Integrating solar PV (photovoltaics) in utility system operations: Analytical framework and Arizona case study

Energy

Volumn 85, Issue , 2015, Pages 1-9

  Wu, Jing ^a,b   Botterud, Audun ^a   Mills, Andrew ^c   Zhou, Zhi ^a   Hodge, Bri Mathias ^d   Heaney, Mike ^d  

^a ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^c LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Integration cost; Operating reserves; Renewable energy; Solar photovoltaic; System operation; Unit commitment

Indexed keywords

COST ESTIMATING; COSTS; ERRORS; FORECASTING; INTEGRATION; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; OPERATING COSTS; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

OPERATING RESERVE; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAICS; SYSTEM OPERATION; UNIT-COMMITMENT;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; NUCLEAR POWER PLANT; OPERATIONS TECHNOLOGY; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOLAR SYSTEM;

ARIZONA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84929508015     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2015.02.043     Document Type: Article

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