论文信息 - Effect of Large Scale Transmission Limitations on Renewable Energy Load Matching for Western U.S.: Preprint

Effect of Large Scale Transmission Limitations on Renewable Energy Load Matching for Western U.S.: Preprint

Based on the available geographically dispersed data for the Western U.S. (excluding Alaska), we analyze to what extent the geographic diversity of these resources can offset their variability. Without energy storage and assuming unlimited energy flows between regions, wind and PV can meet up to 80% of loads in Western U.S. while less than 10% of the generated power is curtailed. Limiting hourly energy flows by the aggregated transmission line carrying capacities decreases the fraction of the load that can be met with wind and PV generation to approximately 70%.

W. Short | Victor Diakov | B. Gilchrist

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