Supporting the Nation's Electric Interconnections through Integration of Water into their Long-Term Transmission Planning.

Technical Report · Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 2018

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1481591· OSTI ID:1481591

Tidwell, Vincent C. ^[1]; Macknick, Jordan ^[2]; Voisin, Nathalie ^[3]; Kuiper, Jim ^[4]

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1. Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
2. National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
3. Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
4. Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)

Water is a critical resource in the production of electric power. The purpose of this plan is to extend support to the nation's three electric interconnections toward integrating water issues into their long-range transmission planning. This continued support is at the request of the interconnections. The proposed program leverages prior support as well as that of other similarly focused efforts funded across the Department of Energy (DOE). The effort will utilize a project team lead by Sandia National Laboratories and supported by Argonne National Laboratory, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. The activities recorded here are meant to provide a menu of potential projects that could be implemented as available resources permit.

• Research Organization: Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-94AL85000
• OSTI ID: 1481591
• Report Number(s): SAND-2018-11764R; 669283
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English