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Title: Flexibility in 21st Century Power Systems

Abstract

Flexibility of operation--the ability of a power system to respond to change in demand and supply--is a characteristic of all power systems. Flexibility is especially prized in twenty-first century power systems, with higher levels of grid-connected variable renewable energy (primarily, wind and solar). This paper summarizes the analytic frameworks that have emerged to measure this characteristic and distills key principles of flexibility for policy makers.

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Research Org.:
National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
Clean Energy Ministerial
OSTI Identifier:
1130630
Report Number(s):
NREL/TP-6A20-61721
DOE Contract Number:
AC36-08GO28308
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Resource Relation:
Related Information: 21st Century Power Partnership
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
24 POWER TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION; 29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY AND ECONOMY; FLEXIBILITY; POWER SYSTEMS; POWER PARTNERSHIP; 21CPP; FRAMEWORK

Citation Formats

Cochran, J., Miller, M., Zinaman, O., Milligan, M., Arent, D., Palmintier, B., O'Malley, M., Mueller, S., Lannoye, E., Tuohy, A., Kujala, B., Sommer, M., Holttinen, H., Kiviluoma, J., and Soonee, S. K. Flexibility in 21st Century Power Systems. United States: N. p., 2014. Web. doi:10.2172/1130630.
Cochran, J., Miller, M., Zinaman, O., Milligan, M., Arent, D., Palmintier, B., O'Malley, M., Mueller, S., Lannoye, E., Tuohy, A., Kujala, B., Sommer, M., Holttinen, H., Kiviluoma, J., & Soonee, S. K. Flexibility in 21st Century Power Systems. United States. doi:10.2172/1130630.
Cochran, J., Miller, M., Zinaman, O., Milligan, M., Arent, D., Palmintier, B., O'Malley, M., Mueller, S., Lannoye, E., Tuohy, A., Kujala, B., Sommer, M., Holttinen, H., Kiviluoma, J., and Soonee, S. K. Thu . "Flexibility in 21st Century Power Systems". United States. doi:10.2172/1130630. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1130630.
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title = {Flexibility in 21st Century Power Systems},
author = {Cochran, J. and Miller, M. and Zinaman, O. and Milligan, M. and Arent, D. and Palmintier, B. and O'Malley, M. and Mueller, S. and Lannoye, E. and Tuohy, A. and Kujala, B. and Sommer, M. and Holttinen, H. and Kiviluoma, J. and Soonee, S. K.},
abstractNote = {Flexibility of operation--the ability of a power system to respond to change in demand and supply--is a characteristic of all power systems. Flexibility is especially prized in twenty-first century power systems, with higher levels of grid-connected variable renewable energy (primarily, wind and solar). This paper summarizes the analytic frameworks that have emerged to measure this characteristic and distills key principles of flexibility for policy makers.},
doi = {10.2172/1130630},
journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {Thu May 01 00:00:00 EDT 2014},
month = {Thu May 01 00:00:00 EDT 2014}
}

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