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Sustainability and reliability assessment of microgrids in a regional electricity market

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  • Lo Prete, Chiara
  • Hobbs, Benjamin F.
  • Norman, Catherine S.
  • Cano-Andrade, Sergio
  • Fuentes, Alejandro
  • von Spakovsky, Michael R.
  • Mili, Lamine

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We develop a framework to assess and quantify the sustainability and reliability of different power production scenarios in a regional system, focusing on the interaction of microgrids with the existing transmission/distribution grid. The Northwestern European electricity market (Belgium, France, Germany and the Netherlands) provides a case study for our purposes. We present simulations of power market outcomes under various policies and levels of microgrid penetration, and evaluate them using a diverse set of metrics. This analysis is the first attempt to include exergy-based and reliability indices when evaluating the role of microgrids in regional power systems. The results suggest that a power network in which fossil-fueled microgrids and a price on CO2 emissions are included has the highest composite sustainability index.

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  • Lo Prete, Chiara & Hobbs, Benjamin F. & Norman, Catherine S. & Cano-Andrade, Sergio & Fuentes, Alejandro & von Spakovsky, Michael R. & Mili, Lamine, 2012. "Sustainability and reliability assessment of microgrids in a regional electricity market," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 41(1), pages 192-202.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:energy:v:41:y:2012:i:1:p:192-202
    DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2011.08.028
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