Improving renewable resource utilization through integrated generation management

The integration of renewable energy sources such as wind power into power systems is quite difficult due to their stochastic nature. As wind power penetration begins to reach significant levels these difficulties can mean great financial expenses and increased carbon emissions. In this paper we demonstrate that through smart utilization of multiple generation sources, a technique we call integrated generation management, more than 60% of the possible wind power production can be effectively utilized to power an average load. Additionally, system operations can be performed more efficiently while wind penetration is high if that wind power comes from wind farms which are spatially distant leading to a feasability of wind power integration with wind utilizations exceeding 70%.