Reliability Barriers to Enhanced Solar PV Deployment: Selected Research Findings - State Outreach Policy Sessions

Brady Cowiestoll, Elaine Hale, Jennie Jorgenson, Richard Kenyon, Barry Mather, Gord Stephen

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Abstract

This presentation provides high-level summaries of three reports selected from a body of work that examines potential reliability challenges related to planning future power systems with higher solar photovoltaic (PV) penetrations in the western United States. The three topics covered are 1) Power system flexibility requirements and supply; 2) Resource adequacy and the capacity credit of solar; 3) Simulating distributed energy resource responses to transmission system-level faults considering IEEE 1547 performance categories on three major WECC transmission paths. The full reports and related resources are available at the project website, https://www.westernenergyboard.org/western-interstate-energy-board/barrier-mitigation-to-enhanced-distributed-solar-photovoltaic/. This presentation is targeted toward policy decision makers. A companion technical presentation provides more in-depth summaries of the same material.
Original languageAmerican English
Number of pages22
StatePublished - 2020

Publication series

NamePresented at the Western Interstate Energy Board - State Outreach Technical Session, 3 September 2020

NREL Publication Number

  • NREL/PR-6A20-79200

Keywords

  • distributed energy resource
  • IEEE 1547
  • power system flexibility
  • resource adequacy
  • solar capacity credit
  • solar photovoltaics
  • transmission system fault

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