The Western Wind and Solar Integration Study: The Effects of Wind and Solar Power-Induced Cycling on Wear-and-Tear Costs and Emissions (Fact Sheet)

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Abstract

This one-page, two-sided fact sheet presents technical summary results of the cycling and emission impacts on fossil-fueled generators based on the Western Wind and Solar Integration Study Phase 2, which examined operational impacts of high penetrations of variable renewable generation in the West.
Original languageAmerican English
Number of pages2
StatePublished - 2013

NREL Publication Number

  • NREL/FS-5500-59064

Keywords

  • costs
  • cycling
  • emissions
  • grid operations
  • integration
  • National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
  • NREL
  • operational impacts
  • renewables
  • solar
  • variable generation
  • wear and tear
  • wind

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  • SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy

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