Wind power for the electric-utility industry: policy incentives for fuel conservation

Book · Fri Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1982

OSTI ID:6536711

March, F; Dlott, E H; Korn, D H; Madio, F R

A systematic method for evaluating the economics of solar-electric/conservation technologies as fuel-savings investments for electric utilities in the presence of changing federal incentive policies is presented. The focus is on wind energy conversion systems (WECS) as the solar technology closest to near-term large scale implementation. Commercially available large WECS are described, along with computer models to calculate the economic impact of the inclusion of WECS as 10% of the base-load generating capacity on a grid. A guide to legal structures and relationships which impinge on large-scale WECS utilization is developed, together with a quantitative examination of the installation of 1000 MWe of WECS capacity by a utility in the northeast states. Engineering and financial analyses were performed, with results indicating government policy changes necessary to encourage the entrance of utilities into the field of windpower utilization.

• OSTI ID: 6536711
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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