Impacts of increasing penetration of renewable energy on the operation of the power sector

doi:10.1016/j.tej.2018.11.009

Title: Impacts of increasing penetration of renewable energy on the operation of the power sector

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Here in this paper, we consider 38 forward-looking scenarios of the U.S. electricity system and analyze the impacts of increased variable renewable energy on system operation. We find increased demand for flexibility, which is provided by a wide range of technologies. We also observe changes in the timing of the highest and lowest electricity prices, as well as an increase in the number of very low energy price hours.

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Cole, Wesley ^[1]; Frazier, A. Will ^[1]

National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States). Strategic Energy Analysis Center

Publication Date:: 2018-11-28

Research Org.:: National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Strategic Priorities and Impact Analysis Office (EE-61)

OSTI Identifier:: 1485573

Report Number(s):: NREL/JA-6A20-72159
Journal ID: ISSN 1040-6190

Grant/Contract Number:: AC36-08GO28308

Resource Type:: Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Electricity Journal

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 31; Journal Issue: 10; Journal ID: ISSN 1040-6190

Publisher:: Elsevier

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 24 POWER TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION; 29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY; wind; PV; renewable energy integration; electricity prices

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                    Cole, Wesley, and Frazier, A. Will. Impacts of increasing penetration of renewable energy on the operation of the power sector.  United States: N. p., 2018. 
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                    Cole, Wesley, & Frazier, A. Will. Impacts of increasing penetration of renewable energy on the operation of the power sector.  United States.  doi:10.1016/j.tej.2018.11.009.

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@article{osti_1485573,

  title        = {Impacts of increasing penetration of renewable energy on the operation of the power sector},

  author       = {Cole, Wesley and Frazier, A. Will},

  abstractNote = {Here in this paper, we consider 38 forward-looking scenarios of the U.S. electricity system and analyze the impacts of increased variable renewable energy on system operation. We find increased demand for flexibility, which is provided by a wide range of technologies. We also observe changes in the timing of the highest and lowest electricity prices, as well as an increase in the number of very low energy price hours.},

  doi          = {10.1016/j.tej.2018.11.009},

  journal      = {Electricity Journal},

  number       = 10,

  volume       = 31,

  place        = {United States},

  year         = {2018},

  month        = {11}

}

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