Power Systems Optimization to Analyze Renewable Energy Policy and Resource Diversity

Optimization;Grid Integration;Renewable Energy;RPS;Natural Resources and Environment

Novacheck, JoshuaKeoleian, Gregory ;

University of Michigan

关键词: Optimization;    Grid Integration;    Renewable Energy;    RPS;    Natural Resources and Environment;   

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瑞士|英语

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【 摘 要 】

This thesis is organized into two chapters, which will be submitted separately for publication. Theabstracts for each chapter are given below.Chapter 1:Many state-level Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPS) include preferences for solar generation,with goals of increasing the diversity of new renewable generation, driving down solar costs, andencouraging the development of local solar industries. Depending on their policy design, thesepreferences can impact the RPS program costs and emissions reduction. This study introduces amethod to evaluate the impact of these policies on costs and emissions, coupling an economicdispatch model with optimized renewable site selection. Three policy designs of an increased RPSin Michigan are investigated: 1) 20% Solar Carve-Out, 2) 5% Distributed Generation Solar Carve-Out,and 3) 3x Solar Multiplier. The 20% Solar Carve-Out scenario was found to increase RPS costs 28%,while the 5% Distributed Generation Solar Carve-Out increased costs by 34%. Both of these solarpreferences had minimal impact on total emissions. The 3x Solar Multiplier decreases total RPSprogram costs by 39%, but adds less than half of the total renewable generation of the other cases,significantly increasing emissions of CO2, NOx, and SO2 relative to an RPS without the solar creditmultiplier. Sensitivity analysis of the installed cost of solar and the natural gas price finds smallchanges in the results of the Carve-Out cases, with a larger impact on the 3x Solar Multiplier.Setting the correct level for a solar multiplier to achieve one’s goals may prove difficult in light ofchanging costs associated with multiple technologies. The effective use of a credit multiplier canundermine objectives to increase renewable generation and decrease emissions, but do allowmarket forces to determine the level of solar development relative to other qualified renewableoptions. The Solar Carve-Out scenarios have a smaller impact on other non-solar relatedobjectives, but may compel the development of high-cost solar, increasing the cost ofimplementing an RPS.Chapter 2:The variability of wind power introduces new challenges for the operation of the power system,including increased system ramping requirements. One method to reduce wind variability is todiversify the wind power resource by interconnecting diverse wind resources across a largergeography. This study uses a modified version of mean-variance portfolio optimization (MVP) toassess the potential for diverse wind to reduce the impacts of wind variability. To understand thevalue of the reduced variability to the power system, different portfolios of wind power areassessed using a unit commitment and economic dispatch model. Using MVP, diverse windportfolios are shown to significantly reduce wind power variability, at the cost of increased installedwind capacity to meet the same level of wind generation of less diverse wind portfolios. However,the value of the reduced variability is complicated by complexities of the power system, includingtransmission constraints and the time of day of ramping need.