Improving the Representation of Hydropower in Production Cost Models

Stark, Greg (ORCID:000000017872295X); Barrows, Clayton; Dalvi, Sourabh; Guo, Nongchao; Michelettey, Paul; Trina, Enrique; Watson, Abby; Voisin, Nathalie; Turner, Sean; Oikonomou, Kostas; Colotelo, Alison

doi:10.2172/1993943

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Improving the Representation of Hydropower in Production Cost Models

Stark, Greg (ORCID:000000017872295X)·Barrows, Clayton·Dalvi, Sourabh·Guo, Nongchao·Michelettey, Paul·Trina, Enrique·Watson, Abby·Voisin, Nathalie·Turner, Sean·Oikonomou, Kostas·Colotelo, Alison

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One of the challenges of a high-renewable, low-carbon system is that grid operators will no longer be able to count on fossil-fired generation should wind miss its forecast or modeling errors create shortage issues, and this change has operational and reliability implications that affect variable renewable energy integration. Hydropower can help in that it can provide many of the services that have been traditionally provided by fossil generation. However, getting the most from hydropower can be challenging in that its capabilities vary with time and are affected by other water users' needs, two complexities that are not well represented in most of today's production cost models (PCMs). This work is an early step in addressing these gaps and making the most of hydropower's capabilities.

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Stark, Greg (ORCID:000000017872295X), Barrows, Clayton, Dalvi, Sourabh, Guo, Nongchao, Michelettey, Paul, Trina, Enrique, Watson, Abby, Voisin, Nathalie, Turner, Sean, Oikonomou, Kostas, Colotelo, Alison. 2023-08-01. Improving the Representation of Hydropower in Production Cost Models. https://doi.org/10.2172/1993943

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