Title :
Status and interim results from the TEAM-UP grid-connected applications program [PV power systems]
Author :
Hester, S. ; Bigger, J. ; Durand, K. ; Serfass, J.
Author_Institution :
Utility PhotoVoltaic Group, Washington, DC, USA
Abstract :
TEAM-UP is a partnership program of the US electric utility industry and the US Department of Energy to lead to earlier sustainable utility photovoltaic (PV) markets. TEAM-UP is a utility-directed program to significantly increase utility PV utilization by cofunding opportunities for PV involvement. Two primary areas are included in the TEAM-UP program: 1) grid-independent applications (GIA); and 2) grid-connected applications (GCA). Both initiatives are intended to: a) help develop sustainable markets and opportunities of benefit to the power production industry and its customers; b) take advantage of commercial and business opportunities with PV technologies and the PV industry; and c) support the expansion of utility PV markets through collective market actions or “pre-commercial” installations. This paper describes the grid-connected applications program, and outlines the status and interim results of the GCA program
Keywords :
electricity supply industry; photovoltaic power systems; power system interconnection; project engineering; PV industry; TEAM-UP project; USA; commercialisation; electric utility industry; grid-connected PV power systems; pre-commercial installations; sustainable markets; Acceleration; Business; Collaboration; Commercialization; Contracts; Costs; Photovoltaic systems; Power industry; Production; Solar power generation;
Conference_Titel :
Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, 1996., Conference Record of the Twenty Fifth IEEE
Conference_Location :
Washington, DC
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3166-4
DOI :
10.1109/PVSC.1996.564420
