A reduced model of the Alberta electric system for policy, regulatory, and future development studies

Author

MacCormack, J.R. ; Zareipour, H. ; Rosehart, W.D.

Author_Institution

Univ. of Calgary, Calgary, AB

fYear

2008

fDate

20-24 July 2008

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

8

Abstract

This paper describes a reduced model of the Alberta electric system developed to provide a platform for studying how variations in the market structure may impact system operation, electricity prices and long-term reliability of supply. As well, the model described in this paper provides a suitable platform for studying the potential impacts of large scale integration of wind generation on transmission congestion, reliability of supply, and electricity prices on the Alberta electric system.

Keywords

power generation economics; power generation reliability; power markets; wind power plants; Alberta Electric System; electricity prices; long-term supply reliability; transmission congestion; wind generation; Large scale integration; Load flow; Petroleum; Power generation; Power system modeling; Power system planning; Power system reliability; Power transmission lines; Voltage; Wind energy generation; Planning; Power System Modeling; Reliability; Voltage stability; Wind Power Generation;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Power and Energy Society General Meeting - Conversion and Delivery of Electrical Energy in the 21st Century, 2008 IEEE

Conference_Location

Pittsburgh, PA

ISSN

1932-5517

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-1905-0

Electronic_ISBN

1932-5517

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PES.2008.4596757

Filename

4596757