Western Wind and Solar Integration Study Phase 2 (Presentation)

Conference · Sat Jun 01 04:00:00 EDT 2013

OSTI ID:1083369

Lew, D.; Brinkman, G.; Ibanez, E.; Kumar, N.; Lefton, S.; Jordan, G.; Venkataraman, S.; King, J.

This presentation accompanies Phase 2 of the Western Wind and Solar Integration Study, a follow-on to Phase 1, which examined the operational impacts of high penetrations of variable renewable generation on the electric power system in the West and was one of the largest variable generation studies to date. High penetrations of variable generation can induce cycling of fossil-fueled generators. Cycling leads to wear-and-tear costs and changes in emissions. Phase 2 calculated these costs and emissions, and simulated grid operations for a year to investigate the detailed impact of variable generation on the fossil-fueled fleet. The presentation highlights the scope of the study and results.

• Research Organization: National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO.
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Wind Power Program
• DOE Contract Number: AC36-08GO28308
• OSTI ID: 1083369
• Report Number(s): NREL/PR-5500-57922
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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14 SOLAR ENERGY
17 WIND ENERGY
24 POWER TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION
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EMISSIONS
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GRID OPERATIONS
INTEGRATION
NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY
NREL
OPERATIONAL IMPACTS
RENEWABLES
SOLAR
VARIABLE GENERATION
WEAR-AND-TEAR COSTS
WIND