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Wind and Solar Forecasting

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The non-dispatchable variability of wind and solar power production presents a substantial challenge to electric grid operators.

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    Ross Baldick

  3. Electric Power Research Institute, Chicago, Illinois, USA

    Aidan Tuohy

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Zack, J.W. (2017). Wind and Solar Forecasting. In: Du, P., Baldick, R., Tuohy, A. (eds) Integration of Large-Scale Renewable Energy into Bulk Power Systems. Power Electronics and Power Systems. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-55581-2_4

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