Updated U.S. Geothermal Supply Characterization and Representation for Market Penetration Model Input

Technical Report · Sat Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 2011

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1027673· OSTI ID:1027673

Augustine, C.

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Geothermal Technologies Program (GTP) tasked the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) with conducting the annual geothermal supply curve update. This report documents the approach taken to identify geothermal resources, determine the electrical producing potential of these resources, and estimate the levelized cost of electricity (LCOE), capital costs, and operating and maintenance costs from these geothermal resources at present and future timeframes under various GTP funding levels. Finally, this report discusses the resulting supply curve representation and how improvements can be made to future supply curve updates.

• Research Organization: National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO.
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Geothermal Technology Program
• DOE Contract Number: AC36-08GO28308
• OSTI ID: 1027673
• Report Number(s): NREL/TP-6A2-47459
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

14 SOLAR ENERGY
15 GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
AVAILABILITY
CAPITAL COSTS
CAPITALIZED COST
ELECTRICAL PRODUCING POTENTIAL
ELECTRICITY
Energy Analysis
GEOTHERMAL
GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES
GEOTHERMAL TECHNOLOGIES PROGRAM
GTP
LCOE
LEVELIZED COST OF ELECTRICITY
MAINTENANCE
MARKET
NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY
OPERATING AND MAINTENANCE COSTS
SUPPLY CURVE UPDATE