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View article: Interregional Electricity Transmission in the United States: Realized Savings and Opportunities for Increased Value, 2014– 2023
Interregional Electricity Transmission in the United States: Realized Savings and Opportunities for Increased Value, 2014– 2023 Open
Interregional electricity trade in the United States reduces total energy costs, but falls short of maximizing the economic potential of existing transmission infrastructure. This analysis of 32 U.S. electricity system interfaces crossing …
View article: Impacts of EPA’s finalized power plant greenhouse gas standards
Impacts of EPA’s finalized power plant greenhouse gas standards Open
Emissions reductions may be met with relatively small costs
View article: Hybrid Power Plants: Status of Operating and Proposed Plants, 2024 Edition [Slides]
Hybrid Power Plants: Status of Operating and Proposed Plants, 2024 Edition [Slides] Open
Improving battery technology and the growth of variable renewable generation are driving a surge of interest in “hybrid” power plants that combine, for example, wind or solar generating capacity with co-located batteries. While most of the…
View article: Grid Value and Cost of Utility-Scale Wind and Solar: <em>Potential Implications for Consumer Electricity Bills</em> [Slides]
Grid Value and Cost of Utility-Scale Wind and Solar: <em>Potential Implications for Consumer Electricity Bills</em> [Slides] Open
Wind and solar cost declines and wholesale power price fluctuations have once again brought the “hedge value” of renewable energy to front of mind. Meanwhile, recent research has found that cost savings are the most persuasive driver of br…
View article: Climate and air quality benefits of wind and solar generation in the United States from 2019 to 2022
Climate and air quality benefits of wind and solar generation in the United States from 2019 to 2022 Open
Summary: Wind and solar generation reduce electric sector pollutant emissions and associated climate-related damages and air quality-related health damages. Here, we assess these emission reductions, focusing on carbon dioxide (CO2), sulfu…
View article: Exploring Wholesale Energy Price Trends: The Renewables and Wholesale Electricity Prices (ReWEP) tool (Ver. 2024.1)
Exploring Wholesale Energy Price Trends: The Renewables and Wholesale Electricity Prices (ReWEP) tool (Ver. 2024.1) Open
The Renewables and Wholesale Electricity Prices (ReWEP) visualization tool from Berkeley Lab has been updated with nodal electricity pricing and wind and solar generation data through the end of 2023. ReWEP users can explore trends in whol…
View article: Queued Up: 2024 Edition, Characteristics of Power Plants Seeking Transmission Interconnection As of the End of 2023 [Slides]
Queued Up: 2024 Edition, Characteristics of Power Plants Seeking Transmission Interconnection As of the End of 2023 [Slides] Open
Electric transmission system operators (ISOs, RTOs, or utilities) require projects seeking to connect to the grid to undergo a series of impact studies before they can be built. This process establishes what new transmission equipment or u…
View article: Electric transmission value and its drivers in United States power markets
Electric transmission value and its drivers in United States power markets Open
Electric transmission infrastructure serves a critical role during extreme weather and supply disruptions and can enable low-cost, low-carbon electricity systems. This paper contributes to a more complete understanding of transmission’s va…
View article: PLUSWIND Hourly Plant-Level Power
PLUSWIND Hourly Plant-Level Power Open
These data contain the hourly plant-level power time series from PLUSWIND. The time series is derived from the HRRR model and corrected for density and losses. The PLUSWIND dataset hosted on the Wind Data Hub here (https://a2e.energy.gov/p…
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: Interconnection Cost Analysis in ISO-New England
Interconnection Cost Analysis in ISO-New England Open
Electric transmission system operators (ISOs, RTOs, or utilities) require new large generators seeking to connect to the grid to undergo a series of impact studies before they can be built. This process establishes what new transmission eq…
View article: Evaluating Impacts of the Inflation Reduction Act and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law on the U.S. Power System
Evaluating Impacts of the Inflation Reduction Act and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law on the U.S. Power System Open
The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA) and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021, commonly referred to as the 'Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL),' collectively represent the largest commitment of the U.S. Federal Governme…
View article: Interconnection Cost Analysis in the PJM Territory
Interconnection Cost Analysis in the PJM Territory Open
Electric transmission system operators (ISOs, RTOs, or utilities) require new large generators seeking to connect to the grid to undergo a series of impact studies before they can be built. This process establishes what new transmission eq…
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: Generator Interconnection Cost Analysis in the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) territory
Generator Interconnection Cost Analysis in the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) territory Open
Electric transmission system operators (ISOs, RTOs, or utilities) require new large generators seeking to connect to the grid to undergo a series of impact studies before they can be built. This process establishes what new transmission eq…
View article: Levelized cost-based learning analysis of utility-scale wind and solar in the United States
Levelized cost-based learning analysis of utility-scale wind and solar in the United States Open
Learning curves play a central role in power sector planning. We improve upon past learning curves for utility-scale wind and solar through a combination of approaches. First, we generate plant-level estimates of the levelized cost of ener…
View article: Expert perspectives on the wind plant of the future
Expert perspectives on the wind plant of the future Open
Wind power technology has changed rapidly in recent years. Technology innovation, evolving power markets, and competing land and ocean uses continue to influence the design and operation of wind turbines and plants. Anticipating these tren…
View article: Batteries Included: Top 10 Findings from Berkeley Lab Research on the Growth of Hybrid Power Plants in the United States
Batteries Included: Top 10 Findings from Berkeley Lab Research on the Growth of Hybrid Power Plants in the United States Open
One of the most important electric power system trends of the 2010s was the rapid deployment of wind turbines and photovoltaic arrays, but a twist for the 2020s may be the rapid deployment of ‘hybrid’ generation resources. Hybrid power pla…
View article: Queued Up: Characteristics of Power Plants Seeking Transmission Interconnection As of the End of 2021 [Slides]
Queued Up: Characteristics of Power Plants Seeking Transmission Interconnection As of the End of 2021 [Slides] Open
Proposed large-scale electric generation and storage projects must apply for interconnection to the bulk power system via interconnection queues. While most projects that apply for interconnection are not subsequently built, data from thes…
View article: What can surface wind observations tell us about interannual variation in wind energy output?
What can surface wind observations tell us about interannual variation in wind energy output? Open
The past decade of wind power growth was supported by capacity factor improvements and associated cost reductions. But are higher capacity factors a technology success story or, as suggested by recent research, has the influence of technol…
View article: Project developer options to enhance the value of solar electricity as solar and storage penetrations increase
Project developer options to enhance the value of solar electricity as solar and storage penetrations increase Open
Increasing the penetration of photovoltaics (PV) reduces the marginal grid value of PV electricity. The declining grid value of PV with higher penetration could limit the technology's economic attractiveness and future demand. Various stra…
View article: Land-Based Wind Market Report: 2021 Edition
Land-Based Wind Market Report: 2021 Edition Open
The U.S. Department of Energy's 2021 edition of its land-based wind market report provides an overview of key trends in the U.S. wind power market, with a focus on 2020. You can find a report, data file and presentation on the Files tab, b…