California VPP Study
This study assessed the statewide market potential for virtual power plants (VPPs) in California in 2035. We describe the findings of the study in our Volume I summary report. This Volume II report details the modeling approach and assumptions underlying
Western markets Exploratory group study fact sheet
GridLab is a national non-profit that provides technical grid expertise to enhance policy decision-making and ensure a rapid transition to a reliable, cost-effective, and low-carbon energy future. This fact sheet looks at the Western Markets Exploratory Group
Brandon Shores Retirement Analysis January 2024
In 2023, GridLab worked with Telos Energy to provide an analysis of replacing Maryland based coal plant Brandon Shores with a battery energy storage system (BESS). The Brandon Shores coal plant recently announced its plan to cease operation in mid-2025....
Assessing Resource Adequacy in Montana
This study aims to explore how Montana’s resource adequacy risks are evolving in the near-term and mid-term given resource plan uncertainties and evolving regional coordination opportunities such as under the Western Resource Adequacy Program (WRAP)
The impact of renewables in ERCOT during the summer of 2023
The deployment of renewable energy in Texas, particularly wind and solar, has grown significantly over the past decade. Texas has almost as much wind capacity as the next four states combined1 and ERCOT recently
California’s progress in advancing transmission planning and permitting
The Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies (CEERT) has released two reports earlier this year on the need for expansion of the high voltage transmission system and for reform of the state’s permitting process to overcome delays in transmission...
Analyzing the effects of market proliferation in the West on California gas dispatch
Environmental Justice groups are concerned that California joining an expanded Western RTO could mean additional dispatch of gas plants in California, especially gas plants in disadvantaged communities.
Gridlab statement for FERC technical conference on EPA 111d
Good afternoon Commissioners, Staff, and participants in this important conference. I’m Ric O’Connell, the executive director of GridLab. We are a public interest organization that provides technical assistance to regulators, with a particular focus on grid reliability.
The impact of an additional 10 GW of utility-scale solar in ERCOT during winter storm URI
The winter storm that hit Texas and the surrounding regions in February 2021 (often referred to as Winter Storm Uri) triggered one of the worst blackouts in recent history. In Texas, it was the first time that all 254 counties...
HVDC Summary
The existing transmission system represents decades of planning decisions that were made to suit different grid and market conditions from today’s. Michigan is situated in a unique geographical position since it is within, but on the edge of the Midcontinent...