US-REGEN Documentation

Appendix

E. US-REGEN Publications

Selected EPRI Energy and Environmental Analysis publications, both EPRI reports and peer-reviewed journal articles, that include US-REGEN modeling results are listed below. All of these publications can be found at EPRI's Energy and Environmental Analysis Group's website: https://eea.epri.com/usregenopen in new window.

EPRI Publications

NamePublishedTypeProduct ID
A Primer on Wind and Solar Value Deflationopen in new windowAug-2019Back Pocket Insight
Cost-Effectively Achieving Carbon Goals in Minnesota: Renewable Standards vs. Technology-Neutral Policies - A scenario-based analysis of electric-sector impacts through 2050open in new windowMar-2019Technical Results3002015420
Electric Generation Investments Under Climate Policy Uncertaintyopen in new windowMar-2019Technical Results3002015555
Impacts of Battery Storage on the Electric Sector Mixopen in new windowMar-2019Back Pocket Insight
Minnesota High Renewable Standard Insightsopen in new windowMar-2019Back Pocket Insight
Value of Technology in the Electric Power Sectoropen in new windowAug-2018Back Pocket Insight
Value and Costs of State Renewable Portfolio Standardsopen in new windowJul-2018Back Pocket Insight
U.S. National Electrification Assessmentopen in new windowApr-2018Technical Results3002013582
Exploring the Role of Advanced Nuclear in Future Energy Markets: Economic Drivers, Barriers, and Impacts in the United Statesopen in new windowMar-2018Technical Results3002011803
Value of Technology in the Electric Power Sector: Modeling and Insights in US-REGENopen in new windowDec-2017Technical Update3002012171
Insights on the Complementarity of Storage and Renewablesopen in new windowOct-2017Back Pocket Insight
Interpreting Storage Results in Capacity Planning Modelsopen in new windowOct-2017Back Pocket Insight
Modeling Storage Investment and Dispatch with US-REGENopen in new windowOct-2017Back Pocket Insight
Systems Analysis in Electric Power Sector Modeling: Evaluating Model Complexity for Long-Range Planningopen in new windowOct-2017Technical Results3002011365
Social Cost of Carbon Pricing of Power Sector CO2: Accounting for Leakage and Other Social Implications from Subnational Policies - Discussion Paperopen in new windowSep-2017Technical Report3002011658
Systems Analysis in Electric Power Sector Modeling: A Review of the Recent Literature and Capabilities of Selected Capacity Planning Toolsopen in new windowJun-2017Technical Results3002011102
Understanding Clean Power Plan Choices in Kansas: Options and Uncertaintiesopen in new windowJan-2017Technical Results3002009492
Introduction to EPRI Clean Power Plan Modelingopen in new windowNov-2016Back Pocket Insight
Understanding Clean Power Plan Choices in Michigan: Options and Uncertaintiesopen in new windowAug-2016Technical Report3002009036
Applying the Social Cost of Carbon: Technical Considerationsopen in new windowJul-2016Technical Report3002004659
Simulating Annual Variation in Load, Wind, and Solar by Representative Hour Selectionopen in new windowJun-2016Technical Update3002008653
Technical and Economic Challenges of Flexible Operations: Case Studies of California and Texasopen in new windowMar-2016Technical Results3002008242
Program on Technology Innovation: Fossil Fleet Transition with Fuel Changes and Large Scale Variable Renewable Integrationopen in new windowOct-2015Technical Results3002006517
Implications of a New Source Performance Standard for New Fossil Generation: A High-Level Bounding Analysis Based on the US-REGEN Modelopen in new windowNov-2013Technical Update3002002333
PRISM 2.0 The Value of Innovation in Environmental Controlsopen in new windowOct-2012Technical Report1026743

Peer Reviewed Articles and Other Reports

John Bistline, David Young (2019): "Economic Drivers of Wind and Solar Penetration in the U.S." (Environmental Research Letters)

John Bistline, Nidhi Santen, David Young (2019): "The Economic Geography of Variable Renewable Energy and Impacts of Trade Formulation for Renewable Mandatesopen in new window" (Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews)

John Bistline (2019): "Turn Down For What? The Economic Value of Operational Flexibility in Electricity Marketsopen in new window" (IEEE Transactions on Power Systems)

John Bistline, Elke Hodson (DOE), Charles Rossmann (Southern Company), Jared Creason (EPA), Brian Murray (Duke University), Alexander Barron (Smith College) (2018): "Electric Sector Policy, Technological Change, and U.S. Emissions Reductions Goals: Results from the EMF 32 Model Intercomparison Projectopen in new window" (Energy Economics)

Trieu Mai (NREL), John Bistline, Yinong Sun (NREL), Wesley Cole (NREL), Cara Marcy (EIA), Chris Namovicz (EIA), David Young (2018): "The role of input assumptions and model structures in projections of variable renewable energy: A multi-model perspective of the U.S. electricity systemopen in new window" (Energy Economics)

David Young, John Bistline (2018): "The Costs and Value of Renewable Portfolio Standards in Meeting Decarbonization Goalsopen in new window" (Energy Economics)

Geoff Blanford, James Merrick, John Bistline, and David Young (2018): "Simulating Annual Variation in Load, Wind, and Solar by Representative Hour Selectionopen in new window" (The Energy Journal)

Wesley Cole (NREL), Bethany Frew (NREL), Trieu Mai (NREL), Yinong Sun (NREL), John Bistline, Geoffrey Blanford, David Young, Cara Marcy (EIA), Chris Namovicz (EIA), Risa Edelman (EPA), Bill Meroney (EPA), Ryan Sims (EPA), Jeb Stenhouse (EPA), Paul Donohoo-Vallett (DOE) (2017): "Variable Renewable Energy in Long-Term Planning Models: A Multi-Model Perspectiveopen in new window" (NREL Report 70528)

John Bistline and Francisco de la Chesnaye (2017): "Banking on Banking: Does 'When' Flexibility Mask the Costs of Stringent Climate Policy?open in new window" (Climatic Change).

John Bistline (2017): "Economic and Technical Challenges of Flexible Operations under Large-Scale Variable Renewable Deploymentopen in new window" (Energy Economics)

John Bistline and Geoff Blanford (2016): "More Than One Arrow in the Quiver: Why '100% Renewables' Misses the Markopen in new window" (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences)

Geoff Blanford, James Merrick, and David Young (2014): "A Clean Energy Standard Analysis with the US-REGEN Modelopen in new window" (The Energy Journal)