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Assess the technical operability and national feasibility of integrating high penetrations of renewable electricity into the United States power grid by 2050.

January 31, 2014IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy

Renewable Electricity Futures for the United States

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TMTrieu MaiNational Renewable Energy Laboratory MHM. HandNational Renewable Energy Laboratory SBSamuel F. BaldwinBrunswick (United States)

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Technical analysis demonstrates commercially available renewables can supply 80% of US electricity by 2050, highlighting the feasibility of a high-penetration clean grid.

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Assess the technical operability and national feasibility of integrating high penetrations of renewable electricity into the United States power grid by 2050.
Conducted a national-scale technical analysis examining renewable electricity generation, grid operability, and system integration.
Simulated hourly regional electricity supply and demand balance through 2050 assuming enhanced electric system flexibility and existing, commercially available technologies.
Commercially available renewable technologies, paired with a more flexible power system, can adequately provide 80% of total U.S. electricity generation in 2050.
The projected renewable generation pathway successfully balances electricity demand on an hourly basis across every region of the United States.

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Mai et al. (2014) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69c92ba09d4a31ae29d33657 https://doi.org/10.1109/tste.2013.2290472

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Technical analysis demonstrates commercially available renewables can supply 80% of US electricity by 2050, highlighting the feasibility of a high-penetration clean grid.

Renewable Electricity Futures for the United States

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