The Policy and Institutional Challenges of Grid Integration of Renewable Energy in the Western United States

Angela Cifor; Paul Denholm; Erik Ela; Bri Mathias Hodge; Adam Reed

doi:10.1016/j.jup.2014.11.001

The Policy and Institutional Challenges of Grid Integration of Renewable Energy in the Western United States

Angela Cifor
, Paul Denholm
, Erik Ela
, Bri Mathias Hodge
, Adam Reed

Grid Planning and Analysis Center

University of Colorado Boulder
National Renewable Energy Laboratory

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Abstract

Are organized markets necessary in the U.S. Western Interconnection for cost-optimal integration of renewable energy resources that, in accordance with state mandates, must be brought online in the coming decades? We examine the technological components of the western power grid as well as its political, institutional, economic, legal, and cultural attributes to assess the potential and feasibility of organized markets.

Original language	American English
Pages (from-to)	34-41
Number of pages	8
Journal	Utilities Policy
Volume	33
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jup.2014.11.001 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jup.2014.11.001
State	Published - 1 Apr 2015

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NREL/JA-6A20-61773

Keywords

Electricity markets
Renewable energy
Renewable resource integration

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