Distributed PV Hosting Capacity Evaluation Considering Equitable PV Accommodation
Distributed photovoltaic (DPV) hosting capacity is widely used by distribution system operators to evaluate how much DPV the distribution networks can accommodate without violating operational constraints. If the proliferation of DPV deployment is appropriately managed, it offers an excellent opportunity to mitigate the energy inequity issue in electric grids. Hosting capacity improvement plans that neglect energy equity can exacerbate unequal DPV access. To consider energy equity in distribution network planning to enhance DPV accommodation, hosting capacity evaluations should be improved to consider equity constraints endogenously. This paper proposes a DPV hosting capacity evaluation method that considers equitable DPV access among sub-regions of a distribution feeder partitioned by socioeconomic indicators, such as income level. The results demonstrate that considering equity in DPV hosting capacity evaluations can provide a valuable reference in the equitable energy transition. This work provides guidance for future distribution network upgrade planning for equitable DPV deployment.
- Research Organization:
- National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Electricity (OE), Advanced Grid Research & Development
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC36-08GO28308
- OSTI ID:
- 2007870
- Report Number(s):
- NREL/CP-6A40-87693; MainId:88468; UUID:1d753db1-591b-4130-a045-2af36c2ee646; MainAdminID:70795
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: Presented at the 2023 IEEE Kansas Power and Energy Conference (KPEC), 27-28 April 2023, Manhattan, Kansas; Related Information: 84488
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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