Title :
Power to the People [Guest Editorial]
Author :
Kroposki, Benjamin ; Margolis, Robert ; Lynn, Kevin
Abstract :
The last two years have seen a tremendous increase in the number of installed solar energy systems. In 2010, annual grid-connected photovoltaic (PV) installations in the United States and worldwide were expected to be about 0.8 GW and 16–18 GW, respectively. At the end of 2010, the cumulative installed base of grid-connected PVs in the United States and worldwide was about 2 GW and about 40 GW, respectively. One of the areas that has been receiving much attention recently is large utility-scale solar systems.
Keywords :
Cities and towns; Electricity; Load modeling; Photovoltaic systems; Power grids; Power system planning; Solar energy; Special issues and sections; Substations;
Journal_Title :
Power and Energy Magazine, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MPE.2011.940468
