MicroGrid Renewable Integration Dispatch and Sizing (MiGRIDS) Analysis of Spinning and Regulating Reserve Options for Wind in an Alaskan Diesel Microgrid
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Applies the open-source MicroGrid Renewable Integration Dispatch and Sizing (MiGRIDS) Python tool to assess operating reserve strategies in a wind-diesel microgrid relevant to Alaska. Compares options to reduce diesel spinning reserve and regulating requirements, including optimizing reserve requirements, adding a grid-bridging battery system to provide fast reserves, using short-term wind forecasting, and using fast controllable thermal energy storage. Reports relative fuel savings and operational impacts, noting that storage-based reserve provision can unlock higher renewable utilization.
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AB - Applies the open-source MicroGrid Renewable Integration Dispatch and Sizing (MiGRIDS) Python tool to assess operating reserve strategies in a wind-diesel microgrid relevant to Alaska. Compares options to reduce diesel spinning reserve and regulating requirements, including optimizing reserve requirements, adding a grid-bridging battery system to provide fast reserves, using short-term wind forecasting, and using fast controllable thermal energy storage. Reports relative fuel savings and operational impacts, noting that storage-based reserve provision can unlock higher renewable utilization.
AU - VanderMeer, Jeremy
A2 - Green, Nathan
A3 - Darbali-Zamora, Rachid
A4 - Thomson, William
DB - C-MIX - Community Microgrid Information Exchange
DP - Open EI | National Laboratory of the Rockies
DO -
KW - Wind energy
KW - Diesel generators
KW - Other liquid-fuel generators
KW - Battery energy storage
KW - Thermal energy systems
KW - TENs
KW - District energy
KW - Power plant controls
KW - SCADA
KW - Maintenance and operations
KW - Operations
KW - Maintenance
KW - Commissioning
KW - Planning and design
KW - Planning
KW - Design
KW - Demand flexibility
KW - Load management
LA - English
DA - 2023/01/01
PY - 2023
PB - University of Alaska Fairbanks
T1 - MicroGrid Renewable Integration Dispatch and Sizing (MiGRIDS) Analysis of Spinning and Regulating Reserve Options for Wind in an Alaskan Diesel Microgrid
UR - https://cmix.openei.org/submissions/174
ER -
VanderMeer, Jeremy, et al. MicroGrid Renewable Integration Dispatch and Sizing (MiGRIDS) Analysis of Spinning and Regulating Reserve Options for Wind in an Alaskan Diesel Microgrid. University of Alaska Fairbanks, 1 January, 2023, C-MIX - Community Microgrid Information Exchange. https://cmix.openei.org/submissions/174.
VanderMeer, J., Green, N., Darbali-Zamora, R., & Thomson, W. (2023). MicroGrid Renewable Integration Dispatch and Sizing (MiGRIDS) Analysis of Spinning and Regulating Reserve Options for Wind in an Alaskan Diesel Microgrid. [Data set]. C-MIX - Community Microgrid Information Exchange. University of Alaska Fairbanks. https://cmix.openei.org/submissions/174
VanderMeer, Jeremy, Nathan Green, Rachid Darbali-Zamora, and William Thomson. MicroGrid Renewable Integration Dispatch and Sizing (MiGRIDS) Analysis of Spinning and Regulating Reserve Options for Wind in an Alaskan Diesel Microgrid. University of Alaska Fairbanks, January, 1, 2023. Distributed by C-MIX - Community Microgrid Information Exchange. https://cmix.openei.org/submissions/174
@misc{CMIX_Dataset_174,
title = {MicroGrid Renewable Integration Dispatch and Sizing (MiGRIDS) Analysis of Spinning and Regulating Reserve Options for Wind in an Alaskan Diesel Microgrid},
author = {VanderMeer, Jeremy and Green, Nathan and Darbali-Zamora, Rachid and Thomson, William},
abstractNote = {Applies the open-source MicroGrid Renewable Integration Dispatch and Sizing (MiGRIDS) Python tool to assess operating reserve strategies in a wind-diesel microgrid relevant to Alaska. Compares options to reduce diesel spinning reserve and regulating requirements, including optimizing reserve requirements, adding a grid-bridging battery system to provide fast reserves, using short-term wind forecasting, and using fast controllable thermal energy storage. Reports relative fuel savings and operational impacts, noting that storage-based reserve provision can unlock higher renewable utilization.},
url = {https://cmix.openei.org/submissions/174},
year = {2023},
howpublished = {C-MIX - Community Microgrid Information Exchange, University of Alaska Fairbanks, https://cmix.openei.org/submissions/174},
note = {Accessed: 2026-06-20}
}
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Data from Jan 1, 2023
Last updated Mar 30, 2026
Submitted Jun 2, 2026
Organization
University of Alaska Fairbanks
Contact
Nathan Green
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Keywords
Wind energy, Diesel generators, Other liquid-fuel generators, Battery energy storage, Thermal energy systems, TENs, District energy, Power plant controls, SCADA, Maintenance and operations, Operations, Maintenance, Commissioning, Planning and design, Planning, Design, Demand flexibility, Load management