Grid Impacts of Wind Power Variability: Recent Assessments from a Variety of Utilities in the United States
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During 2005 approximately 2,500 MW of wind capacity was added in the United States, which brought installed wind capacity to about 9,150 MW. Although the total wind capacity in the United States is less than in some countries, wind energy has caught the attention of some utilities that depend on natural gas to generate power. There is evidence that wind development will continue at significant levels in the United States for the next several years, although it may be sensitive to a number of factors that include transmission availability, wind turbine availability, prices of wind technology and competing fuels, production tax credit availability, and states’ renewable portfolio standards (RPSs).
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Grid Impacts of Wind Power Variability: Recent Assessments from a Variety of Utilities in the United States; Preprint
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