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

Ibanez, E.; Milligan, M.

doi:10.1109/PMAPS.2014.6960610

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

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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.

Authors:: Ibanez, E.; Milligan, M.

Publication Date:: Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 EDT 2014

Research Org.:: National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Wind and Water Power Technologies Office

OSTI Identifier:: 1127287

Report Number(s):: NREL/CP-5D00-61017

DOE Contract Number:: AC36-08GO28308

Resource Type:: Conference

Resource Relation:: Conference: 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

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

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                    Ibanez, E., and Milligan, M. Comparing Resource Adequacy Metrics and Their Influence on Capacity Value: Preprint.  United States: N. p., 2014. 
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        "Comparing Resource Adequacy Metrics and Their Influence on Capacity Value: Preprint".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1109/PMAPS.2014.6960610.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1127287.

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