The challenge of integrating offshore wind power in the U.S. electric grid. Part II: Simulation of electricity market operations

H.P. Simão, W.B. Powell, C.L. Archer and W. Kempton

Renewable Energy, 2017, vol. 103, issue C, 418-431

Abstract: The purpose of this two-part study is to analyze large penetrations of offshore wind power into a large electric grid, using the case of the grid operated by PJM Interconnection in the northeastern U.S. Part I of the study introduces the wind forecast error model and Part II, this paper, describes Smart-ISO, a simulator of PJM's planning process for generator scheduling, including day-ahead and intermediate-term commitments to energy generators and real-time economic dispatch. Results show that, except in summer, an unconstrained transmission grid can meet the load at five build-out levels spanning 7–70 GW of capacity, with the addition of at most 1–8 GW of reserves.

Keywords: Unit commitment; Power flow; Economic dispatch; Uncertainty; PJM (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2016.11.049

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