Edgar DeMeo

TL;DR: Despite near-to medium-term cost barriers, a future U.S. electricity system in which wind plays a major role is technically feasible and could result in enduring benefits globally, nationally, and locally as discussed by the authors.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors discuss the key issues that confront power system planners and operators when integrating wind power plants into the electric power system and how the variations in wind plant outputs affect the operation of the power system on a daily basis and what the associated costs are.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors highlight the key results from the Renewable Electricity (RE) Futures Study and conclude that renewable electricity generation from technologies that are commercially available today, in combination with a more flexible electric system, is more than adequate to supply 80% of the total U.S. electricity generation in 2050.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors aim to answer several important questions that can be raised with regard to wind power integration, such as how wind power can be integrated into the grid successfully.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors show that no technology breakthroughs are required for the United States to achieve the scenario of 20% of electricity from wind by 2030, instead, many evolutionary steps executed with technical skill, which can cumulatively result in a 30-40% improvement in the cost effectiveness of wind technology over the next few decades, are expected to occur.