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negative net load, can be expected to be considerable in 2025; corresponding to around22 % of <strong>the</strong> year.In addition, <strong>the</strong> dispatchable centralised <strong>the</strong>rmal power capacity will be lower; around2000 MW in 2025 compared to around 3000 MW currently. As a result, compared to <strong>the</strong>present situation less abundant <strong>the</strong>rmal capacity will be available to cover electricitydem<strong>and</strong> in high net load periods. Part of <strong>the</strong> high/low net load periods in West Denmarkcan be balanced through <strong>the</strong> interconnection with East Denmark. When also includinginterconnections with neighbouring countries, sufficient import <strong>and</strong> export capacity,3300-6000 MW <strong>and</strong> 3800-6000 MW, respectively, is expected to be available in 2025<strong>for</strong> h<strong>and</strong>ling high <strong>and</strong> negative net load periods [18]. However, considerable wind powerpenetration is expected in East Denmark <strong>and</strong> neighbouring countries in 2025, <strong>and</strong> windpower variations in <strong>the</strong>se areas typically show similar patterns. As a consequence, futureelectricity prices in neighbouring areas can often be expected to be low when domesticelectricity prices are low leading to low value of exported wind power [20].Correspondingly, electricity import in high net load periods could be costly. The higher<strong>the</strong> ability to obtain balance in <strong>the</strong> energy system without having to rely on electricityimport/export, <strong>the</strong> better possibilities will be <strong>for</strong> using external electricity trade onlywhen it is profitable. In this regard, flexible technologies providing power balancing canplay an important role.Setting a general threshold level <strong>for</strong> what should be considered high net loads in WestDenmark in 2025 is very difficult as <strong>the</strong> power production activated to cover <strong>the</strong> net loadis based on an economic market optimisation <strong>and</strong> as <strong>the</strong> situation will vary from hour tohour. Acknowledging <strong>the</strong> difficulties in setting such a threshold limit, high net loadsabove 2000 MW, 2500 MW <strong>and</strong> 3000 MW, respectively, are investigated.Correspondingly, different degrees of negative net loads are analysed, i.e. net loadsbelow 0 MW, -500 MW, -1000 MW, -1500 MW <strong>and</strong> -2000 MW, respectively.Considering that <strong>the</strong> power production at centralised <strong>and</strong> decentralised CHP plants willhave a certain level due to heat bound power production, excess electricity productioncan be expected to be some-what higher than indicated by <strong>the</strong> negative net loads in <strong>the</strong>study.2.2 Categorisation of system impactsOn an aggregated regional level, i.e. <strong>for</strong> West Denmark in <strong>the</strong> present case, <strong>the</strong> systemimpacts of wind power can be categorised into <strong>the</strong> following time scales:Intra-hour: Impacts due to <strong>the</strong> imperfect predictability of wind power requiringintra-hour balancing at <strong>the</strong> regulating market <strong>and</strong> at <strong>the</strong> reserve market. Asubdivision can be made into impacts requiring activation of frequency controlledprimary reserves with an activation time of a few to 30 seconds <strong>and</strong> impactsrequiring regulating power <strong>and</strong> activation of secondary reserves within 15 minutes[21].Intra-day: Wind power variations creating high/low net periods of one hour toaround half a day (12 hours), corresponding to a time scale typically relevant <strong>for</strong>intra-day balancing technologies, i.e. flexible electricity dem<strong>and</strong>/electricity storageof a few hours or e.g. shifting of dem<strong>and</strong> from day to nightIntra-week: Wind power variations creating high/low net load periods approachingone day to several days, corresponding to a time scale relevant <strong>for</strong> balancing intraweekSeasonal: Impacts due to seasonal wind variations creating high/low net loadsvariations across monthsData <strong>for</strong> Danish wind power production <strong>and</strong> electricity dem<strong>and</strong> on second or minutelevel have not been available <strong>and</strong> hence, intra-hour impacts cannot be evaluated.However, wind power variations on second to a few minutes basis are smoo<strong>the</strong>ned byRisø International <strong>Energy</strong> Conference 2011 Proceedings Page 4

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