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

Volume

1

fYear

1994

fDate

5-9 Dec 1994

Firstpage

1048

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 kW_p 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;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

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

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/WCPEC.1994.520141

Filename

520141