Homeostatic control: economic integration of solar technologies into electric power operations and planning

Technical Report · Wed Jul 01 04:00:00 EDT 1981

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5321764· OSTI ID:5321764

Tabors, R. D.

The economic and technical interfaces between the electrical utility and the distributed, nondispatchable electric generation systems are only minimally understood at the present time. The economic issues associated with the interface of new energy technologies and the electric utility grid are discussed. Then the concept of Homeostatic Control is introduced and the use of such an economic concept applied to the introduction of nondispatchable technologies into the existing utility system is discussed. The transition and potential impact of a Homoeostatic Control system working with the existing electric utility system is discussed.

• Research Organization: Massachusetts Inst. of Tech., Cambridge (USA). Energy Lab.
• DOE Contract Number: AM01-76EI02295
• OSTI ID: 5321764
• Report Number(s): MIT-EL-81-028; ON: DE82013631
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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