GUEST PAPER: To date, most of the discussion and analysis regarding the benefits of a West-wide Energy Imbalance Market (EIM) has focused on the economic advantages of such a market. It’s important to also consider the reliability-related functions of an EIM.
Paper by Mariner Consulting Services.
Western Grid Group sent comments to WECC regarding the EIM Benefits Phase II Methodology and the EIM Cost Study. WGG Director Jim Byrne drafted the comments.
Olsen, David. 2005. “Transmission Planning to Connect Large Increments of Wind Power: The Tehachapi Study Group.” Washington, DC: American Wind Energy Association. Abstract The 4,000 MW of high-quality wind resource in the Tehachapi Mountains of east-central California could supply more than half of the new generation necessary to meet the state’s renewable energy law. No…
Olsen, David. 2007. “Renewables-First Generation/Transmission Projects.” Washington, DC: American Wind Energy Association. Abstract: Many policy-makers and generation developers think that, especially in the West and Midwest, renewables cannot be developed on a large scale without coal as a transmission partner. This paper presents a contrary case—that large-scale renewable energy generation projects (“Mega-Projects”) appear able to…
