This research work addresses automatic generation control of multiple arenas and causes under various system disturbances. Sources within arena-1 comprises thermal, bio-diesel, in arena-2 sources represent thermal elements, in arena-3 sources are thermal and hydro units. An innovative endeavor has been undertaken to employ conglomerate controller with the amalgamation of proportional-integral (PI) (integer-order) in addition fractional order proportional-derivative (FOPD). Various examination manifests the fineness of PI(FOPD) overtop additional integer order controllers from perspective concerning reduced grade of crown overshoot, expanse-of-instabilities, crown undershoot in addition to subsiding period. In determination to attain the controller’s features biologically enthused meta-heuristic artificial rabbit optimization is pragmatic. The minimum cost function value has been achieved as 0.000309 for the artificial rabbit optimization in comparison to various established optimization technique along with the proposed PI(FOPD) controller. It is likewise detected that occurrence of inexhaustible sources like realistic dish-Stirling thermal system in arena-1, geothermal power plant and precise wind turbine system styles the structure meaningfully improved related to origin structure when judged exclusively or all together. Accomplishment in presence of interline power flow controller besides combination of energy stowage elements alike redox flow battery in addition solid oxide fuel cell is as well inspected using PI(FOPD) controller, that offers with notable consequence in dynamic presentation in each cases separately. It has been clearly observed that in presence of all the renewables, in case of frequency deviation crown overshoot, crown undershoot, and subsiding period are 0.0053, 0.0131, and 24.32 respectively. These values are showing improvements in comparison to the individual presence of renewables in each arena. Similarly, with the presence of both SOFC and RFB for tie line power between arena-1 and areana-3, the crown overshoot, crown undershoot, and subsiding period are 0.00018, 0.0013, and 22.63 respectively. These values are showing improvements in comparison to the individual presence of Solid Oxide Fuel Cell without battery energy storage in each arena. Also, PI(FOPD) parameters values at nominal condition are appropriate for random pattern of disturbance needs no optimization, which justified the reliability of the suggested controller.© 2017 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.