U.S. Laws and Regulations for Renewable Energy Grid Interconnections

Chernyakhovskiy, Ilya¹  Tian, Tian¹  McLaren, Joyce¹  Miller, Mackay¹  Geller, Nina¹ 

[1] National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)

关键词: market reform;    United States policies;    regulation;    clean energy;    renewable energy;    interconnection policy;    power market reform;    generator operations;    system reli;   

DOI  :  10.2172/1326721
RP-ID  :  NREL/TP--6A20-66724
PID  :  OSTI ID: 1326721

学科分类：能源（综合）

美国|英语

来源: SciTech Connect

【 摘 要 】

Rapidly declining costs of wind and solar energy technologies, increasing concerns about the environmental and climate change impacts of fossil fuels, and sustained investment in renewable energy projects all point to a not-so-distant future in which renewable energy plays a pivotal role in the electric power system of the 21st century. In light of public pressures and market factors that hasten the transition towards a low-carbon system, power system planners and regulators are preparing to integrate higher levels of variable renewable generation into the grid. Updating the regulations that govern generator interconnections and operations is crucial to ensure system reliability while creating an enabling environment for renewable energy development. This report presents a chronological review of energy laws and regulations concerning grid interconnection procedures in the United States, highlighting the consequences of policies for renewable energy interconnections. Where appropriate, this report places interconnection policies and their impacts on renewable energy within the broader context of power market reform.