The Challenge Posed by Geomagnetic Activity to Electric Power Reliability: Evidence From England and Wales.

ABSTRACT: This paper addresses whether geomagnetic activity challenged the reliability of the electric power system during part of the declining phase of solar cycle 23. Operations by National Grid in England and Wales are examined over the period of 11 March 2003 through 31 March 2005. This paper examines the relationship between measures of geomagnetic activity and a metric of challenged electric power reliability known as the net imbalance volume (NIV). Measured in megawatt hours, NIV represents the sum of all energy deployments initiated by the system operator to balance the electric power system. The relationship between geomagnetic activity and NIV is assessed using a multivariate econometric model. The model was estimated using half-hour settlement data over the period of 11 March 2003 throug

SUBMITTER: Forbes KF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6225070 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature