Balancing reserves in a power system with high wind penetration: evidence from Portugal

Pedro M.S. Frade; J. P.S. Catalao; João Pedro Pereira; J. J.E. Santana

doi:10.1109/EEM.2018.8469910

Balancing reserves in a power system with high wind penetration: evidence from Portugal

Pedro M.S. Frade, J. P.S. Catalao, João Pedro Pereira, J. J.E. Santana

NOVA School of Business and Economics (NOVA SBE)

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The growth of intermittent renewable power generation has been drawing attention to the design of balancing markets. Portugal is an interesting case study because, while wind generation already accounts for a high fraction of demand (23 %), there are still no economic incentives for efficient wind forecast (wind balancing costs are passed to end consumers). We analyze the evolution of the balancing market from 2012 to 2016. Using actual costs provided by the Portuguese TSO, we find wind imbalance costs in the range of 2 to 4 EUR/MWh. These results surprisingly suggest that, even with large wind penetration and socialized imbalance costs, wind forecast errors can have a relatively low cost.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	15th International Conference on the European Energy Market, EEM 2018
Publisher	IEEE Computer Society
Volume	2018-June
ISBN (Electronic)	9781538614884
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/EEM.2018.8469910
Publication status	Published - 20 Sept 2018
Event	15th International Conference on the European Energy Market, EEM 2018 - Lodz, Poland Duration: 27 Jun 2018 → 29 Jun 2018

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Conference	15th International Conference on the European Energy Market, EEM 2018
Country/Territory	Poland
City	Lodz
Period	27/06/18 → 29/06/18

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Power generation dispatch
Power systems
Renewable energy sources

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Frade, PMS, Catalao, JPS, Pereira, JP & Santana, JJE 2018, Balancing reserves in a power system with high wind penetration: evidence from Portugal. in 15th International Conference on the European Energy Market, EEM 2018. vol. 2018-June, 8469910, IEEE Computer Society, 15th International Conference on the European Energy Market, EEM 2018, Lodz, Poland, 27/06/18. https://doi.org/10.1109/EEM.2018.8469910

Balancing reserves in a power system with high wind penetration: evidence from Portugal. / Frade, Pedro M.S.; Catalao, J. P.S.; Pereira, João Pedro et al.
15th International Conference on the European Energy Market, EEM 2018. Vol. 2018-June IEEE Computer Society, 2018. 8469910.

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