Distributed generation is an approach that employs small-scale
technologies to produce electricity close to the end users of power. DG
technologies often consist of modular (and sometimes renewable-energy)
generators, and they offer a number of potential benefits. In many
cases, distributed generators can provide lower-cost electricity and higher
power reliability and security with fewer environmental consequences than can
traditional power generators.
In contrast to the use of a few large-scale generating stations
located far from load centers--the approach used in the traditional electric
power paradigm--DG systems employ numerous, but small plants and can provide
power onsite with little reliance on the distribution and transmission grid. DG
technologies yield power in capacities that range from a fraction of a kilowatt
[kW] to about 100 megawatts [MW]. Utility-scale generation units generate power
in capacities that often reach beyond 1,000 MW.
No comments:
Post a Comment