TY - JOUR
AU - Trieu Mai
AU - M Maureen Hand
AU - Samuel F Baldwin
AU - Ryan H Wiser
AU - Greg L Brinkman
AU - Paul Denholm
AU - Douglas J Arent
AU - Gian Porro
AU - Debra Sandor
AU - Donna J Hostick
AU - Michael Milligan
AU - Edgar A DeMeo
AU - Morgan Bazilian
AB - <p>This paper highlights the key results from the Renewable Electricity (RE) Futures Study. It is a detailed consideration of renewable electricity in the United States. The paper focuses on technical issues related to the operability of the U.S. electricity grid and provides initial answers to important questions about the integration of high penetrations of renewable electricity technologies from a national perspective. The results indicate that the future U.S. electricity system that is largely powered by renewable sources is possible and the further work is warranted to investigate this clean generation pathway. The central conclusion of the analysis is that renewable electricity generation from technologies that are commercially available today, in combination with a more flexible electric system, is more than adequate to supply 80% of the total U.S. electricity generation in 2050 while meeting electricity demand on an hourly basis in every region of the United States.</p>
BT - IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy
DA - 04/2014
DO - 10.1109/TSTE.2013.2290472
IS - 2
N1 - <p>To see additional information related to this research, <a href="http://www.nrel.gov/analysis/re_futures/" target="_blank">click here</a>.</p>
N2 - <p>This paper highlights the key results from the Renewable Electricity (RE) Futures Study. It is a detailed consideration of renewable electricity in the United States. The paper focuses on technical issues related to the operability of the U.S. electricity grid and provides initial answers to important questions about the integration of high penetrations of renewable electricity technologies from a national perspective. The results indicate that the future U.S. electricity system that is largely powered by renewable sources is possible and the further work is warranted to investigate this clean generation pathway. The central conclusion of the analysis is that renewable electricity generation from technologies that are commercially available today, in combination with a more flexible electric system, is more than adequate to supply 80% of the total U.S. electricity generation in 2050 while meeting electricity demand on an hourly basis in every region of the United States.</p>
PY - 2014
SP - 372 
EP -  378
ST - IEEE Trans. Sustain. Energy
T2 - IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy
TI - Renewable Electricity Futures for the United States
VL - 5
SN - 1949-3029
ER -