Author :
Mills, Andrew ; Ahlstrom, Mark ; Brower, Michael ; Ellis, Abraham ; George, Ray ; Hoff, Thomas ; Kroposki, Benjamin ; Lenox, Carl ; Miller, Nicholas ; Milligan, Michael ; Stein, Joshua ; Wan, Yih-Huei
Abstract :
The U.S. Department of Energy´s National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Sandia National Laboratories, the Solar Electric Power Association, the Utility Wind Integration Group, and the U.S. Department of Energy hosted a day-long public workshop on the variability of photovoltaic (PV) plants. The workshop brought together utilities, PV system developers, power system operators, and several experts to discuss the potential impacts of PV variability and uncertainty on power system operations.
Keywords :
photovoltaic power systems; PV variability; photovoltaic plants; power system operations; Power system planning; Power system reliability; Renewable energy resources; US Department of Energy;
Journal_Title :
Power and Energy Magazine, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MPE.2011.940575
