2020 Standard Scenarios Report: A U.S. Electricity Sector Outlook

Technical Report · Mon Nov 16 00:00:00 EST 2020

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1721757· OSTI ID:1721757

Cole, Wesley  ^[1]; Corcoran, James ^[1]; Gates, Nathaniel ^[1]; Mai, Trieu  ^[1]; Das, Paritosh ^[1]

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1. National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)

This report summarizes the results of 47 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 sixth 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 Programs Office. Strategic Priorities and Impact Analysis
• DOE Contract Number: AC36-08GO28308
• OSTI ID: 1721757
• Report Number(s): NREL/TP-6A20-77442; MainId:27378; UUID:a30a1a55-501f-4a01-a4f3-278db6c5c3ed; MainAdminID:18853
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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