2018 Standard Scenarios Report: A U.S. Electricity Sector Outlook

Technical Report · Tue Nov 06 00:00:00 EST 2018

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1481848· OSTI ID:1481848

Cole, Wesley J. ^[1]; Frazier, Allister ^[1]; Donohoo-Vallett, Paul ^[2]; Mai, Trieu T. ^[1]; Das, Paritosh ^[1]

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1. National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
2. U.S. Department of Energy, Washington, D.C. (United States)

This report summarizes the results of 30 plus forward-looking 'standard scenarios' of the U.S. power sector simulated by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) using the Regional Energy Deployment System (ReEDS) and Distributed Generation (dGen) capacity expansion models. The annual Standard Scenarios, which are now in their fourth year, have been designed to capture a range of possible power system futures considering a variety of factors that impact power sector evolution.

• Research Organization: National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Strategic Priorities and Impact Analysis Office (EE-61)
• DOE Contract Number: AC36-08GO28308
• OSTI ID: 1481848
• Report Number(s): NREL/TP-6A20-71913
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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