Performance and economics of the PV hybrid power system at Dangling Rope Marina, Utah
- Southwest Technology Development Institute (SWTDI), Las Cruces, New Mexico 88003 (United States)
The National Park Service has operated a large photovoltaic (PV) hybrid power system at the Dangling Rope Marina since August 1996. Performance and economic analyses for this system based on its first year of operation have been published elsewhere [1,2]. Now, as the system enters its third year of operation, recent changes to the site electrical load and impending additions to the PV array raise new interest in this site as the subject of analysis and evaluation. In 1998, energy conservation measures reduced the site electrical load by 10{endash}12{percent}. At the same time, funding has been allocated to expand the PV array by 40{percent} in 1999. This paper analyzes the effects that these changes will have on the site{close_quote}s fuel use and 20-year life cycle cost. {copyright} {ital 1999 American Institute of Physics.}
- Research Organization:
- Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), Albuquerque, NM, and Livermore, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-94AL85000
- OSTI ID:
- 355421
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-980935-; ISSN 0094-243X; TRN: 9915M0110
- Journal Information:
- AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 462, Issue 1; Conference: 15. National Center for Photovoltaics program review conference, Denver, CO (United States), 9-11 Sep 1998; Other Information: PBD: Mar 1999
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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