Wind energy curtailment case studies
Subtitle: May 2008 - May 2009
By: S. Fink ... [et al.]
Contributors: Exeter Associates; National Renewable Energy Laboratory (U.S.)
Publisher: National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Golden, CO
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 47
Subjects: Wind power; Electric power transmission; Electric power systems; Reliability; Distributed resources (Electric utilities)
Description: Though development of new transmission now appears to be increasing, lack of transmission is currently a primary barrier towards the expansion of wind capacity, in no small part because high-quality wind resources are typically located in areas far from load centers. In addition, wind development can generally proceed much more quickly than new transmission projects, leading to a timing mismatch between wind development and new transmission. Due to these factors, wind curtailment initiatives appear to be on the rise. This paper presents a series of case studies on how wind curtailment is being used by different entities.
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"October 2009."

Includes bibliographical references.

Sponsored by NREL DE-AC36-08-GO28308; prepared by Exeter Associates LAM-9-99431-01