Technical and economic feasibility considerations of alternative energy distributed generation

As a part of technical feasibility, an evaluation has been done to compare DG size and location impact on the operation of the IEEE 13 node test distribution systems. This evaluation was carried out by performing the distribution power flow that provides the information about voltage profile, losses in the system and feeder power factor. This information was used to determine the optimal location of DG in the test distribution system. Additionally, this part focuses on the importance of power utilization assessment in distributed generation planning. It also discussed the load utilization assessment that focus on step-by-step analysis of load profiles of different facilities such as Choctaw Laundromat, Choctaw Geyser Falls (water park) and Golden Moon Casino.; The second part of this thesis's work resulted in an informative and useful economic analysis tool, DG-ECON with which the user can document the study results and analyze them for economic feasibility with minimal effort. (Abstract shortened by UMI.)...