Revolution or Evolution: a History of the Integration of Distributed Generation in the Electric Power Grid - Couverture souple

Tongsopit, Sopitsuda

 
9783843380010: Revolution or Evolution: a History of the Integration of Distributed Generation in the Electric Power Grid
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 3843380015 ISBN 13 : 9783843380010
Editeur : LAP Lambert Academic Publishing, 2012

Synopsis

For nearly two decades, distributed generation (DG) has been touted as a disruptive technology that could revolutionize the way electricity is produced and delivered. Whether this vision will be realized depends upon how this new technology, the existing technological system, i.e., the electric power grid, and the regulatory structure governing these systems co-evolve. This book captures recent history of the interface between distributed generation and the electric power grid in California. Drawing upon published materials and interviews with members of the electric utility industry, I analyze technical, economic, and property rights conflicts between the two technological systems that together constitute what I call ‘the problem of interconnection’. It is found that the California approach toward DG-grid interconnection is only one among many possible approaches and not necessarily the most technically or economically efficient. DG is integrated such that it becomes a passive extension to the centralized, hierarchical grid. This technical approach has been standardized while excluding possibilities that had historically seemed possible.

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À propos de l?auteur

Sopitsuda Tongsopit, Ph.D. in Environmental Studies from the University of California, Santa Cruz. Her work explores the changing technical and regulatory landscape of the electric power grid in an age when distributed energy sources are gaining prominence in the world’s energy mix. Current Work: Energy Research Institute, Thailand.

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Éditeur
LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
Date d'édition
2012
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
3843380015
ISBN 13 
9783843380010
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
216
Coordonnées du fabricant
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