Featured in Moving in circles – 09-2024

The shift factor

For renewable energy developers, finding a site in Texas can feel like searching for a needle in a haystack due to grid constraints, environmental concerns, and other factors. Help is now available, as Sultan Ennab, of Electric Power Engineers (EPE), explains, with reference to the Energy Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) grid.

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pv magazine

06 Sep 2024

Changing the shift factor in grid analysis can reveal more potential capacity. The shift factor assumption in this image is set at 3%, and below at 5%. At the higher shift factor, the number of locations with capacity (in green) increases from 3,296 locations to 4,012. | Photos: Electric Power Engineering

Today’s renewable energy developers have access to the data they need to streamline site analysis – saving time and cutting costs during the critical first phase of project development. It is worth exploring how “shift factor analysis” uncovers overlooked sites and how locational marginal price (LMP) and curtailment data can help maximize developer return on …

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