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Renewable Energy Zone (REZ) Transmission Planning Process: A Guidebook for Practitioners

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1389211· OSTI ID:1389211
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  1. National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
Achieving clean energy goals may require new investments in transmission, especially if planners anticipate economic growth and increased demand for electricity. The renewable energy zone (REZ) transmission planning process can help policymakers ensure their infrastructure investments achieve national goals in the most economical manner. Policymakers, planners, and system operators around the world have used variations of the REZ process to chart the expansion of their transmission networks and overcome the barriers of traditional transmission planning. This guidebook seeks to help power system planners, key decision makers, and stakeholders understand and use the REZ transmission planning process to integrate transmission expansion planning and renewable energy generation planning.
Research Organization:
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
DOE Contract Number:
AC36-08GO28308
OSTI ID:
1389211
Report Number(s):
NREL/TP--7A40-69043
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English