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
10 things you should know about grid-forming inverters
There is growing accord that grid-forming (GFM) technology for inverter-based resources (IBRs) like wind, solar PV and battery energy storage, will be part of the future deeply decarbonized power system. GFM inverters are expected to replace and improve on some...
Grid modernization playbook report
Over 150 states, local governments and prominent businesses have adopted ambitious renewable and clean energy goals to rapidly reduce carbon emissions in an effort to address climate change and improve the resilience of the electric grid. Concurrently, states and utilities...
NREL Inertia and the Power Grid: A Guide Without the Spin
Inertia in power systems refers to the energy stored in large rotating generators and some industrial motors, which gives them the tendency to remain rotating. This stored energy can be particularly valuable when a large power plant fails, as it...
Regulating voltage: recommendations for smart inverters
Customers are increasingly choosing to deploy distributed energy resources (DER) to better serve their energy needs. This deployment of DER is part of a broader energy transition where the centralized paradigm of energy delivery is evolving to a more distributed...
Virginias Energy Transition
Virginia’s Energy Transition explores the impacts of the Commonwealth employing a number of advanced energy resources to build a 100% carbon-free grid. Advanced Energy Economy worked in collaboration with GridLab and the Greenlink Group to map out how Virginia could...