Impact of Wildfires on Solar Generation, Reserves and Energy Prices
- Resource Type
- Conference
- Authors
- Cai, Mengmeng; Ravi, Vikram; Lin, Chin-An; Sengupta, Manajit; Zhang, Yimin
- Source
- 2023 IEEE Green Technologies Conference (GreenTech) Green Technologies Conference (GreenTech), 2023 IEEE. :20-24 Apr, 2023
- Subject
- Components, Circuits, Devices and Systems
Power, Energy and Industry Applications
Uncertainty
Green products
Fires
Electricity supply industry
Power systems
Solar power generation
Wildfire
solar generation
operating reserve
electricity price
- Language
- ISSN
- 2166-5478
Wildfire seasons in the Western U.S. become more prolonged and intense in recent years bringing significant variability and uncertainty of solar generation. It greatly challenges the bulk power system and electricity market operation managed by California Independent System Operator (CAISO) as California leads both the wildfire records and the solar power integration. This study presents a screening-level analysis of the impact of wildfires on solar generation, operating reserve and energy prices applying historical real-world wildfire and market operation data. To the best of the authors knowledge, it is a first-of-its-kind study and will lay the foundation for market impact quantification and wildfire mitigation strategies design based on projected wildfire activities in future years.