Full Title: Renewable Electricity Futures Study: Operations and Transmission Planning
Author(s): Donna Hostick, David B. Belzer, Stanton W. Hadley, Tony Markel, Chris Marnay, and Michael Kintner-Meyer
Publisher(s): National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Publication Date: June 1, 2012
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Description (excerpt):
There is currently much discussion about climate change, emissions, and carbon mitigation measures. Potential policies, legislation, and regulation can logically be expected to have an impact on the way in which energy is generated, delivered, and used, whether by specific controls or through pricing incentives or disincentives. The same drivers that might push the United States toward more renewable generation of electricity would also be expected to lead to increased energy efficiency—that is, a drive to use less energy to yield the same level of service. These drivers act in opposition to other trends, such as population growth and the development of new electricity-using devices. Climate change influences another aspect of the energy use picture because heating and cooling loads are highly dependent upon outside temperature.