GRID INFORMATION ORCHESTRATION NAVIGATOR (Grid-ION)

Individual Resource - A single resource; sometimes referred to as an "aggregation of one".

Aggregation of Uniform Devices - An aggregation of resources, all with a similar underlying technology (homogeneous aggregation).

Aggregation of Mixed Devices - An aggregation of different device types (heterogeneous aggregation).

Utility: Dedicated - Utility controls the resource directly; groups are a series of individual instructions.

Utility: Aggregator Managed - Utility sends controls to a third party (aggregator), which then controls the device.

Price-Responsive: Local Logic - Utility publishes a price; the device responds based on embedded logic.

Price-Responsive: Aggregator Managed - Utility publishes a price, and a third party (aggregator) determines device behavior.