Renewable Energy and Efficiency Modeling Analysis Partnership (REMAP): An Analysis of How Different Energy Models Addressed a Common High Renewable Energy Penetration Scenario in 2025

Technical Report · Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 2009

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1219252· OSTI ID:1219252

Blair, Nate ^[1]; Jenkin, Thomas ^[1]; Milford, James ^[1]; Short, Walter ^[1]; Sullivan, Patrick ^[1]; Evans, David ^[2]; Lieberman, Elliot ^[2]; Goldstein, Gary ^[3]; Wright, Evelyn ^[3]; Jayaraman, Kamala R. ^[4]; Venkatesh, Boddu ^[4]; Kleiman, Gary ^[5]; Namovicz, Christopher ^[6]; Smith, Bob ^[6]; Palmer, Karen ^[7]; Wiser, Ryan ^[8]; Wood, Frances ^[9]

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1. National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
2. US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Cincinnati, OH (United States)
3. International Resources Group, Washington, DC (United States)
4. ICF International, Fairfax, VA (United States)
5. Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use Management, Boston, MA (United States)
6. Energy Information Administration, Washington, DC (United States)
7. Resources of the Future, Washington, DC (United States)
8. Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
9. OnLocation Inc., Vienna, VA (United States)

Energy system modeling can be intentionally or unintentionally misused by decision-makers. This report describes how both can be minimized through careful use of models and thorough understanding of their underlying approaches and assumptions. The analysis summarized here assesses the impact that model and data choices have on forecasting energy systems by comparing seven different electric-sector models. This analysis was coordinated by the Renewable Energy and Efficiency Modeling Analysis Partnership (REMAP), a collaboration among governmental, academic, and nongovernmental participants.

• Research Organization: National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Energy Analysis (EI-30) (Energy Analysis Corporate)
• DOE Contract Number: AC36-08-GO28308
• OSTI ID: 1219252
• Report Number(s): NREL/TP-6A2-45656; 5223
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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energy system
energy models
energy modeling
renewable energy
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Renewable Energy and Efficiency Modeling Analysis Partnership
REMAP
energy data
renewable energy penetration
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