DocumentCode :
1493142
Title :
Reactive power pricing and management
Author :
Hao, Shangyou ; Papalexopoulos, Alex
Author_Institution :
Pacific Gas & Electr. Co., San Francisco, CA, USA
Volume :
12
Issue :
1
fYear :
1997
fDate :
2/1/1997 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage :
95
Lastpage :
104
Abstract :
This paper explores the technical and economic issues of determining reactive power pricing structures in an open-access environment. It is believed that reactive power pricing and management under open-access will depend upon two important developments: (1) the functional unbundling of facilities that support the reactive power and voltage control service, and (2) grid rules to facilitate the coordination between generation and transmission systems for reliable system operation. The paper discusses the characteristics of reactive power that must be considered in order to develop a framework for reactive power pricing and management. Several cost allocation methods for valuing reactive power are presented. Two workable reactive power pricing structures are also proposed. The first is based on performance standards and the second is based on the local reactive power market concept
Keywords :
costing; economics; electricity supply industry; power system control; power systems; reactive power control; voltage control; ancillary services; cost allocation methods; economic issues; electric industry restructuring; generation/transmission systems coordination; grid rules; local reactive power market concept; open-access environment; performance standards; reactive power control; reactive power management; reactive power pricing; technical issues; voltage control; Energy management; Environmental economics; Mesh generation; Power generation economics; Power system management; Power system reliability; Pricing; Reactive power; Reactive power control; Voltage control;
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Power Systems, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher :
ieee
ISSN :
0885-8950
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1109/59.574928
Filename :
574928
Link To Document :
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