Enhanced Distributed Solar Photovoltaic Deployment via Barrier Mitigation or Removal in the Western Interconnection (Final Technical Report)
- Western Interstate Energy Board, Denver, CO (United States); Western Interstate Energy Board
In 2017, the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) 2026 Common Case projected that distributed solar PV deployment in the Western U.S. would meet or exceed 16,106 MW of installed capacity by 2026. Of this total, 12,218 MW was projected to be deployed in California and another 3,888 MW was projected to be deployed across Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. However, WIEB recognized that barriers to distributed solar PV deployment could cause the region to fall short of these projections. WIEB identified three types of perceived barriers that might interfere with the deployment of distributed solar PV generation in the West, including: (1) interconnection barriers; (2) utility rate-design barriers; and (3) reliability barriers.
- Research Organization:
- Western Interstate Energy Board, Denver, CO (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)
- Contributing Organization:
- National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL); Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL)
- DOE Contract Number:
- EE0007673
- OSTI ID:
- 1785101
- Report Number(s):
- SEEDS-SES-DE-EE0007673
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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