Wind System Value Analysis for Electric Utilities: A Comparison of Four Methods
| Autor: | T. Flaim, D. Percival, J. Harper, R. L. Sullivan |
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| Rok vydání: | 1982 |
| Předmět: |
Engineering
Wind power Renewable Energy Sustainability and the Environment business.industry Electrical engineering Energy Engineering and Power Technology Electric generator Solar energy Energy technology Turbine Reliability engineering law.invention Electricity generation law Value engineering business Aerospace |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Solar Energy Engineering. 104:70-76 |
| ISSN: | 1528-8986 0199-6231 |
| DOI: | 10.1115/1.3266288 |
| Popis: | There have been several studies of how much Wind Energy Conversion Systems (WECS) are worth to electric utilities. When attempting to compare the different results of these studies, questions arose concerning the effect of the different methodologies and models on the determined WECS values. This paper will report on the only known effort that used more than a single methodology for the value analysis of WECS to a specific utility. This paper will present and compare the WECS utility value analysis methodologies of Aerospace Corp., JBF Scientific Corp., and the Solar Energy Research Institute (SERI). Results of the application of these three methodologies were found for two large utilities. Breakeven values (the amount a utility can pay for a wind turbine over its lifetime and still breakeven economically) were found to be from $1600 to $2400 per kW of wind capacity in 1980 dollars. The reasons for variation in the results are discussed. |
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