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The Potential for Wind Energy Meeting Electricity Needs on Vancouver Island

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  • Prescott, Ryan
  • van Kooten, G. Cornelis
  • Zhu, Hui

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In this paper, an in-depth analysis of power supply and demand on Vancouver Island is used to provide information about the optimal allocation of power across ‘generating’ sources and to investigate the economics of wind generation and penetrability into the Island grid. The methodology developed can be extended to a region much larger than Vancouver Island. Results from the model indicate that Vancouver Island could experience blackouts in the near future unless greater name-plate capacity is developed. While wind-generated energy has the ability to contribute to the Island’s power needs, the problem with wind power is its intermittency. The results indicate that wind power may not be able to prevent shortfalls, regardless of the overall name-plate capacity of the wind turbines. Further, costs of reducing CO2 emissions using wind power are unacceptably large, perhaps more than $100 per t CO2, although this might be attributable to the mix of power sources making up the Island’s grid.

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  • Prescott, Ryan & van Kooten, G. Cornelis & Zhu, Hui, 2006. "The Potential for Wind Energy Meeting Electricity Needs on Vancouver Island," Working Papers 37032, University of Victoria, Resource Economics and Policy.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:uvicwp:37032
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.37032
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    1. van Kooten, G. Cornelis & Timilsina, Govinda R., 2009. "Wind power development : economics and policies," Policy Research Working Paper Series 4868, The World Bank.
    2. Scorah, Hugh & Sopinka, Amy & van Kooten, G. Cornelis, 2012. "The economics of storage, transmission and drought: integrating variable wind power into spatially separated electricity grids," Energy Economics, Elsevier, vol. 34(2), pages 536-541.
    3. Hugh Scorah & Amy Sopinka & G. Cornelis van Kooten, 2010. "Managing Water Shortages in the Western Electricity Grids," Working Papers 2010-03, University of Victoria, Department of Economics, Resource Economics and Policy Analysis Research Group.

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    Environmental Economics and Policy; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy;

    JEL classification:

    • Q40 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Energy - - - General
    • Q42 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Energy - - - Alternative Energy Sources
    • Q50 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - General

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