Cost-effective photovoltaic applications for electric utilities

Author

Bigger, John E. ; Kern, Edward C., Jr. ; Russell, Miles C.

Author_Institution

EPRI, Palo Alto, CA, USA

fYear

1991

fDate

7-11 Oct 1991

Firstpage

486

Abstract

The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) is working with electric utilities around the USA in a comprehensive program to identify and introduce applications for photovoltaic (PV) power systems which are cost-effective. Early applications, as these cost-effective PV systems are termed, can solve small and remote power supply problems for utilities, save money for utilities, and built an experience base with photovoltaics among electric utility engineers. EPRI´s early applications program has four elements: (1) identify cost-effective applications for PV; (2) inform utility personnel of these applications; (3) assist partner utilities with cost-saving PV system installation projects; and (4) develop tools and methods for utilities to evaluate PV applications

Keywords

economics; electricity supply industry; photovoltaic power systems; project engineering; research initiatives; solar power stations; EPRI; PV systems; USA; applications; cost-effective; economics; electric utilities; projects; remote power supply; research initiatives; solar power stations; Costs; Manufacturing industries; Marketing and sales; Personnel; Photovoltaic systems; Power engineering and energy; Power industry; Power supplies; Research and development; Solar power generation;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, 1991., Conference Record of the Twenty Second IEEE

Conference_Location

Las Vegas, NV

Print_ISBN

0-87942-636-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PVSC.1991.169263

Filename

169263