Examination of Capacity and Ramping Impacts of Wind Energy on Power Systems

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Abstract

When wind plants serve load within the balancing area, no additional capacity required to integrate wind power into the system. We present some thought experiments to illustrate some implications for wind integration studies.
Original languageAmerican English
Number of pages26
DOIs
StatePublished - 2008

NREL Publication Number

  • NREL/TP-500-42872

Keywords

  • electric utilities
  • forecasts
  • integration
  • ISO
  • RTO
  • scheduling
  • wind
  • wind integration

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