Transmission and Renewables

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Transmission and Renewables

• Enabling DG, Competition and Ancillary Services
• Mike Jacobs
• AWEA

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Transmission provides what renewable generation
needs

• Integration of Renewable technology
• Access to ancillary services

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DG Integration parallels Wind Integration

• System integration needs similar for
• DG and Wind
• Installations at speed of the market
• Output less than perfectly scheduled
• Technologies not all the same as synchronous
  fossil fuel generation

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Integration topics
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Integration cost studies assume transmission

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In the future

• Wind and DG will be a large share of the supply.
• Significant retirements will change system
  operations.
• Transmission will provide access to competitive
  sources of ancillary services and reserves.

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Questions?

• Mike Jacobs
• 978-369-6405
• mjacobs_at_awea.org