Integrated distributed resources planning in the service territories of Hawaiian electric industries operating systems-preliminary study findings
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Detailed site-specific assessments of the economic feasibility of distributed generation (DG) applications in the service territories of the three operating companies of Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc. has been undertaken in collaboration with the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI). The systems involved are Hawaiian Electric Company (HECO), Hawaii Electric Light Company (HELCO) and Maui Electric Company (MECO), serving the islands of Oahu, Hawaii and Maui, respectively. The expected load growth is of a magnitude that might allow cost effective DG investments to impact future generation and T&D plans. The study is designed to complement the utilities` integrated resource planning (IRP) efforts. If DG investments are found to be promising, the results may impact the IRP process of the system in question. Thus, the study is intended to help the operating companies to respond to regulatory inquiries regarding the relevancy of DG developments to the utilities` future electricity supply plans.
- Research Organization:
- Electric Power Research Inst., Palo Alto, CA (United States); Barakat and Chamberlin, Inc., Oakland, CA (United States)
- OSTI ID:
- 226996
- Report Number(s):
- EPRI-TR--105791; CONF-9508115--
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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