Impacts of Improved Day-Ahead Wind Forecasts on Power Grid Operations: September 2011

Richard Piwko; Gary Jordan

Impacts of Improved Day-Ahead Wind Forecasts on Power Grid Operations: September 2011

Richard Piwko, Gary Jordan

Building Technologies and Science Center

General Electric

Research output: NREL › Subcontract Report

Abstract

This study analyzed the potential benefits of improving the accuracy (reducing the error) of day-ahead wind forecasts on power system operations, assuming that wind forecasts were used for day ahead security constrained unit commitment.

Original language	American English
Publisher	National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
Number of pages	27
State	Published - 2011

Bibliographical note

Work performed by GE Energy Consulting, Schenectady, New York

NREL Publication Number

NREL/SR-5500-50907

Keywords

grid integration
reserves
unit commitment
WECC
wind power
wind spilling

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https://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy12osti/50907.pdf

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Keywords

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