Exploration of the integration of renewable resources into California's electric system using the Holistic Grid Resource Integration and Deployment (HiGRID) tool

Joshua D. Eichman, Fabian Mueller, Brian Tarroja, Lori Smith Schell and Scott Samuelsen

Energy, 2013, vol. 50, issue C, 353-363

Abstract: Renewable resources represent an opportunity for environmentally preferred generation of electricity that supports energy security and independence; however integrating renewable technologies is not without challenges. Renewable resources have limitations that can include location, capacity, cost and availability. California is proactive in the implementation of renewable energy through legislation and execution of a Renewable Portfolio Standard. This work explores key challenges to achieving high penetrations of renewables onto California's grid. The Holistic Grid Resource Integration and Deployment (HiGRID) tool has been developed for this analysis and is verified herein. This tool resolves the hourly operation, performance and cost of renewable and non-renewable generation resources.

Keywords: Energy system modeling; Intermittent renewables; High renewable penetration; California; Energy economics; Integration challenges (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2012.11.024

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