• DocumentCode
    39808
  • Title

    How rooftop solar can stabilize the grid [News]

  • Author

    Fairley, Peter

  • Volume
    52
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    2015
  • fDate
    Feb-15
  • Firstpage
    11
  • Lastpage
    13
  • Abstract
    Rooftop solar power systems are picking up a second job on the distribution grids that deliver electricity to California homes and businesses. Right now, their photovoltaic panels just generate electricity (meeting about 1 percent of the state´s consumption), but within a few months some systems will also start moonlighting as junior grid regulators–a role that could keep them busy even after the sun goes down.
  • Keywords
    Distributed databases; Electricity supply industry; Power generation; Power grids; Solar energy;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Spectrum, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9235
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MSPEC.2015.7024493
  • Filename
    7024493
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=39808