Impact of deep wind power penetration on variability at load centers

• Published in: Applied energy Vol. 235; pp. 1048 - 1060
• Main Authors: Waite, Michael, Modi, Vijay
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.02.2019
• Subjects: Ancillary services; Net load ramping; Regional energy infrastructure planning; Renewable energy variability; Systems integration; Urban energy; Urban energy; Net load ramping; Regional energy infrastructure planning; Renewable energy variability; Systems integration; Ancillary services

•Regional deep wind power penetration analysis at high time resolution.•Significant intraregional disparities in wind power supply, variability and ramping.•Transmission expansion improves wind utilization, but exacerbates integration needs.•Large shift of dispatchable resources providing energy to...