Electrification Futures Study: Scenarios of Power System Evolution and Infrastructure Development for the United States

Technical Report · Fri Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 2021

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1762438· OSTI ID:1762438

Murphy, Caitlin ^[1]; Mai, Trieu ^[1]; Sun, Yinong ^[1]; Jadun, Paige ^[1]; Muratori, Matteo ^[1]; Nelson, Brent ^[2]; Jones, Ryan ^[3]

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1. National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
2. Northern Arizona Univ., Flagstaff, AZ (United States)
3. Evolved Energy Research, San Francisco, CA (United States)

This report is one in a series of Electrification Futures Study (EFS) publications. The EFS is a multiyear research project to explore potential widespread electrification in the future energy system of the United States. Electrification is defined as the substitution of electricity for direct combustion of non-electricity-based fuels used to provide similar services. The EFS is specifically designed to examine electric technology advancement and adoption for end uses in the major economic sectors of the United States, electricity consumption growth and load profiles, future power system infrastructure development and operations, and economic and environmental implications of electrification. Because of the expansive scope and the multiyear duration of the study, research findings and supporting data will be published as a series of reports, with each report being released on its own time frame.

• Research Organization: National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States); Northern Arizona Univ., Flagstaff, AZ (United States); Evolved Energy Research, San Francisco, CA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Strategic Programs Office
• DOE Contract Number: AC36-08GO28308
• OSTI ID: 1762438
• Report Number(s): NREL/TP--6A20-72330; MainId:6548; UUID:88772249-33b1-e811-9c16-ac162d87dfe5; MainAdminID:19121
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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