Forecasting Business Manager, Ken Pennock, shared his insight on how forecasting methods can, and should, be tailored to specific end-user requirements in the article “The Forecaster’s Toolbox: Developing Tailored Solutions for Transmission Systems and Wind Plant Operators.” The article, which is featured in the July/August edition of North American Clean Energy, elaborates on how forecasting solutions can be uniquely targeted and highlights three different types of forecasts: probabilistic forecasts, ramp event forecasts, and deterministic forecasts.

Forecasting has been consistently proven to be an essential tool in ensuring smooth integration of renewable energy into the power grid. Without this service, plant operators and utilities would be unable to effectively manage the energy output from their renewable energy sources:

By their nature, renewable energy sources are variable. If the variation in these power sources goes unforecasted, transmission operators must maintain system reliability by increasing the amount of spinning reserves, which raises electricity systems production costs. Diverse forecasting tools have been developed to assist with dynamically scheduling electricity supply to match demand (North American Clean Energy).

AWS Truewind currently provides forecasts via our eWind® forecasting system for over half of the installed wind capacity in the United States with over 14,000 MW in our portfolio. We take great pride  in creating customizable solutions for our clients. Our acute understanding of renewable energy resources and how they affect all phases of the project lifecycle affords us with unique expertise and the ability to provide reliable and accurate solutions.

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