POWER PLANT HAVING A FLEXIBLE FIRM SKID

A method of operating a power plant includes generating, with one or more power generators, a total plant power. The method further includes providing a first portion of the total plant power to one or more auxiliary devices to meet an auxiliary demand. The method further includes providing a second portion of the total plant power to a flexible firm skid disposed within the power plant to meet a flexible firm demand. The method further includes providing a third portion of the total plant power to a power grid outside of the power plant to meet a grid demand. The method further includes receiving an increase in the grid demand that exceeds a power ramp rate of the one or more power generators. The method further includes adjusting an operation of the flexible firm skid to modify the flexible firm demand in response to the increase in the grid demand.