• DocumentCode
    121987
  • Title

    The economic value of forecasts for optimal curtailment strategies to comply with ramp rate rules

  • Author

    Cormode, D. ; Lorenzo, Antonio ; Holmgren, Will ; Chen, S. ; Cronin, Alex

  • Author_Institution
    Univ. OF ARIZONA, Tucson, AZ, USA
  • fYear
    2014
  • fDate
    8-13 June 2014
  • Firstpage
    2070
  • Lastpage
    2075
  • Abstract
    We present a method to calculate the economic value of forecasts, based on the use of forecasts to optimize curtailment strategies in scenarios with a ramp rate rule. We consider how and when to limit PV power output in order to comply with a ramp rate rule to avoid penalties, but also calculate how curtailment will reduce revenue from energy yields. This framework provides a way to assess the value of forecasts.
  • Keywords
    load forecasting; photovoltaic power systems; power generation economics; PV power output; economic value calculation; forecasting; optimal curtailment strategy; ramp rate rule; Clouds; Forecasting; Indexes; Measurement; Power generation; Production; Sensors; Curtailment; Forecasting; Intermittency;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Photovoltaic Specialist Conference (PVSC), 2014 IEEE 40th
  • Conference_Location
    Denver, CO
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/PVSC.2014.6925334
  • Filename
    6925334