The policy and institutional challenges of grid integration of renewable energy in the western United States

Are organized markets necessary in the U.S. Western Interconnection for cost-optimal integration of renewable energy resources that, in accordance with state mandates, must be brought online in the coming decades? We examine the technological components of the western power grid as well as its political, institutional, economic, legal, and cultural attributes to assess the potential and feasibility of organized markets.

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Year of publication:	2015
Authors:	Cifor, Angela ; Denholm, Paul ; Ela, Erik ; Hodge, Bri-Mathias ; Reed, Adam
Published in:	Utilities Policy. - Elsevier, ISSN 0957-1787. - Vol. 33.2015, C, p. 34-41
Publisher:	Elsevier
Subject:	Renewable energy \| Electricity markets \| Renewable resource integration

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Type of publication:	Article
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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