Reidpath, Maria; Williams, Mark
Estados Unidos, Departamento de Energía
In the United States, the advent of electricity deregulation, stringent environmental regulations, and the increasing need for energy security, amid expanding electricity market makes Distributed Generation (DG) an invaluable energy option in this new millennium. The market forces favor small, modular, and environmentally friendly power technologies that can be quickly installed in response to market demands without severely straining the electricity grid infrastructure. Likewise, the need for access to electricity in remote areas in Latin America, along with DG’s environmental friendliness and reliability, make DG an optimum alternative to connection to national grids. DG is a concept of installing and operating electricity-producing sources, typically less tan 20MW, at or near the end-user. The premise of distributed generation is to provide electricity to a customer at a reduced cost and more efficiently, with reduced losses than the traditional utility central generating plant with transmission and distribution (T&D) wires.
