5 Conclusions
Wind power forecasting will serve as an important tool to improve the efficiency and reliability of power
systems with a large share of wind power. ISO/RTOs in the United States are currently working on
integrating wind power forecasts into their operating procedures, and wind power forecasting is already
used for a number of important applications. However, as the amount of wind power capacity is rapidly
increasing, there is a need to better integrate wind power forecasting into different parts of power system
operations, from determination of operating reserve requirements to unit commitment and dispatch
decisions. It is also important that wind power forecasting models are capable of addressing the needs of
the system operators, including forecasts of severe weather alerts and ramping events, and stochastic wind
power forecasts