Impacts of Increasing Penetration of Renewable Energy on the Operation of the Power Sector

Wesley Cole; Allister Frazier

doi:10.1016/j.tej.2018.11.009

Impacts of Increasing Penetration of Renewable Energy on the Operation of the Power Sector

Wesley Cole, Allister Frazier

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Abstract

In this paper we consider 38 forward-looking scenarios of the U.S. electricity system and analyze the impacts of increased variable renewable energy on system operation. We find increased demand for flexibility, which is provided by a wide range of technologies. We also observe changes in the timing of the highest and lowest electricity prices, as well as an increase in the number of very low energy price hours.

Original language	American English
Pages (from-to)	24-31
Number of pages	8
Journal	Electricity Journal
Volume	31
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tej.2018.11.009 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tej.2018.11.009
State	Published - 2018

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NREL/JA-6A20-72159

Keywords

Electricity prices
PV
Renewable energy integration
Wind

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