Annual Technology Baseline: The 2020 Electricity Update

Conference · Tue Jul 28 04:00:00 EDT 2020

OSTI ID:1669517

Vimmerstedt, Laura; Akar, Sertac; Beiter, Philipp; Cole, Wesley; Feldman, David; Kurup, Parthiv; Ramdas, Ashwin; Rhodes, Greg; Stehly, Tyler; Stright, Dana; Oladosu, Debo

Consistent cost and performance data for various electricity generation technologies can be difficult to find and may change frequently for certain technologies. With the Annual Technology Baseline (ATB), the National Renewable Energy Laboratory annually provides an organized and centralized set of such cost and performance data. The ATB uses the best information from the Department of Energy national laboratories' renewable energy analysts. The ATB has been reviewed by experts and it includes the following electricity generation technologies: land-based wind, offshore wind, utility-scale solar photovoltaics (PV), commercial-scale solar PV, residential-scale solar PV, concentrating solar power, geothermal power, hydropower, utility-scale battery storage. EIA data for coal, natural gas, nuclear, and conventional biopower are included for reference. This webinar presentation introduces the 2020 update to the ATB Electricity data and documentation.

• Research Organization: National Renewable Energy Laboratory (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: 1669517
• Report Number(s): NREL/PR-6A20-76814; MainId:9475; UUID:a4537e70-4d8c-4b5b-889d-86f3762e4289; MainAdminID:15152
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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