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Title: The Western Wind and Solar Integration Study Phase 2 (Executive Summary)

Abstract

The electric grid is a highly complex, interconnected machine, and changing one part of the grid can have consequences elsewhere. Adding wind and solar affects the operation of the other power plants and adding high penetrations can induce cycling of fossil-fueled generators. Cycling leads to wear-and-tear costs and changes in emissions. Phase 2 of the Western Wind and Solar Integration Study (WWSIS-2) evaluated these costs and emissions and simulated grid operations for a year to investigate the detailed impact of wind and solar on the fossil-fueled fleet. This built on Phase 1, one of the largest wind and solar integration studies ever conducted, which examined operational impacts of high wind and solar penetrations in the West(GE Energy 2010).

Authors:
 [1];  [1]
  1. National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Wind Program (EE-4W) (Wind Program Corporate)
OSTI Identifier:
1220244
Report Number(s):
NREL/TP-5500-58798
6488
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
wind; WWSIS; western wind and solar; integration; grid; interconnection; phase 2; phase two; penetration

Citation Formats

Lew, Debra, and Brinkman, Greg. The Western Wind and Solar Integration Study Phase 2 (Executive Summary). United States: N. p., 2013. Web. doi:10.2172/1220244.
Lew, Debra, & Brinkman, Greg. The Western Wind and Solar Integration Study Phase 2 (Executive Summary). United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/1220244
Lew, Debra, and Brinkman, Greg. 2013. "The Western Wind and Solar Integration Study Phase 2 (Executive Summary)". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/1220244. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1220244.
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abstractNote = {The electric grid is a highly complex, interconnected machine, and changing one part of the grid can have consequences elsewhere. Adding wind and solar affects the operation of the other power plants and adding high penetrations can induce cycling of fossil-fueled generators. Cycling leads to wear-and-tear costs and changes in emissions. Phase 2 of the Western Wind and Solar Integration Study (WWSIS-2) evaluated these costs and emissions and simulated grid operations for a year to investigate the detailed impact of wind and solar on the fossil-fueled fleet. This built on Phase 1, one of the largest wind and solar integration studies ever conducted, which examined operational impacts of high wind and solar penetrations in the West(GE Energy 2010).},
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year = {Sun Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 2013},
month = {Sun Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 2013}
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