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EPRI Awarded $1.8 Million for Solar Forecasting Technology Research

The Electric Power Research Institute has received a $1.8 million award from the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Energy Technologies Office to develop and demonstrate new methods to operate power systems with high penetrations of solar power.
EPRI Awarded $1.8 Million for Solar Forecasting Technology Research
Courtesy of Duke Energy

The award is part of the Solar Energy Technologies Office’s Solar Forecasting 2 funding program to advance predictive modeling capabilities for solar generation for more accurate forecasts of solar generation levels.

EPRI’s project, “Operational Probabilistic Tools for Solar Uncertainty,” will use solar power forecasts to capture the uncertainty inherent in solar power output. Using actual data from three energy companies, the research will develop a platform that enables new power system operating methods and tools.

The project has three objectives:

  • Develop improved probabilistic solar power forecasts for both utility-scale and distributed solar
  • Design advanced use cases for probabilistic forecasts through detailed simulation of power system operations for three energy companies
  • Develop and demonstrate a scheduling management platform that enables the integration of forecasts into operations

“With improved solar probabilistic forecasts integrated into utility scheduling and reserve processes, utilities could improve reliability and reduce solar integration costs,” said Aidan Tuohy, principal project manager for transmission operations and planning at EPRI. “If successful, the research could help system operators better manage solar variability and uncertainty, not only for the three demonstration utilities but for the broader industry as well.”

The three energy companies, Hawaiian Electric, Duke Energy, and Southern Company offer diverse operating practices at various stages of solar installation and integration, including specific system characteristics such as the size of the region; current and expected solar penetration; daily and seasonal load shape; generation mix; and other factors. 

Hawaiian Electric, Duke Energy, and Southern Company are providing an additional $760,000 for the project in the form of cost share, bringing total funding for the research up to approximately $2.6 million.

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