The cost of wind power variability

Energy Policy

Volumn 51, Issue , 2012, Pages 233-243

  Katzenstein, Warren ^a   Apt, Jay ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Interconnecting wind plants; Wind power variability; Wind power variability cost

Indexed keywords

CAPACITY FACTORS; COST OF WIND POWER; HIGHER TIME RESOLUTION; INTEGRATION COSTS; LOAD FOLLOWING; MARGINAL BENEFIT; MARKET PRICE; POWER VARIABILITY; WIND PLANT; WIND RESOURCES;

COSTS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WIND POWER;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

TRANSACTION COST; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WIND FARM; WIND POWER;

EID: 84868199818     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2012.07.032     Document Type: Article

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