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Design and Operation of Power Systems with Large Amounts of Wind Power

October 31, 2007

High penetration of wind power has impacts that have to be managed through proper plant interconnection, integration, transmission planning, and system and market operations. This report is a summary of case studies addressing concerns about the impact of wind power's variability and uncertainty on power system reliability and costs. The full publication is available on the VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Web site.