How Do Wind and Solar Power Affect Grid Operations: The Western Wind and Solar Integration Study

Conference · Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2009

OSTI ID:1043791

Lew, Debra; Milligan, Michael; Jordan, Gary; Freeman, Lavelle; Miller, Nick; Clark, Kara; Piwko, Richard

The Western Wind and Solar Integration Study is one of the largest regional wind and solar integration studies to date, examining the operational impact of up to 35% wind, photovoltaics, and concentrating solar power on the WestConnect grid in Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Wyoming. This paper reviews the scope of the study, the development of wind and solar datasets, and the results to date on three scenarios.

• Research Organization: National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Wind and Water Power Program
• DOE Contract Number: AC36-08GO28308
• OSTI ID: 1043791
• Report Number(s): NREL/CP-5500-54684; TRN: US201213%%468
• Resource Relation: Conference: Presented at the 9th International Workshop on Large-Scale Integration of Wind Power into Power Systems as well as on Transmission Networks for Offshore Wind Power Plants, 14-15 October 2009, Bremen, Germany
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

17 WIND ENERGY
ARIZONA
COLORADO
NEVADA
NEW MEXICO
POWER SYSTEMS
WIND POWER
WIND POWER PLANTS
WYOMING
SOLAR ENERGY
INTEGRATED ENERGY UTILITY SYSTEMS
grid integration
wind power
power system operation
reserve requirements