Solar PV is changing the dynamics of electricity systems globally, and Ontario is no exception. A new report by the Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) shows that solar PV, particularly distributed solar, is impacting Ontario's grid in multiple ways. Ontario currently has only 280 MW of solar PV connected to the transmission grid, with another 100 MW planned to come online over the next 18 months. Over the same period IESO predicts that behind-the-meter or "embedded" PV will rise to over 2 GW, and behind-the-meter wind to around 700 MW. This is a particularly large volume of distributed generation for the size of Ontario's grid, and during the spring behind-the-meter wind and PV met from 4.7%-6.6% of monthly demand. IESO's 18 Month Outlook to December 2017 finds that the level of peak demand over this period will remain flat, as behind-the-meter solar and wind and conservation programs offset increasing demand from population growth and economic expansion. This is particularly true for solar, which IESO finds produces at high ...Den vollständigen Artikel lesen ...