Criteria for determining optimal penetration level of large-scale wind generation in interconnected systems: Part II: Analysis of the Argentine case

Abstract

At present, the planning agencies define the percentage objectives of renewable generation with the purpose of diversifying the energy matrix and achieving technical, economic and environmental sustainability. The objectives in the background may pursue different approaches when determining the optimum or mostly recommended percentage. The present work focuses on determining relevant technical and economic criteria that allow the definition of adequate wind penetration rates. In particular, a methodology is used that aims to obtain these percentages for this energy source, and renewable in general. In order to evaluate the methodology, the case of the Argentine Electrical System is analyzed for different degrees of penetration of wind power generation (one of the most preponderant resources), with the purpose of finding the optimum target value that is possible to reach in the definition of The planning of the short, medium and long term operation. The present work is the second of two articles, and the methodology described in the first one of “Criteria for determining the percentage of large-scale wind energy to interconnected systems — Part I: Methodology Proposal” is used.