Title :
Impact of transmission on resource adequacy in systems with wind and solar power
Author :
Ibanez, E. ; Milligan, M.
Author_Institution :
Nat. Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO, USA
Abstract :
Variable generation is on track to become a significant contributor to electric power systems worldwide. Thus, it is important to analyze the effect that renewables will have on the reliability of systems. In this paper we present a new tool being implemented at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, which allows the inclusion of variable generation in the power system resource adequacy. The tool is used to quantify a first estimate of the potential contribution of transmission to reliability in highly interconnected systems and an example is provided using the Western Interconnection footprint.
Keywords :
power generation reliability; power transmission reliability; solar power stations; wind power plants; Western interconnection footprint; highly interconnected systems; power system reliability; power system resource adequacy; power transmission reliability; solar power generation; wind power generation; Capacity planning; Laboratories; Power system reliability; Reliability; Renewable energy resources; Wind; Power transmission; power systems reliability; probability; solar energy; wind energy;
Conference_Titel :
Power and Energy Society General Meeting, 2012 IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-2727-5
Electronic_ISBN :
1944-9925
DOI :
10.1109/PESGM.2012.6343955
