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A '''grid code''' is a technical specification which defines the

parameters an facility connected to a public electric network has to meet to ensure safe, secure and economic proper functionning of the electric system. The facility can be an [[electricity generation|electricity generating plant]], a consumer, or another network.

The grid code is specified by an authority responsible for the system integrity and network operation.

Its elaboration usually implicates network operators (distribution and/or transmission operators), representative of users and to, an extent varying between countries, the regulating body.

Contents of a grid code vary depending on the transmission company's requirements. Typically a grid code will specify the required behavior of a connected generator during system disturbances. These include voltage regulation, power factor limits and reactive power supply, response to a system fault (short-circuit), response to frequency changes on the grid, and requirement to "ride through" short interruptions of the connection.

==Independent power producers==

All generators including [[Independent power producer]]s like [[photovoltaic power station]]s or [[wind farm]]s have to comply with the grid code.

== See also ==

* [[Smart grid]]

* [[RISSP]]

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* [http://www.terna.it/default/Home_en/electric_system/grid_code/tabid/502/Default.aspx Italian grid code]

* [http://www.nationalgrid.com/uk/Electricity/Codes/gridcode/gridcodedocs/ UK grid codes]

* [http://www.nationalgrid.com/uk/Electricity/Codes/gridcode/gridcodedocs/ GB grid code]

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