Power Systems of the Future: A 21st Century Power Partnership Thought Leadership Report
- National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
- Energy Innovation: Policy and Technology LLC
- South Africa National Energy Development Inst.
- Regulatory Assistance Project
- Columbia Univ., New York, NY (United States)
- Office of the Governor, New York
- National Grid
- Secretaria de Energia (SENER), Mexico
- Inst. for Sustainable Energy Policies
- India Smart Grid Forum
This report summarizes key forces driving transformation in the power sector around the world, presents a framework for evaluating decisions regarding extent and pace of change, and defines pathways for transformation. Powerful trends in technology, policy environments, financing, and business models are driving change in power sectors globally. In light of these trends, the question is no longer whether power systems will be transformed, but rather how these transformations will occur. Three approaches to policy and technology decision-making can guide these transformations: adaptive, reconstructive, and evolutionary. Within these approaches, we explore the five pathways that have emerged as viable models for power system transformation.
- Research Organization:
- National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC36-08GO28308
- OSTI ID:
- 1171135
- Report Number(s):
- NREL/TP-6A20-62611
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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