Wind Delivers 54% Of Power To Midwest 11-State System
SPP bumps into transmission constraints as wind energy breaks records
Robert Walton, March 22, 2017 (Utility Dive)
“…[The Southwest Power Pool set new record by serving 54.22% of load with wind energy] on March 19. But the grid operator may be bumping into transmission constraints..SPP's installed wind generation grew by 30% last year, rising from 12 GW to more than 16 GW…[but] there isn't room for much more on the system without new demand…Part of the problem is wind's high level of variability and seasonality…As recently as the early 2000s, [SPP’s] generating fleet included less than 400 MW of wind. But SPP has approved the construction of more than $10 billion in high-voltage transmission infrastructure over the last decade, helping bring wind power from projects in the Midwest…” click here for more
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