Restructuring and renewable energy developments in California:using Elfin to simulate the future California power market

Technical Report · Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 1998

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/8618· OSTI ID:8618

Kirshner, Dan; Kito, Suzie; Marnay, Chris; Pickle, Steve; Schumacher, Katja; Sezgen, Osman; Wiser, Ryan

We provide some basic background information on support for renewable in California on the expected operation of the power pool and bilateral markets, and on the three key policy types modeled here. We discuss the Elfin production cost and expansion planning model as well as key assumptions that we made to model the future California pool. We present results from the successful Elfin models runs. We discuss the implications of the study, as well as key areas for future research. Additional information on results, Elfin's expansion planning logic, and resource options can be found in the appendices.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)
• DOE Contract Number: AC03-76SF00098
• OSTI ID: 8618
• Report Number(s): LBNL-41569; ON: DE00008618
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

24 POWER TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION
29 ENERGY PLANNING AND POLICY
California
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Renewable Energy Sources
Economic Analysis
Mathematical Models
Computerized Simulation
Planning