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Wind and Solar Curtailment
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
September 2013
by Debra Lew, Lori Bird, Michael Milligan, Bethany Speer, Xi Wang, Enrico Maria Carlini, Ana Estanqueiro, Damian Flynn, Emilio Gomez-Lazaro, Nickie Menemenlis, Antje Orths, Ivan Pineda, J. Charles Smith, Lennart Soder, Poul Sorensen, Argyrios Altiparmakis, and Yasuda Yoh
Abstract
High penetrations of wind and solar generation on power systems are resulting in increasing curtailment. Wind and solar integration studies predict increased curtailment as penetration levels grow. This paper examines experiences with curtailment on bulk power systems internationally. It discusses how much curtailment is occurring, how it is occurring, why it is occurring, and what is being done to reduce curtailment. This summary is produced as part of the International Energy Agency Wind Task 25 on Design and Operation of Power Systems with Large Amounts of Wind Power. Read more ...
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