Electric System Planning

2021

Wiser, Ryan H, Dev Millstein, Joseph Rand, Paul Donohoo-Vallett, Patrick Gilman, and Trieu Mai. Halfway to Zero: Progress towards a Carbon-Free Power Sector. 2021.

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Frick, Natalie Mims, Tom Eckman, Greg Leventis, and Alan H Sanstad. Methods to Incorporate Energy Efficiency in Electricity System Planning and Markets. 2021.

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2020

Carvallo, Juan Pablo, Nan Zhang, Benjamin Leibowicz, Thomas Carr, Maury Galbraith, and Peter H Larsen. Implications of a regional resource adequacy program on utility integrated resource planning: Study for the Western United States. 2020.

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Carvallo, Juan Pablo, Nan Zhang, Sean Murphy, Benjamin Leibowicz, and Peter H Larsen. "The economic value of a centralized approach to distributed resource investment and operation." Applied Energy 269 (2020).

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2019

Carvallo, Juan Pablo, Sean Murphy, Alan H Sanstad, and Peter H Larsen. The use of wholesale market purchases by Western U.S. electric utilities. 2019.

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2018

Carvallo, Juan Pablo, Peter H Larsen, Alan H Sanstad, and Charles A Goldman. "Long term load forecasting accuracy in electric utility integrated resource planning." Energy Policy 119 (2018) 410-422.

2017

Carvallo, Juan Pablo, Alan H Sanstad, and Peter H Larsen. Exploring the relationship between planning and procurement in Western U.S. electric utilities. 2017. LBNL-2001029.

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Eto, Joseph H, and Giulia Gallo. Regional Transmission Planning: A Review of Practices Following FERC Order Nos. 890 and 1000. 2017. LBNL-2001079.

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Bolinger, Mark. Using Probability of Exceedance to Compare the Resource Risk of Renewable and Gas-Fired Generation. 2017. LBNL-1007269.

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2016

Eto, Joseph H. Building Electric Transmission Lines: A Review of Recent Regional Transmission Plans. 2016. LBNL-1006331.

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Eto, Joseph H. Building Electric Transmission Lines: A Review of Recent Transmission Projects. 2016. LBNL-1006330.

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Carvallo, Juan Pablo, Peter H Larsen, Alan H Sanstad, and Charles A Goldman. Load Forecasting in Electric Utility Integrated Resource Planning. 2016. LBNL-1006395.

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Mills, Andrew D, Galen L Barbose, Joachim Seel, Changgui Dong, Trieu Mai, Ben Sigrin, and Jarett Zuboy. Planning for a Distributed Disruption: Innovative Practices for Incorporating Distributed Solar into Utility Planning. 2016. LBNL-1006047.

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Allen, Riley, Donna Brutkoski, David Farnsworth, and Peter H Larsen. Sustainable Energy Solutions for Rural Alaska. 2016. LBNL-1005097.

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2015

International, Open Access Tec. Assessment of Historical Transmission Schedules and Flows in the Eastern Interconnection, v1.0. Open Access Technology International, 2015.

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Mills, Andrew D, and Joachim Seel. Flexibility Inventory for Western Resource Planners. 2015. LBNL-1003750.

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National Electric Transmission Congestion Study (2015). U.S. Department of Energy, 2015.

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2014

Fisher, Emily, and Joseph H Eto. "Congestion Measures for Organized Markets in the U.S." IEEE 47th Hawaii International Conference on Systems Science (HICSS). Waikoloa, HI: IEEE, 2014. LBNL-6539E.

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Barbose, Galen L, Alan H Sanstad, and Charles A Goldman. "Incorporating energy efficiency into electric power transmission planning: A western United States case study." Energy Policy 67 (2014) 319-329.
Barbose, Galen L, Alan H Sanstad, Charles A Goldman, Stuart McMenamin, and Andy Sukenik. Incorporating Energy Efficiency into Western Interconnection Transmission Planning. 2014. LBNL-6578E.

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Sanstad, Alan H, Stuart McMenamin, Andy Sukenik, Galen L Barbose, and Charles A Goldman. "Modeling an aggressive energy-efficiency scenario in long-range load forecasting for electric power transmission planning." Applied Energy 128 (2014) 265-275.
Wilkerson, Jordan, Peter H Larsen, and Galen L Barbose. "Survey of Western U.S. Electric Utility Resource Plans." Energy Policy 66 (2014) 90-103. LBNL-6545E.

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2013

Satchwell, Andrew, and Ryan Hledik. Analytical Frameworks to Incorporate Demand Response in Long-term Resource Planning. 2013. LBNL-6546E.

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Satchwell, Andrew, Galen L Barbose, Charles A Goldman, Ryan Hledik, and Ahmed Faruqui. Incorporating Demand Response into Western Interconnection Transmission Planning. LBNL, 2013. LBNL-6381E.

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2012

Mills, Andrew D, and Ryan H Wiser. An Evaluation of Solar Valuation Methods Used in Utility Planning and Procurement Processes. 2012. LBNL-5933E.

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