Curtailing Renewable Energy Curtailment

Curtailing Renewable Energy Curtailment
Curtailing Renewable Energy Curtailment
Sector:Clean Power Undertaken By:Council on Energy, Environment and Water Year Published:2018

This study examines the issue of curtailment for technical and commercial reasons and its impact on stakeholders, must-run status for renewable power, and the prospective role of granting compensation for grid unavailability and instability. The government and regulators could address the risk of curtailment through regulation and contractual structures. This brief identifies the evolution of PPAs so far and considers the impacts of these steps and points out the drawbacks of the solutions being implemented.