The Energy Supply Reference Card represents an update to the initial version, which was last updated in 2016. EPRI identified the need to develop an updated card based on transformative changes across the electric sector and the emergence of new energy supply technologies with the potential for broad deployment in the decades ahead. The emerging technologies listed in the reference card represent a range of technology readiness levels prior to industry-level deployment.
The card reflects a mix of quantitative considerations based on recent studies and industry trends and qualitative insights derived from a team of EPRI subject matter experts examining capabilities and considerations across existing and emerging resources.