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Central Wind Forecasting Programs in North America by Regional Transmission Organizations and Electric Utilities: Revised Edition

Description: The report and accompanying table addresses the implementation of central wind power forecasting by electric utilities and regional transmission organizations in North America. The first part of the table focuses on electric utilities and regional transmission organizations that have central wind power forecasting in place; the second part focuses on electric utilities and regional transmission organizations that plan to adopt central wind power forecasting in 2010. This is an update of the Dec… more
Date: March 1, 2011
Creator: Rogers, J. & Porter, K.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Review of Variable Generation Integration Charges

Description: The growth of wind and solar generation in the United States, and the expectation of continued growth of these technologies, dictates that the future power system will be operated in a somewhat different manner because of increased variability and uncertainty. A small number of balancing authorities have attempted to determine an 'integration cost' to account for these changes to their current operating practices. Some balancing authorities directly charge wind and solar generators for integrat… more
Date: March 1, 2013
Creator: Porter, K.; Fink, S.; Buckley, M.; Rogers, J. & Hodge, B. M.
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Survey of Variable Generation Forecasting in the West: August 2011 - June 2012

Description: This report surveyed Western Interconnection Balancing Authorities regarding their implementation of variable generation forecasting, the lessons learned to date, and recommendations they would offer to other Balancing Authorities who are considering variable generation forecasting. Our survey found that variable generation forecasting is at an early implementation stage in the West. Eight of the eleven Balancing Authorities interviewed began forecasting in 2008 or later. It also appears that l… more
Date: April 1, 2012
Creator: Porter, K. & Rogers, J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Renewable Energy Prices in State-Level Feed-in Tariffs: Federal Law Constraints and Possible Solutions

Description: State legislatures and state utility commissions trying to attract renewable energy projects are considering feed-in tariffs, which obligate retail utilities to purchase electricity from renewable producers under standard arrangements specifying prices, terms, and conditions. The use of feed-in tariffs simplifies the purchase process, provides revenue certainty to generators, and reduces the cost of financing generating projects. However, some argue that federal law--including the Public Utilit… more
Date: January 1, 2010
Creator: Hempling, S.; Elefant, C.; Cory, K. & Porter, K.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Survey of Transmission Cost Allocation Methodologies for Regional Transmission Organizations

Description: The report presents transmission cost allocation methodologies for reliability transmission projects, generation interconnection, and economic transmission projects for all Regional Transmission Organizations.
Date: February 1, 2011
Creator: Fink, S.; Porter, K.; Mudd, C. & Rogers, J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Relevance of Generation Interconnection Procedures to Feed-in Tariffs in the United States

Description: Feed-in tariffs (FITs) have been used to promote renewable electricity development in over 40 countries throughout the past two decades. These policies generally provide guaranteed prices for the full system output from eligible generators for a fixed time period (typically 15-20 years). Due in part to the success of FIT policies in Europe, some jurisdictions in the United States are considering implementing similar policies, and a few have already put such policies in place. This report is int… more
Date: October 1, 2010
Creator: Fink, S.; Porter, K. & Rogers, J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Summary of Time Period-Based and Other Approximation Methods for Determining the Capacity Value of Wind and Solar in the United States: September 2010 - February 2012

Description: This paper updates previous work that describes time period-based and other approximation methods for estimating the capacity value of wind power and extends it to include solar power. The paper summarizes various methods presented in utility integrated resource plans, regional transmission organization methodologies, regional stakeholder initiatives, regulatory proceedings, and academic and industry studies. Time period-based approximation methods typically measure the contribution of a wind o… more
Date: March 1, 2012
Creator: Rogers, J. & Porter, K.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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2012 Wind Technologies Market Report

Description: This report describes the status of the U.S. wind energy industry market in 2012; its trends, performance, market drivers and future outlook.
Date: August 1, 2013
Creator: Wiser, R.; Bolinger, M.; Barbose, G.; Darghouth, N.; Hoen, B.; Mills, A. et al.
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