Grid Integration Studies: Advancing Clean Energy Planning and Deployment

Abstract

Greening the Grid provides technical assistance to energy system planners, regulators, and grid operators to overcome challenges associated with integrating variable renewable energy into the grid.

Renewable Energy Data, Analysis, and Decisions: A Guide for Practitioners

“…Production cost modeling provides a robust analytical tool to consider the impacts of variable renewable energy on the operational costs of a power system. Production cost modeling can be coupled with capacity expansion modeling to further resolve transmission and generation needs and inform more detailed grid planning and operational decisions based on outputs (Katz and Chernyakhovskiy 2016). 13…”

“…Capacity expansion models can enable the development of advanced renewable energy targets that account for generator modeling outputs, technical potential, and supply curves to provide a robust view of renewable energy potential. In particular, capacity expansion modeling can allow policymakers and planners to "identify where, when, how much, and what types of infrastructure (generation and/or transmission) would achieve [variable renewable energy] targets at least cost, taking into consideration factors such as new policies, technological advancement, fuel prices, and demand projections"(Katz and Chernyakhovskiy 2016).…”

Transmission Planning Studies for the Renewable Energy Zone (REZ) Process

“…Production cost models approximate AC flow for simplification and computational feasibility; therefore, additional modeling is needed to evaluate the reliability of the options. For more information on production cost models and associated data requirements see [4,5].…”