Energy Distribution

Journal Article

The Economic Costs of Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions Under a U.S. National Renewable Electricity Mandate

The authors perform a technical and economic assessment and estimate the economic costs and net GHG reductions from U.S renewable electricity mandates. GHG emissions reductions from such policies could be as much as 670 million metric tons per year. Depending on technological development, economic costs are $13-$45 billion per year. Lower costs depend on favorable technological progress.

Journal Article

Life Cycle Assessment and Grid Electricity: What Do We Know and What Can We Know?

The authors explore the limits of current knowledge about grid electricity in LCA and carbon footprinting for the U.S. electrical grid, and show that differences in standards, protocols, and reporting organizations can lead to important differences in estimates of CO2, SO2, and NOx emissions factors.

Report

Estimating the Benefits of the GridWise Initiative: Phase I Report

Preliminary estimates of the potential benefits of GridWise, a new initiative designed to bring the aging U.S. electricity grid into the information age.

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Strengthening the Grid: Effect of High-Temperature Superconducting Power Technologies on Reliability, Power Transfer Capacity, and Energy Use

This book evaluates the potential of high-temperature superconducting (HTS) power technologies to address existing problems with the U.S. electric power transmission grid.

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A Case Study of Beryllium Emissions from a Coal-Fired Power Plant

This Note broadens that case study of selenium emissions to include beryllium discharges from the power plant.

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Risk-Cost Assessment Methodology for Toxic Pollutants from Fossil Fuel Power Plants

Describes the development and application of a general methodology for assessing the control costs and chronic health risks of toxic pollutant emissions from coal-fired electric power plants.

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Understanding Cost Growth and Performance Shortfalls in Pioneer Process Plants

Misestimation of the capital costs and performance of innovative energy and chemical process plants creates fundamental problems in planning the development and commercialization of advanced technologies -- including synthetic fuels.

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Residential Electricity Demand Under Time-of-Day Pricing: Exploratory Data Analysis from the Los Angeles Rate Study

This analysis seeks statistically reliable estimates of response to time-of-day (TOD) pricing, concentrating on statistical issues rather than solely economic ones.

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Seasonal Electricity Demand and Pricing Analysis with a Variable Response Model

The Los Angeles Electricity Rate Study is designed to yield information on the effects of alternative pricing structures for residential consumers. This report gives the results of the behavior of 624 households in the Los Angeles area.

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Electricity Generating Cost Model for Comparison of California Power Plant Siting Alternatives

A model that describes the cost implications of siting electric generating plants at a representative range of possible sites in or near California, and develops cost estimating methods that can be used to investigate alternative possibilities.

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Ismael Arciniegas Rueda

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Noreen Clancy

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Jacob DeWeese

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Richard Silberglitt