The Challenge of Integrating Renewable Generation in the Alberta Electricity Market

University of Calgary, The School of Public Policy Publications, Volume 9, Issue 25, September 2016

29 Pages Posted: 1 Dec 2017

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G. Kent Fellows

University of Calgary - The School of Public Policy; University of Calgary - Department of Economics

Michal Moore

University of Calgary - The School of Public Policy

Blake Shaffer

University of Calgary

Date Written: September 1, 2016

Abstract

Renewable electric generation is forecast to enjoy an increasing share of total capacity and supply regimes in the future. Alberta is no exception to this trend, having initiated policy incentives in response to calls for increasing the fraction of wind and solar energy available to the province over the next decade. This call is coming from various sectors including advocacy groups, the provincial government and some utilities. The University of Calgary’s School of Public Policy convened a roundtable discussion on Sept. 15, 2015. Given the wide-ranging aspects of increased renewables integration (for example the policy options, economic forces and engineering/technical issues) the topic demands attention from a wide range of experts and stakeholders. To that end, we endeavoured to group expert panellists and representatives of utilities, public agencies, academe and consumer groups to consider the planning necessary to integrate new renewable capacity into the existing and future grid system in the province and its potential impact. The purpose of the roundtable was to facilitate and foster a knowledge exchange between interested and knowledgeable parties while also aggregating this knowledge into a more complete picture of the challenges and potential strategies associated with increased renewables integration in the Alberta electricity grid.

Suggested Citation

Fellows, G. Kent and Moore, Michal and Shaffer, Blake, The Challenge of Integrating Renewable Generation in the Alberta Electricity Market (September 1, 2016). University of Calgary, The School of Public Policy Publications, Volume 9, Issue 25, September 2016, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3079226

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Michal Moore

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Blake Shaffer

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