TY  - COMP
TI  - Least-cost Optimal Distribution Grid Expansion (LODGE) v1
AB  - 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.
AU  - Heleno, Miguel
AU  - Valenzuela Meza, Alan
AU  - Moreira da Silva, Alexandre
AU  - Rodriguez Garcia, Luis
DO  - https://doi.org/10.11578/dc.20240711.4
UR  - https://www.osti.gov/doecode/biblio/134364
CY  - United States
PY  - 2024
DA  - 2024-05-10
LA  - English
C1  - Research Org.: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
C2  - Sponsor Org.: USDOE
C4  - Contract Number: AC02-05CH11231
ER  -