Abstract
Using a large sample of 15-minute real-time market (RTM) price data from the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), this paper estimates the RTM price reduction caused by a modest 500-MW renewable generation (RG) capacity expansion in Texas, thereby determining whether RG investors face inadequate investment incentive. Its key findings are: (a) the expansion is highly cost-effective with sufficient investment incentive for RG investors; and (b) a gradual RG development likely benefits Texas's retail end-users. Hence, Texas should pursue RG growth, lest it triggers substantial increase in costs for transmission expansion and operating reserve. Copyright © 2019 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 106696 |
| Journal | The Electricity Journal |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| Early online date | Nov 2019 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Mar 2020 |
Citation
Woo, C. K., Zarnikau, J., Tsai, C. H., & Zhu, S. (2020). Cost-effectiveness of a modest expansion of renewable generation capacity in Texas. The Electricity Journal, 33(2). Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tej.2019.106696Keywords
- Cost-effectiveness
- Renewable generation investment
- Real-time energy market
- Electricity procurement cost
- Missing money
- ERCOT
