134364 LBNL false ipo@lbl.gov CS S 2024-05-10 Least-cost Optimal Distribution Grid Expansion (LODGE) v1 LODGE v1 https://doi.org/10.11578/dc.20240711.4 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. United States LBNL 2024-047 lodge_v1 (1).zip 2024-07-11 2024-07-11 true ntheodore@lbl.gov false MiguelHeleno@lbl.gov Miguel Heleno Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States) AlanValenzuela@lbl.gov Alan Valenzuela Meza Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States) AMoreira@lbl.gov Alexandre Moreira da Silva Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States) LuisRodriguezGarcia@lbl.gov Luis Rodriguez Garcia Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States) USDOE AC02-05CH11231 true Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States) true