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State Transmission Infrastructure Authorities: The Story So Far; December 2007 - December 2008

Description: This report examines the status and future direction of state transmission infrastructure authorities. It summarizes common characteristics, discusses current transmission projects, and outlines common issues the state infrastructure authorities have faced.
Date: May 1, 2008
Creator: Porter, K. & S., Fink.
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Determining the Capacity Value of Wind: An Updated Survey of Methods and Implementation; Preprint

Description: This paper summarizes state and regional studies examining the capacity value of wind energy, how different regions define and implement capacity reserve requirements, and how wind energy is defined as a capacity resource in those regions.
Date: June 1, 2008
Creator: Milligan, M. & Porter, K.
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Implications of Regional Transmission Organization Design for Renewable Energy Technologies

Description: This report summarizes the development of Regional Transmission Organizations (RTOs) and assesses the potential implications of market rules for renewable energy technologies. The report focuses on scheduling provisions, as these have proved problematic in some cases for intermittent renewable energy technologies. Market rules of four RTOs-the Pennsylvania-Maryland-New Jersey ISO, the ERCOT ISO, the Midwest ISO and the New York ISO (NYISO)-were examined to determine the impact on intermittent r… more
Date: May 1, 2002
Creator: Porter, K.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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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.
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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.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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2008 WIND TECHNOLOGIES MARKET REPORT

Description: The U.S. wind industry experienced a banner year in 2008, again surpassing even optimistic growth projections from years past. At the same time, the last year has been one of upheaval, with the global financial crisis impacting near-term growth prospects for the wind industry, and with federal policy changes enacted to push the industry towards continued aggressive expansion. This rapid pace of development has made it difficult to keep up with trends in the marketplace. Yet, the need for timely… more
Date: July 15, 2009
Creator: Wiser, Ryan H.; Bolinger, Mark; Barbose, G.; Mills, A.; Rosa, A.; Porter, K. et al.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Open Access Transmission and Renewable Energy Technologies

Description: In April 1996, the Federal Regulatory Commission (PERC) approved Orders 888 and 889 and released a draft rule for public comment on capacity reservation tariffs (CRTs). Order No. 888 requires electric utilities to file transmission tariffs that would allow transmission access to third parties who want to conduct wholesale transactions, and Order No. 889 requires transmission-owning utilities to set up open access, same-time information systems (OASIS), using commercial software and Internet pro… more
Date: September 1, 1996
Creator: Porter, K.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Determining the Capacity Value of Wind: A Survey of Methods and Implementation; Preprint

Description: This paper focuses on methodologies for determining the capacity value of generating resources, including wind energy and summarizes several important state and regional studies. Regional transmission organizations, state utility regulatory commissions, the North American Electric Reliability Council, regional reliability councils, and increasingly, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission all advocate, call for, or in some instances, require that electric utilities and competitive power suppli… more
Date: May 1, 2005
Creator: Milligan, M. & Porter, K.
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Regional Transmission Organizations and Wind Energy: A Happy Marriage or Divorce Proceedings?; Preprint

Description: In 1996, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued Order 888, which required transmission-owning utilities under FERC jurisdiction to provide open access transmission service to eligible wholesale power customers. Among other things, the elements of electric service are unbundled, meaning that wind project developers must not only find a taker for the energy but also potentially make interconnection, ancillary service, and transmission arrangements for their wind projects. In 1999,… more
Date: May 1, 2002
Creator: Parsons, B. & Porter, K.
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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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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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