Session 5 Effects of Solar and Wind Plants on Local Weather and Climate, & Load Forecasting in a Transitioning Energy Economy

Tuesday, 30 January 2024: 8:30 AM-10:00 AM
347/348 (The Baltimore Convention Center)
Host: 15th Conference on Weather, Water, Climate, and the New Energy Economy
Cochairs:
Angel McCoy and Elizabeth McCabe, MS, SUNY, Atmospheric Sciences Research Center, Albany, NY

Papers:
8:30 AM
5.1
Offshore Wind Farms Modify Low-Level Jets
Daphne Quint, Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and J. K. Lundquist

8:45 AM
5.2
Wind Plant Impacts on Planetary Boundary Layer Height
Aliza Abraham, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Arvada, CO; and E. Maric, PhD, M. Puccioni, A. Jordan, S. Letizia, N. Bodini, N. Hamilton, S. Wharton, P. M. Klein, E. N. Smith, and P. Moriarty

9:00 AM
5.3
Do wind turbines affect occurrences of lightning in Oklahoma?
Eva Ramm, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO; and J. K. Lundquist, H. Loewenheath, M. J. Murphy, R. Said, and C. Vagasky

9:30 AM
5.5
9:45 AM
5.6
Load Forecasting for Capacity Expansion and Resource Adequacy in a Decarbonizing Grid
Daniel B Kirk-Davidoff, EPRI, Albany, NY; EPRI, Washington, DC; and D. P. Larson, A. J. Wigington, N. Santen, D. Diaz, A. Tuohy, B. Johnson, D. Young, A. Lafoyiannis, G. Blandford, and N. Johnson

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