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Methods for Analyzing the Benefits and Costs of Distributed Photovoltaic Generations to the U. S. Electric Utility System.

DE141159357

Publication Date	2014
Personal Author	Denholm, P.; Margolis, R.; Palmintier, B.; Barrows, C.; Ibanez, E.; Bird, L.; Zuboy, J.
Page Count	86
Abstract	This report outlines the methods, data, and tools that could be used at different levels of sophistication and effort to estimate the benefits and costs of DGPV. In so doing, we identify the gaps in current benefit-cost-analysis methods, which we hope will inform the ongoing research agenda in this area. The focus of this report is primarily on benefits and costs from the utility or electricity generation system perspective. It is intended to provide useful background information to utility and regulatory decision makers and their staff, who are often being asked to use or evaluate estimates of the benefits and cost of DGPV in regulatory proceedings. Understanding the technical rigor of the range of methods and how they might need to evolve as DGPV becomes a more significant contributor of energy to the electricity system will help them be better consumers of this type of information. This report is also intended to provide information to utilities, policy makers, PV technology developers, and other stakeholders, which might help them maximize the benefits and minimize the costs of integrating DGPV into a changing electricity system.
Keywords	Structures Energy analysis Solar energy Power transmission Policies Regulations Distributed generation Utility rate Electricity generation system Solar Energy - Photovoltaics Distribution Solar Photovoltatics
Source Agency	Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee
NTIS Subject Category	97N - Solar Energy 97O - Miscellaneous Energy Conversion & Storage 97E - Electric Power Transmission 99F - Physical & Theoretical Chemistry 89E - Building Standards & Codes 94H - Industrial Safety Engineering 89D - Structural Analyses 97G - Policies, Regulations & Studies
Corporate Authors	Department of Energy, Washington, DC. Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	201509

Methods for Analyzing the Benefits and Costs of Distributed Photovoltaic Generations to the U. S. Electric Utility System.

Methods for Analyzing the Benefits and Costs of Distributed Photovoltaic Generations to the U. S. Electric Utility System.
DE141159357

Publication Date	2014
Personal Author	Denholm, P.; Margolis, R.; Palmintier, B.; Barrows, C.; Ibanez, E.; Bird, L.; Zuboy, J.
Page Count	86
Abstract	This report outlines the methods, data, and tools that could be used at different levels of sophistication and effort to estimate the benefits and costs of DGPV. In so doing, we identify the gaps in current benefit-cost-analysis methods, which we hope will inform the ongoing research agenda in this area. The focus of this report is primarily on benefits and costs from the utility or electricity generation system perspective. It is intended to provide useful background information to utility and regulatory decision makers and their staff, who are often being asked to use or evaluate estimates of the benefits and cost of DGPV in regulatory proceedings. Understanding the technical rigor of the range of methods and how they might need to evolve as DGPV becomes a more significant contributor of energy to the electricity system will help them be better consumers of this type of information. This report is also intended to provide information to utilities, policy makers, PV technology developers, and other stakeholders, which might help them maximize the benefits and minimize the costs of integrating DGPV into a changing electricity system.
Keywords	Structures Energy analysis Solar energy Power transmission Policies Regulations Distributed generation Utility rate Electricity generation system Solar Energy - Photovoltaics Distribution Solar Photovoltatics
Source Agency	Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee
NTIS Subject Category	97N - Solar Energy 97O - Miscellaneous Energy Conversion & Storage 97E - Electric Power Transmission 99F - Physical & Theoretical Chemistry 89E - Building Standards & Codes 94H - Industrial Safety Engineering 89D - Structural Analyses 97G - Policies, Regulations & Studies
Corporate Authors	Department of Energy, Washington, DC. Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	201509