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Nuclear's Role in the U.S. Electricity System: A Multi-Model Inter-Comparison Analysis

Conference ·
OSTI ID:1959302
A variety of US electric power sector capacity expansion models are used by decision makers and analysts to evaluate competition among generation, transmission, and storage technologies to meeting the demands of the system. CEMs use least-cost optimization to identify optimal portfolios of investments capable of satisfying all specified requirements. While CEMs are a useful tool to inform pathways to meet future needs, projections can differ significantly between tools for apparently similar scenario assumptions. Differences in model structure, scope, and input assumption contribute to this issue. This work compares model response with harmonization between four modeling teams on issues significant to the representation and development of nuclear energy.
Research Organization:
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Nuclear Energy (NE)
DOE Contract Number:
AC36-08GO28308
OSTI ID:
1959302
Report Number(s):
NREL/PR-6A40-83192; MainId:83965; UUID:350b4bf7-34f3-4b48-916c-827c1bd02e20; MainAdminID:68849
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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