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View article: A New Generation of Energy-Economy Modeling at the U.S. Energy Information Administration
A New Generation of Energy-Economy Modeling at the U.S. Energy Information Administration Open
Given the rapid pace of energy system development, the time has come to reimagine the U.S. Government's capability to model the long-term evolution of the domestic and global energy system. As a primary custodian of these capabilities, the…
View article: Power sector impacts of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022
Power sector impacts of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 Open
The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) is regarded as the most prominent piece of federal climate legislation in the U.S. thus far. This paper investigates potential impacts of IRA on the power sector, which is the focus of many core IRA provis…
View article: Emissions and energy impacts of the Inflation Reduction Act
Emissions and energy impacts of the Inflation Reduction Act Open
Economy-wide emissions drop 43 to 48% below 2005 levels by 2035 with accelerated clean energy deployment
View article: Data for Bistline, et al. (2023) "Emissions and Energy Impacts of the Inflation Reduction Act"
Data for Bistline, et al. (2023) "Emissions and Energy Impacts of the Inflation Reduction Act" Open
These files contain input assumptions, results, and figures associated with the Bistline, et al. (2023) article "Emissions and Energy Impacts of the Inflation Reduction Act" in Science. Please refer to the original paper for details.
View article: Energy storage in long-term system models: a review of considerations, best practices, and research needs
Energy storage in long-term system models: a review of considerations, best practices, and research needs Open
Technological change and policy support have heightened expectations for the role of energy storage in power systems, creating a need to enhance representations of energy storage in long-term models to inform decision-making. Energy storag…
View article: Variable Renewable Energy in Long-Term Planning Models: A Multi-Model Perspective
Variable Renewable Energy in Long-Term Planning Models: A Multi-Model Perspective Open
Long-term capacity expansion models of the U.S. electricity sector have long been used to inform electric sector stakeholders and decision makers. With the recent surge in variable renewable energy (VRE) generators - primarily wind and sol…
View article: Variable Renewable Energy in Long-Term Planning Models: A Multi-Model Perspective
Variable Renewable Energy in Long-Term Planning Models: A Multi-Model Perspective Open
Long-term capacity expansion models of the U.S. electricity sector have long been used to inform electric sector stakeholders and decision-makers. With the recent surge in variable renewable energy (VRE) generators — primarily wind and sol…
View article: Electricity Generation Baseline Report
Electricity Generation Baseline Report Open
This report was developed by a team of national laboratory analysts over the period October 2015 to May 2016 and is part of a series of studies that provide background material to inform development of the second installment of the Quadren…
View article: Quantifying the Opportunity Space for Future Electricity Generation: An Application to Offshore Wind Energy in the United States
Quantifying the Opportunity Space for Future Electricity Generation: An Application to Offshore Wind Energy in the United States Open
This report provides a high-level indicator of the future electricity demand for additional electric power generation that is not met by existing generation sources between 2015 and 2050. The indicator is applied to coastal regions, includ…
View article: Impacts of Federal Tax Credit Extensions on Renewable Deployment and Power Sector Emissions
Impacts of Federal Tax Credit Extensions on Renewable Deployment and Power Sector Emissions Open
The report examines the impacts of the tax credit extensions under two distinct natural gas price futures, as the price of natural gas has been a key factor influencing the economic competitiveness of new renewable energy development. The …
View article: Impacts of Federal Tax Credit Extensions on Renewable Deployment and Power Sector Emissions
Impacts of Federal Tax Credit Extensions on Renewable Deployment and Power Sector Emissions Open
Federal tax credits for renewable energy (RE) have served as one of the primary financial incentives for RE deployment over the last two decades in the United States. In December 2015, the wind power production tax credit and solar investm…