ASSESSMENT OF ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY OF WIND POWER STATIONS IN OLEKMINSK DISTRICT,YAKUTIA
On account of the vast territory and severe long winter, the main social problem in Yakutia is heat and electricity supply in remote communities that are isolated from the power system. Diesel power plants (DPP) used at present is limited due to complex transport scheme of oil product delivery and their poor condition over exhausted service life. In winter there are frequent cases of accidents, failures of boilers, heating systems and heating systems of residential buildings and social facilities. Since diesel powers for the nearest period remain the main and guaranteed sources of power supply to the settlements located in decentralized area, the use of wind power stations (WPS) is considered as a secondary source of energy, exploitation of which will allow reducing the consumption of fossil fuels. The economic efficiency of wind farms in Olekminsk district, Yakutia, proceeding from the possibility of wind potential in meeting the annual schedule of electricity consumption of a particular locality district is estimated in the article.