Modeling constraints to distributed generation solar photovoltaic capacity installation in the US Midwest

Tyson Cook, Lee Shaver and Paul Arbaje

Applied Energy, 2018, vol. 210, issue C, 1037-1050

Abstract: This paper presents a model for estimating the amount of distributed generation solar photovoltaics (DGPV) that can be accommodated by an electrical system, limited by the ability of existing generation infrastructure to change output. The model is applied to a region of seven states in the U.S. Midwest, showing the potential for temporary curtailment of installed DGPV to mitigate those constraints, and the associated reductions in coal- and natural gas-fired electricity generation. Scenarios considered are those under which 100%, 99.5%, and 95% of available solar can be utilized, and the point at which DGPV curtailment can no longer mitigate constraints because of the inability of conventional generation to keep pace as solar output declines in the late afternoon.

Keywords: Solar photovoltaic (PV); Distributed generation; Power system modeling; Renewable energy; Carbon emissions; Electricity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2017.08.108

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