Demonstration of the Environmental and Demand-Side Management Benefits of Grid-Connected Photovoltaic Power Systems

摘要

The report gives results of an investigation of the pollutant emission reductionand demand-site management potential of 16 photovoltaic (PV) systems installed across the U.S. in 1993 and 1994. The report presents analyses of each system's ability to offset emissions of sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, carbon dioxide, and particulates, and to provide power during peak load hours for the individual host building and the utility. Results of simulations of battery storage systems powered by each PV system are also presented. The analysis indicates a very broad range in the systems' abilities to offset polluant emissions, due to variation in the solar resources available and the marginal emission rates of the participating utilities.