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National Grid
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22 Mar 2002
TL;DR: In this article, the essential aspects of the electricity industry are discussed, including the following: Liquid, Efficient, and Complete Marketplaces (LEE), supply side, demand side, and demand side.
Abstract: Introduction. PART I: THE STANDARD PRESCRIPTION. The Essential Aspects of Electricity. Reforming the Industry. Requirements for Competition: Demand Side. Requirements for Competition: Supply Side. Liquid, Efficient, and Complete Marketplaces. Trading Arrangements. Details of the Integrated Trading Model. Transmission Business Model. Issues in the Retail and Distribution Business. Summary and Conclusions to Part One. PART II: THE UNITED STATES. The Structure of the Industry. Changes in the 1990s. The New Players. Trading Arrangements in the United States. Transmission Business Model. Control of Market Power. Retail Regimes. Current Jurisdictional Situation. Five Major Changes Revisited. Appendix A: Electricity Restructuring in England and Wales. Appendix B: National Grid Company (U.K.). Appendix C: The California Crisis 2000-2001. Appendix D: The U.S. Gas Experience--A Comparison with Electricity. Appendix E: Building New Generators--When, Where, and How. Appendix F: Building New Transmission--When, Where, and How. Glossary. Index.
322 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the specific drivers and barriers for rural electrification in Mozambique and Tanzania are explored across a spectrum of involved actors by qualitative methodology, and data was collected both in semi-structured interviews carried out with power sector actors from national to local level and in visits to off-grid electricity users in Tanzania and Mozambica during eight weeks in 2010.
267 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the authors developed an open framework for quantifying the impacts of weather on electricity supply and demand using the Renewables.ninja and DESSTINEE models and demonstrated this using a case study of Britain using National Grid's Two Degrees scenario forwards to 2030.
201 citations
TL;DR: This paper describes how the subjective probabilities of overhaul completion gleaned from workers in each power station, are combined in the Midlands Region Information Centre, resulting in a prediction of the expected capabilities of the level of power generation over a possible horizon of 30 weeks.
193 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present the specification, design, and development of a standalone micro-grid supplied by a hybrid wind-solar generating source, which provides a reliable, continuous, sustainable, and good-quality electricity service to users.
Abstract: In Brazil, around 2 000 000 families have not been connected to an electricity grid yet. Out of these, a significant number of villages may never be connected to the national grid due to their remoteness. For the people living in these communities, access to renewable energy sources is the only solution to meet their energy needs. In these communes, the electricity is mainly used for household purposes such as lighting. There is little scope for the productive use of energy. It is recognized that electric service contributes particularly to inclusive social development and to a lesser extent to pro-poor growth as well as to environmental sustainability. In this paper, we present the specification, design, and development of a standalone micro-grid supplied by a hybrid wind-solar generating source. The goal of the project was to provide a reliable, continuous, sustainable, and good-quality electricity service to users, as provided in bigger cities. As a consequence, several technical challenges arose and were overcome successfully as will be related in this paper, contributing to increase of confidence in renewable systems to isolated applications.
166 citations