The Wind at Our Backs

The Wind at Our Backs

This article examines the design and operation of a cross section of electricity markets in the United States. Experience with the evolution of such markets in the recent past to accommodate limited amounts of variable renewable energy is discussed. Based on this experience, insights into what is ne...

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Veröffentlicht in:IEEE power & energy magazine 2010-09, Vol.8 (5), p.63-71
Hauptverfasser: Smith, J Charles, Beuning, Stephen, Durrwachter, Henry, Ela, Erik, Hawkins, David, Kirby, Brendan, Lasher, Warren, Lowell, Jonathan, Porter, Kevin, Schuyler, Ken, Sotkiewicz, Paul
Format: Magazinearticle
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Company structure
Electric utilities
Electricity distribution
Electricity supply industry
Energy (nuclear)
Fossils
Hydroelectric power generation
Markets
Power generation economics
Power generation planning
Power markets
Renewable energy resources
Solar energy
Uncertainty
Wind power generation
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Zusammenfassung:This article examines the design and operation of a cross section of electricity markets in the United States. Experience with the evolution of such markets in the recent past to accommodate limited amounts of variable renewable energy is discussed. Based on this experience, insights into what is necessary for these markets to be able to accommodate significantly higher levels of variable renewable energy generation in the future are provided.
ISSN:1540-7977
1558-4216
DOI:10.1109/MPE.2010.937598