Title :
Measuring the value of distributed photovoltaic generation: final results of the Kerman grid-support project
Author :
Wenger, Howard J. ; Hoff, Thomas E. ; Farmer, Brian K.
Author_Institution :
Pacific Energy Group, Walnut Creek, CA, USA
Abstract :
This paper presents results from the world´s first power plant designed and built to measure the benefits of grid-support photovoltaic generation. The research results provide concrete evidence that nontraditional benefits are measurable and significant, doubling the overall value of the plant relative to a traditional resource planning evaluation. A primary function of electric resource planning is to select new supply- and demand-side resources to satisfy growing demand. Traditionally, resource planning has been limited to the evaluation of avoided energy and capacity costs, and does not capture the unique benefits of distributed resources such as grid-support PV. The Kerman grid-support project provides further evidence that current resource planning practices need to be updated if distributed resources are to receive the credit they deserve
Keywords :
distribution networks; economics; solar power stations; Kerman grid-support project; avoided capacity costs; avoided energy costs; demand-side resources; distributed photovoltaic generation; grid-support photovoltaic generation; resource planning evaluation; solar power plant; Capacity planning; Concrete; Costs; Distributed power generation; Energy capture; Mesh generation; Photovoltaic systems; Power generation; Power measurement; Solar power generation;
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.1994.520079
