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grids can integrate more wind—without major burdens.
Fortnightly Magazine - May 2011  The desire of policymakers to
add significant amounts of renewable energy to the generation
mix is well understood. It’s also widely known that because the
output of renewables such as wind power can be highly variable,
power system operators have concerns about the ability to
economically and reliably integrate these resources with system
operations. Fortunately, a large body of knowledge has been
developed in the last few years about integrating wind.  Despite
their variable nature, renewable resources like wind and solar
can be managed so they won’t impair the reliability of a utility
system.  Given the diversity of resources and likelihood of
improved forecasting of the output of these resources, it might
be possible to reduce the need for quick-start and spinning
operating reserves because the a