Full Title: Los Angeles 100% Renewable Energy Study (LA100)
Author(s): Jaquelin Cochran, Paul Denholm, Meghan Mooney, Daniel Steinberg, Elaine Hale, Garvin Heath, Bryan Palmintier, Ben Sigrin, David Keyser, Devonie McCamey, Brady Cowiestoll, Kelsey Horowitz, Henry Horsey, Anthony Fontanini, Himanshu Jain, Matteo Muratori, Jennie Jorgenson, Matt Irish, George Ban-Weiss, Harvey Cutler, Vikram Ravi, Scott Nicholson
Publisher(s): National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Los Angeles Department of Water and Power
Publication Date: March 25, 2021
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Description (excerpt):
To combat climate change while capturing health and economic benefits, the City of Los Angeles has set ambitious goals to transform its electricity supply, aiming for a 100% renewable energy power system by 2045, along with a push to electrify the buildings and transportation sectors. To reach these goals, and assess the implications for jobs, electricity rates, the environment, and environmental justice, the Los Angeles City Council passed a series of motions in 2016 and 2017 directing the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) to determine the technical feasibility and investment pathways of a 100% renewable energy portfolio standard.
With great ambition comes great need for actionable data and analysis—so LADWP partnered with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) on the Los Angeles 100% Renewable Energy Study (LA100), a first-of-its-kind objective, highly detailed, rigorous, and science-based study to analyze potential pathways the community can take to achieve a 100% clean energy future. As a U.S. Department of Energy research lab with decades of experience in energy systems analysis, NREL offered unbiased, best-in-class expertise and modeling capabilities to help the city navigate its clean energy transition.
The LA100 study aims to inform the city, LADWP, and other stakeholders of possible pathways to 100% renewable energy, and the implications of these pathways for the people who live and work in LA.