Renewables Integration Analysis

The integration of large quantities of renewable resources such as wind and solar into the grid will reduce the consumption of fossil fuels and greenhouse gas production. However, the intermittent nature of electric power production from these resources poses new analytical challenges to ensure grid reliability. Among the many factors to be considered are:

• Capacity planning to ensure sufficient dispatchable resources to fulfill demand when wind or solar power are unavailable
• Energy planning to confirm that planned resources will in fact meet renewable portfolio standard (RPS) requirements
• Transmission planning to accommodate transmission of renewable energy from distant locations under uncertain flow patterns
• Ramping and load following determinations that conform to requirements for accommodating sudden changes in renewable output and demand
• Operational and contractual methods and procedures for dealing with over-generation conditions

Nexant's team includes industry professionals with many years of practical, hands-on planning and operating experience. We have helped ISOs, LSEs, IPPs, and regulators to understand and address a wide range of renewable resource and renewable energy integration issues.

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