Power System Planning: Emerging Practices Suitable for Evaluating the Impact of High-Penetration Photovoltaics

Technical Report · Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 2008

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/924647· OSTI ID:924647

Bebic, J

This report explores the impact of high-penetration renewable generation on electric power system planning methodologies and outlines how these methodologies are evolving to enable effective integration of variable-output renewable generation sources.

• Research Organization: National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AC36-99-GO10337
• OSTI ID: 924647
• Report Number(s): NREL/SR-581-42297; ADC-7-77032-01; TRN: US200809%%555
• Resource Relation: Related Information: Work performed by GE Global Research, Niskayuna, New York
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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14 SOLAR ENERGY
24 POWER TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION
32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
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POWER SYSTEMS
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POWER SYSTEM PLANNING
CAPACITY PLANNING
DISTRIBUTED GENERATION
SOLAR PV
PHOTOVOLTAICS
GE GLOBAL RESEARCH
NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY
NREL
Electric Systems