aa36 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"7906aa36\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"banner-area\">\r\n    <div class=\"d-flex align-items-center justify-content-start h-100\">\r\n        <div class=\"bkgnblack\">\r\n            <div class=\"banner-area-cont-text\">\r\n                <h1>Grid Code<\/h1>\r\n                <p class=\"subtext text-sm-left\">Advantages and disadvantages of implementing it<\/p>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5049b6f0 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5049b6f0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f0fcbb7\" data-id=\"f0fcbb7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7031a10d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7031a10d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The use of electricity is regulated as a national asset, but do you know who regulates it and what are the administrative provisions? Here we explain what the <strong>Grid Code<\/strong> is, what it is for and its advantages.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fe8735c elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"1fe8735c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"width: 100%; border-top: 2px solid #CCCCCC; margin: 20px 0;\"><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15b20234 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"15b20234\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is the grid code?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-76e994d6 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"76e994d6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3915fd98\" data-id=\"3915fd98\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23829ed0 elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"23829ed0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alhersem.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/169538294_285527033169397_8572968385168249475_n-min-pdi97hnzbnh539vxu5i2xfki5840qijoi5vw2lmt8s.jpg\" title=\"169538294_285527033169397_8572968385168249475_n-min\" alt=\"169538294_285527033169397_8572968385168249475_n-min\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-affde28 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"affde28\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alhersem.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/169538294_285527033169397_8572968385168249475_n-min-pdi97hnth5czkhylgj09qd4f0ggdaclwqa8oa2o0i4.jpg\" title=\"169538294_285527033169397_8572968385168249475_n-min\" alt=\"169538294_285527033169397_8572968385168249475_n-min\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2cca2a5b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2cca2a5b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The <strong>Grid Code<\/strong> was issued in 2016. The document corresponds to the general administrative provisions that <strong>establish the criteria<\/strong> for efficiency, quality, reliability, continuity, safety and sustainability of the National Electric System (<strong>SEN<\/strong>).<\/p><p>They are part of the <strong>Electricity Industry Law<\/strong> (LIE) and are issued by the Energy Regulatory Commission (<strong>CRE<\/strong>). The CRE is in charge of inspecting SEN users to verify compliance with the code. They apply to transporters, distributors, generators, marketers, suppliers, power plants, load centers and the <strong>National Energy Control Center<\/strong> (CENACE).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63111d35 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"63111d35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"width: 100%; border-top: 2px solid #CCCCCC; margin: 20px 0;\"><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16f83b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"16f83b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is it for?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-234c3971 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"234c3971\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Estas disposiciones sirven para <strong>establecer los requerimientos t\u00e9cnicos m\u00ednimos<\/strong> para procesos de la infraestructura el\u00e9ctrica ya sea operativo, planeaci\u00f3n, medici\u00f3n, control y uso. Con ellos se plantean los <strong>est\u00e1ndares de operaci\u00f3n<\/strong> necesarios para suministrar energ\u00eda el\u00e9ctrica a los usuarios y abastecer su <strong>consumo el\u00e9ctrico<\/strong>.<\/p><p>These provisions serve to <strong>establish the minimum technical requirements<\/strong> for electrical infrastructure processes, whether operational, planning, metering, control and use. They establish the <strong>operating standards<\/strong> necessary to supply electric power to users and supply their <strong>electricity consumption<\/strong>.<\/p><p>Among the technical requirements included in the Grid Code are:<br \/>voltage, frequency, short circuit, power factor, power quality, power control, protections, etc.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d412f96 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"2d412f96\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"width: 100%; border-top: 2px solid #CCCCCC; margin: 20px 0;\"><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6099f1ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6099f1ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Grid Code Advantages<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71b8d836 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"71b8d836\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>The first and most important advantage is that you will <strong>avoid the penalties<\/strong> of not complying with the Network Code. Penalties range from fines of 50,000 to 200,000 minimum wages, a fine of 2% &#8211; 10% of the previous year&#8217;s total billing, to indefinite disconnection of service.<\/li><li>Allows industrial users to <strong>audit their electricity supplier<\/strong> as they are aware of a greater number of energy parameters and will be able to detect disturbances or bad practices.<\/li><li><strong>Improves power quality<\/strong> and efficiency of electrical equipment.<\/li><li>By complying with the code, it is possible to <strong>determine whether an electrical fault is internal or external<\/strong>, thus making the originator of the faults in the system responsible.<\/li><li>If the entire system implements the Grid Code, the <strong>power compliance factor can be increased<\/strong> by 0.95.<\/li><li>Grid monitoring tools include configuration wizards that facilitate code implementation.<\/li><li>Improve power quality and <strong>optimize production processes<\/strong> in different industries.<\/li><li>The actions and strategies are customized to each company, because the important thing is to comply with the provisions and each company decides how to do it.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3642039b elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"3642039b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"width: 100%; border-top: 2px solid #CCCCCC; margin: 20px 0;\"><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fabf92e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2fabf92e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Grid Code Disadvantages<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31e510b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"31e510b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><strong>Grid monitoring tools<\/strong> must be available, as well as an expert who can <strong>analyze the data<\/strong>.<\/li><li>To achieve compliance with the Grid Code, a <strong>diagnosis, monitoring and constant study<\/strong> of the electrical installations is needed to know the current situation and how to improve it.<\/li><li>Failure to comply with the Grid Code will result in various penalties, such as fines and corrections imposed by CENACE.<\/li><\/ul><p>Compliance with the Grid Code is <strong>mandatory<\/strong> for everyone belonging to the National Electric System (SEN) so you should consider investing in tools and advice that suit the needs of your company.<\/p><p>Alher Sem is a company with more than 15 years of experience that offers Engineering and Multi-technical solutions in the Industrial, Commercial and Services Sectors. 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