NDLI: The Impact of Wind Generation on Wholesale Electricity Prices in the Hydro-Rich Pacific Northwest

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Chi-Keung Woo Zarnikau, J. Kadish, J. Horowitz, I. Jianhui Wang Olson, A.
Copyright Year	1969
Abstract	Extant literature documents that wind generation can reduce wholesale electricity market prices by displacing conventional generation. But how large is the wholesale price effect of wind generation in an electricity market dominated by hydroelectric generation? We explore this question by analyzing the impact of wind generation on wholesale electricity prices in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. This hydro-rich system tends to be energy-limited, rather than capacity-constrained, with its marginal generation during the hydro runoff season often a hydro unit, instead of a natural-gas-fired unit. We find that increased wind generation reduces wholesale market prices by a small, but statistically-significant, amount. While a hydro-rich system can integrate wind generation at a lower cost than a thermal-dominated region, the direct economic benefits to end-users from greater investment in wind power may be negligible.
Sponsorship	IEEE Power Engineering Society
Starting Page	4245
Ending Page	4253
Page Count	9
File Size	1239626
File Format	PDF
ISSN	08858950
Volume Number	28
Issue Number	4
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2013-01-01
Publisher Place	U.S.A.
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	wind energy Electricity markets electricity prices power-system economics regression analysis sustainable development
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Energy Engineering and Power Technology Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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