Solar Power: Making High Penetration Possible Workshop
The U.S. Department of Energy, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Sandia National Laboratories, the Solar Electric Power Association, the Solar Energy Industries Association, the Electric Power Research Institute, and the Utility Wind Integration Group hosted the Solar Power: Making High Penetration Possible workshop on October 15, 2010, in Los Angeles, California, at the Solar Power International 10 conference.
The workshop introduced the challenges, issues, and mitigation options for integrating utility-scale PV and CSP. Speakers and participants discussed aspects of solar that are challenging for utilities, the issue of PV variability, strategies and tools to help utilities integrate solar, and use of solar forecasting.
The presentations developed for the workshop are linked below.
Solar Integration Studies
- Overview of Solar Integration Studies , Debra Lew, NREL
Solar Forecasting
- Solar Power Forecasting , Mark Ahlstrom, WindLogics/Nextera
Solar Variability
- Short-Term Variability of Solar Power , Andrew Mills, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Utility Panel Discussion
- Why Forecasting is Becoming Crucial to Grid and Utility Operations , Jim Blatchford, California ISO
- Integration of Solar Resources in Southern Nevada , Vladimir Chadliev, NV Energy
- Solar PV in Northern Illinois , Maryl Freestone, ComEd
