Title :
Avoided cost benefits of PV on diesel-electric grids
Author :
Usher, Eric ; Martel, Sylvain
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Natural Resources Canada, CANMET, Varennes, Que., Canada
Abstract :
EDRL has been assessing the effects on plant operation and avoided cost benefits of using PV power systems on diesel-electric grids in Canada´s northern communities. Modelling results to date show that the major impact of PV on a diesel grid is the energy credit associated with reductions in fuel consumption. In addition, although PV has little effect on runtime, it reduces generator starts which can be a benefit with those which are not kept pre-heated when on standby. This paper discusses the results of this analysis and briefly presents a 3 kWp grid-connected PV power system which is being installed in the remote community of Iqaluit. This work is part of the PV for the North program
Keywords :
costing; diesel-electric generators; diesel-electric power stations; economics; photovoltaic power systems; power system interconnection; 3 kW; Canada; PV power system; avoided cost benefits; diesel-electric grids; energy credit; generator starts; grid-connection; modelling; Costs; Fuels; Laboratories; Maintenance; Mesh generation; Minerals; Power generation; Production; Runtime; Standby generators;
Conference_Titel :
Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, 1994., Conference Record of the Twenty Fourth. IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference - 1994, 1994 IEEE First World Conference on
Conference_Location :
Waikoloa, HI
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1460-3
DOI :
10.1109/WCPEC.1994.520141
