Modeling renewable energy resources in integrated resource planning /

Including renewable energy resources in integrated resource planning (IRP) requires that utility planning models properly consider the relevant attributes of the different renewable resources in addition to conventional supply-side and demand-side options. Otherwise, a utility's resource plan...

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Main Author:	Logan, D.
Corporate Author:	National Renewable Energy Laboratory (U.S.)
Other Authors:	Neil, C., Taylor, A.
Format:	Government Document Book
Language:	English
Published:	Golden, Colo. : National Renewable Energy Laboratory, [1994]
Series:	NREL/TP ; 462-6436.
Subjects:	Electric utilities. Renewable energy sources. 29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY AND ECONOMY ELECTRIC UTILITIES PLANNING LOAD MANAGEMENT RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION ENERGY MODELS
Online Access:	https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/LPS108501

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Summary:	Including renewable energy resources in integrated resource planning (IRP) requires that utility planning models properly consider the relevant attributes of the different renewable resources in addition to conventional supply-side and demand-side options. Otherwise, a utility's resource plan is unlikely to have an appropriate balance of the various resource options. The current trend toward regulatory set-asides for renewable resources is motivated in part by the perception that the capabilities of current utility planning models are inadequate with regard to renewable resources. Adequate modeling capabilities and utility planning practices are a necessary prerequisite to the long-term penetration of renewable resources into the electric utility industry's resource mix. This report presents a review of utility planning models conducted for the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). The review examines the capabilities of utility planning models to address key issues in the choice between renewable resources and other options. The purpose of this review is to provide a basis for identifying high priority areas of advancing the state of the art.
Item Description:	Title from title screen (viewed Feb. 4, 2009). "June 1994." "Prepared under Task Number AAE-3-13371-01." 2005-06-26. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 volume (various pagings) : digital, PDF file.
Format:	Mode of access: Internet from the NREL web site. Address as of 2/4/09: http://www.nrel.gov/docs/legosti/old/6436.pdf ; current access available via PURL.