Comparing Resource Adequacy Metrics and Their Influence on Capacity Value: Preprint

Conference · Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 EDT 2014

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1109/PMAPS.2014.6960610· OSTI ID:1127287

Ibanez, E.; Milligan, M.

Traditional probabilistic methods have been used to evaluate resource adequacy. The increasing presence of variable renewable generation in power systems presents a challenge to these methods because, unlike thermal units, variable renewable generation levels change over time because they are driven by meteorological events. Thus, capacity value calculations for these resources are often performed to simple rules of thumb. This paper follows the recommendations of the North American Electric Reliability Corporation?s Integration of Variable Generation Task Force to include variable generation in the calculation of resource adequacy and compares different reliability metrics. Examples are provided using the Western Interconnection footprint under different variable generation penetrations.

• Research Organization: National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO.
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Wind and Water Power Technologies Office
• DOE Contract Number: AC36-08GO28308
• OSTI ID: 1127287
• Report Number(s): NREL/CP-5D00-61017
• Conference Information: To be presented at the 13th International Conference on Probabilistic Methods Applied to Power Systems, 7-10 July 2014, Durham, United Kingdom
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

17 WIND ENERGY
24 POWER TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION
CAPACITY PLANNING
NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY
NREL
POWER SYSTEM RELIABILITY
PROBABILITY
SOLAR ENERGY
WIND ENERGY