Wind and Solar Energy Curtailment [electronic resource] : Experience and Practices in the United States

• Ngôn ngữ: eng
• Ký hiệu phân loại: 333.79 Energy
• Thông tin xuất bản: Washington, D.C. : Oak Ridge, Tenn. : United States. Office of Under Secretary of Energy for Energy and Environment ; Distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy, 2014
• Mô tả vật lý: Size: 58 p. : , digital, PDF file.
• Bộ sưu tập: Metadata
• ID: 258789
• Chủ đề: 1. 14 solar energy; 2. 17 wind energy; 3. 24 power transmission and distribution; 4. 32 energy conservation, consumption, and utilization; 5. Wind

Tóm tắt

This report examines U.S. curtailment practices, with a particular emphasis on utilities in the Western states. The information presented here is based on a series of interviews conducted with utilities, system operators, wind energy developers, and non-governmental organizations. The report provides case studies of curtailment experience and examines the reasons for curtailment, curtailment procedures, compensation, and practices that can minimize curtailment.