Wind Integration Study for the Sacramento Municipal Utility District - Final Project Report

Publication Number:    CEC-500-2013-074

Abstract:

This project addressed general questions regarding very specific prospective wind generation development scenarios at the Sacramento Municipal Utility District. The focus of the report includes: developing a wind generation model and multiple wind scenarios; developing models for the Sacramento Municipal Utility District system in the focus study of 2011; calculating an equivalent capacity value for wind generation for the Sacramento Municipal Utility District; high‐resolution system and wind simulation for estimating incremental reserve requirements due to wind generation in the Sacramento Municipal Utility District control area; hourly dispatch simulations to assess the cost incurred by the Sacramento Municipal Utility District for managing wind generation; a wind generation technology overview and considerations for interconnection; and training aids and tools for Sacramento Municipal Utility District system operators.

Author(s):  Robert Zavadil, Jack King, Nader Samaan

Commission Division:    Energy Research and Development (500)

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PIER Program Area:    Renewable Energy Technologies

Date Report Completed:    December 2007

Date On Line:    09/11/2013

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