Title :
Wind power from a utility perspective
Author_Institution :
Oncor Electric Delivery, USA
Abstract :
According to the latest report, the US has been the fastest growing wind power market in the world for the past few years. Wind projects accounted for more than one third of all new US electric generating capacity in 2007, and are on a projected track to becoming a convincing contributor to the US power mix. The Department of Energy estimates that wind power will generate 20 percent of nation´s electricity by 2030. This aggressive growth in wind power will pose a great challenge to the utility industry.
Keywords :
power generation economics; power markets; wind power plants; US power mix; wind power; wind power market; wind projects; Circuit breakers; Communication switching; Construction industry; Optical fiber communication; Optical fibers; Power generation; Protective relaying; Substation protection; Wind energy; Wind energy generation;
Conference_Titel :
Protective Relay Engineers, 2009 62nd Annual Conference for
Conference_Location :
Austin, TX
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4182-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4183-9
DOI :
10.1109/CPRE.2009.4982537
