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.