Jordan D. Kern
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Jordan D. Kern has a total of 4 co-authors. Here are the top co-authors by number of shared publications:
Gregory W. Characklis
Associate Professor, Dept. of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Univ. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Rosenau Hall, CB #7431, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7431
1 shared publicationMartin W. Doyle
Professor, Duke Univ., 317A LSRC, Box 90328, Durham, NC 27708-0328; formerly, Associate Professor, Univ. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
1 shared publicationRichard B. Whisnant
Professor of Public Law and Government, School of Government, Univ. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Knapp-Sanders Building, CB #3330, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3330
1 shared publication- Seth Blumsack
John and Willie Leone Family Department of Energy and Mineral Engineering, Pennsylvania State University
1 shared publication
Latest Publications
- 1 July 2012
- Published by American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) in Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management
- Vol. 138 (4) , 342-355
Influence of Deregulated Electricity Markets on Hydropower Generation and Downstream Flow Regime
The flow regime of rivers is a complex but important measure of environmental quality and one that can be significantly impacted by conventional hydropower generation. While traditional hydropower scheduling creates a periodicity in downstream flows corresponding to seasonal and daily electricity demand patterns, deregulated electricity markets may provide financial incentives to further alter flows, as utilities respond to hourly market dynamics. This study investigates the potential for deregulated markets to impact both a hydropower utility’s revenue stream and downstream flow regimes. Six operating scenarios are explored: (1–2) full-market participation (including real-time energy), with and without flow reregulation; (3) day-ahead market only; and (4–6) run-of-river operations (ROR), with and without flood control and flow reregulation. Results suggest that, relative to a day-ahead-only scenario, the scale of any differences in flow regime resulting from full-market participation is relativel...
- 1 July 2012
- Published by American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) in Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management
- Vol. 138 (4) , 342-355
Influence of Deregulated Electricity Markets on Hydropower Generation and Downstream Flow Regime
The flow regime of rivers is a complex but important measure of environmental quality and one that can be significantly impacted by conventional hydropower generation. While traditional hydropower scheduling creates a periodicity in downstream flows corresponding to seasonal and daily electricity demand patterns, deregulated electricity markets may provide financial incentives to further alter flows, as utilities respond to hourly market dynamics. This study investigates the potential for deregulated markets to impact both a hydropower utility’s revenue stream and downstream flow regimes. Six operating scenarios are explored: (1–2) full-market participation (including real-time energy), with and without flow reregulation; (3) day-ahead market only; and (4–6) run-of-river operations (ROR), with and without flood control and flow reregulation. Results suggest that, relative to a day-ahead-only scenario, the scale of any differences in flow regime resulting from full-market participation is relativel...