Method for Quantifying Value of Storage Toward Reaching 100% Renewable Electricity

Bailey, Rhonda; Perez, Pedro Andres Sanchez; Mahmud, Zabir; Kurtz, Sarah

doi:10.1109/pvsc45281.2020.9300653

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“…More commonly, solar electricity contributes more than half of the total electricity with some daytime electricity stored for nighttime use. For a more in-depth exploration of understanding the value of storage, see our companion paper in these proceedings [7].…”

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California's Vision for Reaching Zero-Carbon Emissions

Perez¹,

Kurtz²

2020

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<div>In "The 100 Percent Clean Energy Act of 2018" the California legislature set a target of 100\% of California's electricity generated from renewable and zero-carbon sources by 2045. </div><div>The California Public Utility Commission (CPUC) and other state entities now have the task of planning to meet that target. </div><div>The California Energy Commission (CEC) has sponsored multiple studies and sought public input on the pathways that they are exploring. </div><div>A key result of that planning process is a Reference System Portfolio (RSP) based on existing and planned electricity generating capabilities, and modeled grid build out to meet the planned targets by 2045 at the lowest cost. </div><div>Although this RSP has been discussed by the CEC in a public forum, to our knowledge, it has not been presented to the photovoltaic community.</div><div>Here we document the CEC’s current RSP, with emphasis on understanding their expectations for build out of solar as well as the associated need for storage and curtailment.</div>

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California's Vision for Reaching Zero-Carbon Emissions

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Kurtz²

2020

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“…Second, challenges have begun to arise to the potential for diffusion-based strategies to continue to accelerate solar development enough to decarbonize energy systems by 2050. These include: technical hurdles in the integration of renewables into grid-based electricity systems [31], especially when combined with social patterns of energy demand that poorly match solar generation patterns [32]; shifts in costs from solar panels to installation and balance-of-system costs that are not as easily reduced through technology innovation [33]; snarls in global supply chains that limit availability of key materials or technologies and slow or even reverse price declines [34]; social and industrial opposition to renewable energy projects, e.g., due to concerns about land use or impacts on utility business models [35]; and rising costs of land and transmission lines to connect rural projects to urban centers [36]. Growing doubts also question whether markets can accelerate fast enough, even with substantial policy incentives, to meet ambitious decarbonization targets and address other critical challenges for global energy systems, including to enhance energy access worldwide, to promote energy justice, and to decrease energy vulnerabilities facing many communities in an era of rising climate risks [37].…”

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Unleashing Sociotechnical Imaginaries to Advance Just and Sustainable Energy Transitions: The Case of Solar Energy in Puerto Rico

Angel

Rivera-Matos

Irshad

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IEEE Trans. Technol. Soc.

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A central challenge for energy policy is to simultaneously accelerate the transition to carbon neutrality to tackle climate change while also addressing diverse forms of energy inequality and injustice. In this article, we argue that the public imagination is central to efforts to successfully confront this dual challenge. Specifically, we argue that theories of sociotechnical imaginaries have the potential to be leveraged both to strengthen public support for and engagement in carbon-neutral energy transitions and to identify and catalyze integrated sociotechnical designs and solutions that deliver on both accelerated technological change and just, equitable, and inclusive transitions. To explore these ideas, we present an in-depth case study of an emergent sociotechnical imaginary surrounding solar energy technologies in Puerto Rico. The results of our case study suggest that new imaginaries have the potential both to create powerful public support for renewable energy technologies that can accelerate energy systems change and, at the same time, help illuminate strategies for deploying energy technologies in ways that create meaningful impact and value in people's lives in diverse communities and thus contribute to making energy transitions more just and inclusive.

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“…The model is spatially resolved in seven (7) balancing zones with five (5) zones capturing California balancing authorities and two zones that represent regional aggregations of outof-state balancing authorities [4] as shown in Fig 1 . The model performs load balancing, provides planning reserve and applies operational constraints. Input files define 171 electricity generating resources, each with associated cost, starting capacity, guidance about increasing or retiring that capacity, ability to provide ancillary services, zone location, constraints on rate of ramping output, etc.…”

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California's Vision for Reaching Zero-Carbon Emissions

Sánchez-Pérez

Kurtz

2020

2020 47th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC)

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In "The 100 Percent Clean Energy Act of 2018" the California legislature set a target of 100% of California's electricity generated from renewable and zero-carbon sources by 2045. The California Public Utility Commission (CPUC) and other state entities now have the task of planning to meet that target. The California Energy Commission (CEC) has sponsored multiple studies and sought public input on the pathways that they are exploring. A key result of that planning process is a Reference System Portfolio (RSP) based on existing and planned electricity generating capabilities, and modeled grid build out to meet the planned targets by 2045 at the lowest cost. Although this RSP has been discussed by the CEC in a public forum, to our knowledge, it has not been presented to the photovoltaic community. Here we document the CEC's current RSP, with emphasis on understanding their expectations for build out of solar as well as the associated need for storage and curtailment.

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Method for Quantifying Value of Storage Toward Reaching 100% Renewable Electricity

Cited by 7 publications

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California's Vision for Reaching Zero-Carbon Emissions

California's Vision for Reaching Zero-Carbon Emissions

Unleashing Sociotechnical Imaginaries to Advance Just and Sustainable Energy Transitions: The Case of Solar Energy in Puerto Rico

California's Vision for Reaching Zero-Carbon Emissions

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