Impacts of large-scale wind and solar power integration on California׳s net electrical load

Hamid Shaker, Hamidreza Zareipour and David Wood

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2016, vol. 58, issue C, 761-774

Abstract: Integration of wind- and solar-based generation into the electric grid has significantly grown over the past decade and is expected to grow to unprecedented levels in coming years. Several jurisdictions have set high targets for renewable energy integration. While electric grid operators have managed the variable and non-dispatchable nature of wind and solar power at current levels, large-scale integration of these resources would pose new challenges. In particular, the variable nature of wind and solar may lead to new electric grid operation and planning procedures.

Keywords: Net load; Variable generation; Large-scale wind and solar integration; California renewable energy portfolio (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2015.12.287

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