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Evaluating renewable portfolio standards and carbon cap scenarios in the U.S. electric sector

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  • Bird, Lori
  • Chapman, Caroline
  • Logan, Jeff
  • Sumner, Jenny
  • Short, Walter

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This report examines the impact of renewable portfolio standards (RPS) and cap-and-trade policy options on the U.S. electricity sector. The analysis uses the National Renewable Energy Laboratory's Regional Energy Deployment System (ReEDS) model that simulates the least-cost expansion of electricity generation capacity and transmission in the U.S. to examine the impact of a variety of emissions caps--and RPS scenarios both individually and combined. The generation mix, carbon emissions, and electricity price are examined for various policy combinations simulated in the modeling.

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  • Bird, Lori & Chapman, Caroline & Logan, Jeff & Sumner, Jenny & Short, Walter, 2011. "Evaluating renewable portfolio standards and carbon cap scenarios in the U.S. electric sector," Energy Policy, Elsevier, vol. 39(5), pages 2573-2585, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:enepol:v:39:y:2011:i:5:p:2573-2585
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