Wind Plant Preconstruction Energy Estimates: Current Practice and Opportunities

Andrew Clifton; Aaron Smith; Michael Fields

doi:10.2172/1248798

Wind Plant Preconstruction Energy Estimates: Current Practice and Opportunities

Andrew Clifton, Aaron Smith, Michael Fields

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Abstract

Understanding the amount of energy that will be harvested by a wind power plant each year and the variability of that energy is essential to assessing and potentially improving the financial viability of that power plant. The preconstruction energy estimate process predicts the amount of energy--with uncertainty estimates--that a wind power plant will deliver to the point of revenue. This report describes the preconstruction energy estimate process from a technical perspective and seeks to provide insight into the financial implications associated with each step.

Original language	American English
Number of pages	72
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2172/1248798
State	Published - 2016

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NREL/TP-5000-64735

Keywords

energy
financial implications
net estimate
NREL
point of revenue
preconstruction energy estimate
wind power

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