Arizona Clean Transportation Pathways
In the summer of 2021, Western Resource Advocates (WRA) commissioned GridLab and Evolved Energy Research for a joint study to investigate the role of transportation electrification in economy-wide decarbonization for the state of Arizona. As of early 2022, Arizona still...
Reliably Reaching California’s Clean Electricity Targets Deep Dive
As part of the “Reliably Reaching California’s Clean Electricity Targets” study, concurrent wind and solar resource data was used to project the generation at renewable energy sites throughout California and the broader WECC area. The concurrent data spanned the period...
Reliably reaching California’s clean electricity targets
California’s Senate Bill 100 sets targets of 60% renewable energy by 2030 and 100% carbon-free electricity by 2045. In December 2020, the Joint Agencies SB 100 report (hereafter, referred to as the “SB 100 report”) analyzed the feasibility of the...
AEE GridLab FERC Order 2222 Campaign Final Report
Implementation of FERC’s Order 2222 requires transmission and distribution system coordination, which will require active engagement from state utility regulators. With that in mind, Advanced Energy Economy and GridLab convened distribution utilities and AEE members for eight months in 2021...
Oregon Clean Energy Pathways Analysis Executive Summary
In late December 2020, as Washington State was finalizing its 2021 State Energy Strategy based on technical analysis by the Clean Energy Transition Institute and decarbonization pathways modeling by Evolved Energy Research, Oregon advocates were considering the value of a...
Affordable & reliable decarbonization pathways for Montana
In order to investigate outcomes from the various pathways Montana could follow as it evolves it energy system, GridLab and 350.org commissioned Vibrant Clean Energy, LLC (VCE®) to model the Montana energy system using its flagship energy system modeling software...
Removing Barriers to DER in Wholesale Markets
Over the equivalent of two and a half days in the summer of 2020, a team of ten experts with backgrounds working at ISOs/RTOs, technology companies, policy organizations, federal and state regulatory agencies, and independent consultancies met virtually at e-Lab...
Pathways and policies to achieve Nevada’s climate goals
The climate crisis is here. Without swift action, it will further threaten the health and livelihoods of Nevadans. Fortunately, Nevada’s leaders have recognized the urgency, passing a 50 percent renewable portfolio standard in 2019 and setting statewide greenhouse gas (GHG)...
Western states deep decarbonization
The Colorado Legislature passed a law (HB 19-1261) in 2019 to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) pollution 26 percent by 2025 and 50 percent by 2030 compared to 2005 levels of emissions. The state is not currently on track to meet...
2035 The Report
Global carbon emissions must be halved by 2030 to limit warming to 1.5°C and avoid catastrophic climate impacts. Most existing studies, however, examine 2050 as the year that deep decarbonization of electric power systems can be achieved