Energy Policy Case Study - Texas [electronic resource] : Wind, Markets, and Grid Modernization

• Ngôn ngữ: eng
• Ký hiệu phân loại: 383.5 Postal communication
• Thông tin xuất bản: Richland, Wash. : Oak Ridge, Tenn. : Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (U.S.) ; Distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy, 2016
• Mô tả vật lý: Size: 32 p. : , digital, PDF file.
• Bộ sưu tập: Metadata
• ID: 258372
• Chủ đề: 1. 17 wind energy; 2. Der ercot; 3. Enegy policy; 4. Grid modernization; 5. Texas

Tóm tắt

This document presents a case study of energy policies in Texas related to power system transformation, renewable energy and distributed energy resources (DERs). Texas has experienced a dramatic increase in installed wind capacity, from 116 MW in 2000 to over 15,000 MW in 2015. This achievement was enabled by the designation of Competitive Renewable Energy Zones (CREZs) and new transmission lines that transmit wind to load centers. This report highlights nascent efforts to include DERs in the ERCOT market. As costs decline and adoption rates increase, ERCOT expects distributed generation to have an increasing effect on grid operations, while bringing potentially valuable new resources to the wholesale markets.