Status: Published
Citation: Bistline, J; Bedilion, R; Goteti, NS; Kern, N. 2022. Implications of variations in renewable cost projections for electric sector decarbonization in the United States. iScience 25 (6).
A new article “Implications of variations in renewable cost projections for electric sector decarbonization in the United States” by John Bistline, Robin Bedilion, Naga Srujana Goteti, and Neil Kern was recently published in iScience. The article surveys U.S. wind and solar cost projections and models their potential implications for decarbonization pathways to zero or net-zero emissions in the power sector. Model results suggest that renewable cost projections have a larger impact on solar deployment than wind deployment. However, whether the power sector is required to achieve absolute zero or net-zero emissions has a larger influence on future renewables deployment than costs.
A two-page summary of this research is available at:
Two-Pager on Renewables Cost Paper (epri.com)
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Implications of variations in renewable cost projections for electric sector decarbonization in the United States: iScience (cell.com)