Abstract
LODGE finds the least-cost portfolio of traditional distribution system upgrades to integrate new loads and behind-the-meter DERs in combination with advanced non-wire alternative (NWA) planning solutions, such as utility-owned storage and distributed PV. Working with a set of least-cost solutions
per feeder/substation allows us to benchmark and compare techno-economic performance of different traditional and NWA planning solutions.
An important aspect of the LODGE model is that it includes power flow operation constraints. This means that the least-cost planning solutions delivered by LODGE are technically feasible. Available projects in LODGE portfolio include: 1) feeder reconductoring; 2) transformers upgrades; 3) non-wire alternatives, such as strategic siting and sizing of storage and distributed PV; 4) voltage regulators.
- Developers:
-
Heleno, Miguel [1] ; Valenzuela Meza, Alan [1] ; Moreira da Silva, Alexandre [1] ; Rodriguez Garcia, Luis [1]
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
- Release Date:
- 2024-05-10
- Project Type:
- Closed Source
- Software Type:
- Scientific
- Sponsoring Org.:
-
USDOEPrimary Award/Contract Number:AC02-05CH11231
- Code ID:
- 134364
- Site Accession Number:
- 2024-047
- Research Org.:
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
- Country of Origin:
- United States
Citation Formats
Heleno, Miguel, Valenzuela Meza, Alan, Moreira da Silva, Alexandre, and Rodriguez Garcia, Luis.
Least-cost Optimal Distribution Grid Expansion (LODGE) v1.
Computer Software.
USDOE.
10 May. 2024.
Web.
doi:10.11578/dc.20240711.4.
Heleno, Miguel, Valenzuela Meza, Alan, Moreira da Silva, Alexandre, & Rodriguez Garcia, Luis.
(2024, May 10).
Least-cost Optimal Distribution Grid Expansion (LODGE) v1.
[Computer software].
https://doi.org/10.11578/dc.20240711.4.
Heleno, Miguel, Valenzuela Meza, Alan, Moreira da Silva, Alexandre, and Rodriguez Garcia, Luis.
"Least-cost Optimal Distribution Grid Expansion (LODGE) v1." Computer software.
May 10, 2024.
https://doi.org/10.11578/dc.20240711.4.
@misc{
doecode_134364,
title = {Least-cost Optimal Distribution Grid Expansion (LODGE) v1},
author = {Heleno, Miguel and Valenzuela Meza, Alan and Moreira da Silva, Alexandre and Rodriguez Garcia, Luis},
abstractNote = {LODGE finds the least-cost portfolio of traditional distribution system upgrades to integrate new loads and behind-the-meter DERs in combination with advanced non-wire alternative (NWA) planning solutions, such as utility-owned storage and distributed PV. Working with a set of least-cost solutions
per feeder/substation allows us to benchmark and compare techno-economic performance of different traditional and NWA planning solutions.
An important aspect of the LODGE model is that it includes power flow operation constraints. This means that the least-cost planning solutions delivered by LODGE are technically feasible. Available projects in LODGE portfolio include: 1) feeder reconductoring; 2) transformers upgrades; 3) non-wire alternatives, such as strategic siting and sizing of storage and distributed PV; 4) voltage regulators.},
doi = {10.11578/dc.20240711.4},
url = {https://doi.org/10.11578/dc.20240711.4},
howpublished = {[Computer Software] \url{https://doi.org/10.11578/dc.20240711.4}},
year = {2024},
month = {may}
}