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Title: Renewable Energy Zones: Delivering Clean Power to Meet Demand, Greening the Grid

Program Document ·
OSTI ID:1253121

Greening the Grid provides technical assistance to energy system planners, regulators, and grid operators to overcome challenges associated with integrating variable renewable energy into the grid. This document describes the renewable energy zone concept that has emerged as a transmission planning tool to help scale up the penetration of solar, wind, and other resources on the power system.

Research Organization:
National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE; United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
DOE Contract Number:
AC36-08GO28308
OSTI ID:
1253121
Report Number(s):
NREL/FS-6A20-65988
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English