Evaluation of renewables' co-variability to support 2035 decarbonization goals
Abstract
Full decarbonization of the energy sector will require more reliance on renewables. Renewables are known to have strong climatic variability at different spatial and temporal scales. Yet those individual variabilities are connected through space and time. To support national decarbonization goals there is a need to better understand how renewables co-vary across scales. In this study we use contemporary and future western power grid structures to evaluate (1) how to benchmark existing co-variability with the contemporary grid and (2) how co-variability impacts grid changes with grid infrastructure. We analyze grid scenarios in 2035 by utilizing a consistent set of downscaled hydro-meteorological projections, integrated wind, solar and hydropower models, and power grid models. Results are presented for the 11 states that make up the Western Interconnection.
- Publication:
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AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts
- Pub Date:
- December 2022
- Bibcode:
- 2022AGUFMGC42Q0924B