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Grid Expansion Planning for Carbon Emissions Reduction

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There is a need to upgrade and expand electric power transmission and generation to meet specified renewable energy targets and simultaneously minimize construction cost and carbon emissions. Some challenges are: (1) Renewable energy sources have variable production capacity; (2) Deficiency of transmission capacity at desirable renewable generation locations; (3) Need to incorporate models of operations into planning studies; and (4) Prevent undesirable operational outcomes such as negative dispatch prices or curtailment of carbon neutral generation.
Research Organization:
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL)
Sponsoring Organization:
LDRD
DOE Contract Number:
AC52-06NA25396
OSTI ID:
1046538
Report Number(s):
LA-UR-12-23123
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English