Tag Archives: Capacity planning
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Systems Analysis in Electric Power Sector Modeling: A Review of the Recent Literature and Capabilities of Selected Capacity Planning Tools
Models used to analyze the electric power sector must keep pace with growing renewable energy, distributed energy resources, customer participation, and other rapid industry changes. The complex interactions among the parts of the power system require a “systems approach” for effective analysis. This report examines recent research on electric power sector systems analysis, along with […]
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Simulating Annual Variation in Load, Wind, and Solar by Representative Hour Selection
To effectively evaluate the role of wind and solar generation in a low-carbon energy system, a model must capture the economic effects of their hourly and spatial variability. This paper proposes a “representative hours” modeling method that involves strategically selecting particular hours during a year with maximum and minimum values for wind and solar generation […]
