Grid impacts of wind power variability: Recent assessments from a variety of utilities in the United States

European Wind Energy Conference and Exhibition 2006, EWEC 2006

Volumn 1, Issue , 2006, Pages 741-753

  Parsons, Brian ^a   Milligan, Michael ^a   Smith, J Charles ^b   DeMeo, Edgar ^c   Oakleaf, Brett ^d   Wolf, Kenneth ^e   Schuerger, Matt ^f   Zavadil, Robert ^g   Ahlstrom, Mark ^h   Nakafuji, Dora Yen ⁱ  

^a NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Utility Wind Integration Group   (United States)

^c Renewable Energy Consulting Services Inc   (United States)

^d XCEL ENERGY   (United States)

^e Minnesota Public Utilities Commission   (United States)

^f Energy Systems Consulting Services LLC   (United States)

^g ENERNEX CORPORATION   (United States)

^h Product Research and Development at NextEra Analytics   (United States)

ⁱ CALIFORNIA ENERGY COMMISSION   (United States)

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