Design and operation of trans-canadian power grids: an integrated systems approach

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A particularly promising line of research in the context of sustainable energy systems is the design andoperation of Trans-Canadian (TC) electricity grids in an integrated manner. The notion of a national or of a setof segmented power grids covering the country and linking all regions is not a reality at present for technicaland political reasons. However, as this research proposes to assess, by exploiting diversity across provincialjurisdictions, the advantages of integrated TC grids may have a major impact on policy and, eventually, onlong-term system planning and short-term operational decisions for the whole of Canada. Integrated TC gridswould then be designed and operated as entities with shared common goals, a significant departure from theexisting collection of independent and weakly collaborating grids. As described in this proposal, the potentialbenefits of such an approach could be to facilitate the penetration of sustainable energy systems andconservation schemes, to reduce our reliance on fossil fuels thereby decreasing green house gas emissions, tostimulate transmission expansion thus raising reliability, as well as to reduce the overall capital and operationalcosts nationwide.