Renewable Electricity Futures for the United States

This paper highlights the key results from the Renewable Electricity (RE) Futures Study. It is a detailed consideration of renewable electricity in the United States. The paper focuses on technical issues related to the operability of the U.S. electricity grid and provides initial answers to importa...

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Published in:IEEE transactions on sustainable energy 2014-04, Vol.5 (2), p.372-378
Main Authors: Mai, Trieu, Hostick, Donna J., Milligan, Michael, DeMeo, Edgar A., Bazilian, Morgan, Hand, M. Maureen, Baldwin, Samuel F., Wiser, Ryan H., Brinkman, Greg L., Denholm, Paul, Arent, Doug J., Porro, Gian, Sandor, Debra
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Language:English
Subjects:
Analytical models
Biological system modeling
Cleaning
Electric utilities
Electricity
Electricity consumption
Electricity generation
Energy storage
Load modeling
Meetings
Pathways
Penetration
power generation dispatch
power generation economics
power system planning
Power system reliability
power systems
Renewable energy
Renewable energy sources
solar energy
Systems analysis
wind energy
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Summary:This paper highlights the key results from the Renewable Electricity (RE) Futures Study. It is a detailed consideration of renewable electricity in the United States. The paper focuses on technical issues related to the operability of the U.S. electricity grid and provides initial answers to important questions about the integration of high penetrations of renewable electricity technologies from a national perspective. The results indicate that the future U.S. electricity system that is largely powered by renewable sources is possible and the further work is warranted to investigate this clean generation pathway. The central conclusion of the analysis is that renewable electricity generation from technologies that are commercially available today, in combination with a more flexible electric system, is more than adequate to supply 80% of the total U.S. electricity generation in 2050 while meeting electricity demand on an hourly basis in every region of the United States.
ISSN:1949-3029
1949-3037
DOI:10.1109/TSTE.2013.2290472