Grid Planning and Market Structures
Power grids and power markets require detailed planning to operate effectively and efficiency. This page provides resources to help support policymakers, regulators and engineers with the planning of power grids and power markets.
Resources CESC
Publication
Insights on Planning for Power System Regulators
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International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)
Publication
Accelerating Off-grid Renewable Energy: Key Findings and Recommendations from IOREC 2016
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IRENA
Date:
1 January 2017
Publication
Addressing Climate Vulnerability for Power System Resilience and Energy Security: A Focus on Hydropower Resources
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USAID
Date:
1 May 2017
Publication
Adapting Market Design to High Shares of Variable Renewable Energy
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International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)
Date:
1 January 2017
Publication
Clean Energy Mini-Grids—High Impact Opportunity: Annual Report 2015
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Sustainable Energy for All
Date:
31 December 2015
Publication
Competitive Electricity Market Regulation in the United States: A Primer
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National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
Date:
1 December 2016
Publication
Current Status of Energy Sector in Tanzania: Executive Exchange on Developing an Ancillary Service Market
Sources:
Ministry of Energy and Minerals
Tanzania
Date:
2 March 2013
Deployment Data
Policy Data
Publication
Tools and Websites
Deployment of Demand Response as a Real-Time Resource in Organized Markets
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The Electricity Journal
Date:
1 July 2008
Publication
Electricity Market Design and Renewable Energy Deployment (RES-E-MARKETS)
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International Energy Agency - Renewabl e Energy Technology Deployment Technology Collaboration Programme (IEA RETD TCP)
Date:
1 September 2016
Publication
Energizing Finance: Scaling and Refining Finance in Countries with Large Energy Access Gaps
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Sustainable Energy For All
Publication
Grid Integration of Electric Vehicles in Open Electricity Markets
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Wiley
Date:
1 August 2013
Publication
Impacts of Large-Scale Wind Penetration on Designing and Operation of Electric Power Systems
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IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy
Date:
18 May 2010
Policy Data
Publication
Tools and Websites
Training Materials
Incorporating Aggregated PV Systems into the Power Grid
Sources:
U.S. Department of Energy
Sandia National Laboratory
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
Date:
15 January 2009
Publication
Innovation Outlook: Offshore Wind
Sources:
International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)
Date:
1 November 2016
Publication
Integrating Variable Renewable Energy: Challenges and Solutions
Sources:
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Date:
1 September 2013
Publication
Integration of Electricity Networks in the Arab World: Regional Market Structure and Design
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The World Bank
Date:
1 December 2013
Policy Data
Publication
Integration of Electricity from Renewables to the Electricity Grid and to the Electricity Market
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eclareon
Date:
1 March 2012
Deployment Data
Publication
Integration of Renewables: Status and Challenges in China
Sources:
International Energy Agency
Date:
1 January 2011