Title :
PV-powered water pumping as a utility service: a utility-customer-industry demonstration
Author :
Bigger, John ; Stokes, Kirk
Author_Institution :
Electr. Power Res. Inst., Palo Alto, CA, USA
Abstract :
PV-powered water pumping for livestock watering provides an opportunity for electric utilities to provide cost-effective photovoltaic (PV) powered electric service to customer-owned load. This project has involved the funding and installation of PV-powered pumping systems for selected utilities. The primary objectives of this effort have been to: (1) support the installation of utility-owned, PV-powered water pumping systems; (2) describe opportunities, requirements, and limitations for utility PV services; and (3) document direct utility experience with PV-powered water pumping systems
Keywords :
electricity supply industry; farming; installation; load (electric); photovoltaic power systems; project engineering; pumping plants; pumps; water supply; PV-powered water pumping; USA; cost-effective; electric utilities; experience; installation; livestock watering; load; project; utility-customer-industry demonstration; Agriculture; Cities and towns; Costs; Documentation; Kirk field collapse effect; Laboratories; Photovoltaic systems; Power industry; Power system reliability; Solar power generation;
Conference_Titel :
Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, 1993., Conference Record of the Twenty Third IEEE
Conference_Location :
Louisville, KY
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1220-1
DOI :
10.1109/PVSC.1993.346941
