Title :
Do Investments Prevent Blackouts?
Author :
Kirschen, Daniel S.
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Manchester, Manchester
Abstract :
This presentation explores whether the probability of blackouts can be reduced by additional investments in transmission capacity. It also discusses whether deregulation increases the probability of such events.
Keywords :
investment; power system security; power transmission economics; power transmission faults; power transmission protection; probability; blackout prevention; deregulation; power system security; probability; transmission capacity investments; Costs; Investments; Power generation; Power generation economics; Power system economics; Power system faults; Power system protection; Power system reliability; Power system security; Power systems; Power system security; blackouts; deregulation; transmission expansion;
Conference_Titel :
Power Engineering Society General Meeting, 2007. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Tampa, FL
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-1296-X
Electronic_ISBN :
1932-5517
DOI :
10.1109/PES.2007.385653
