PV effects on distribution systems

TECH Notes

Distributed generation (DG) is being implemented across the nation’s electric grid in ever-expanding ways. During the last few years alone, we have seen major increases in grid-connected photovoltaic (PV) DG. Nearly 1 GW of installed PV capacity is now distributed across the country’s electric grid. The Solar Energy Industries Association reported that grid-installed PV capacity doubled in 2010 to 878 MW, and it had the largest single-quarter growth in the third quarter of 2011.

Integration of distributed PV with the electric utility system can still pose major challenges, however.
 
Learn how to address PV integration issues in the article, “PV effects on distribution systems,” featured for TECH Notes issue 5.

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