In December, I spoke at the conference of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) about lessons learned from the German energy transition, the Energiewende. I focused my remarks on the concept of net demand, comparing the impact of solar and wind in Germany and California. (See my previous blog entry.)
Net demand is what the daily load profile looks like after you subtract wind and solar generation from it. Since wind and solar are driven by natural forces, not market forces, they are accepted as a given by grid operators.
Robert Marritz of ElectricityPolicy.com asked me to write it up for him, and The Shape of Things to Come: Net Demand appeared on February 4. You can also download it in PDF from the Power Markets web site.
Net demand is what the daily load profile looks like after you subtract wind and solar generation from it. Since wind and solar are driven by natural forces, not market forces, they are accepted as a given by grid operators.
Robert Marritz of ElectricityPolicy.com asked me to write it up for him, and The Shape of Things to Come: Net Demand appeared on February 4. You can also download it in PDF from the Power Markets web site.