Determining the impact of wind on system costs via the temporal patterns of load and wind generation

Clay D. Davis, Douglas J. Gotham, Paul Preckel () and Andrew L. Liu

Energy Policy, 2013, vol. 60, issue C, 122-131

Abstract: Ambitious targets have been set for expanding electricity generation from renewable sources, including wind. Expanding wind power impacts needs for other electricity generating resources. As states plan for increasing levels of wind generation in their portfolio of generation resources it is important to consider how this intermittent resource impacts the need for other generation resources. A case study for Indiana estimates the value of wind capacity and demonstrates how to optimize its level and the levels of other generation resources. Changes are driven by temporal patterns of wind power output and load. System wide impacts are calculated for energy, capacity, and costs under multiple wind expansion scenarios which highlight the geographic characteristics of a systems portfolio of wind generation. The impacts of carbon prices, as proposed in the Bingaman Bill, are considered. Finally, calculations showing the effect increasing levels of wind generation will have on end use Indiana retail rates are included.

Keywords: Wind power; Capacity value; Intermittent generation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2013.04.063

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