Nuclear's Role in the U.S. Electricity System: A Multi-Model Inter-Comparison Analysis

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Abstract

A variety of US electric power sector capacity expansion models are used by decision makers and analysts to evaluate competition among generation, transmission, and storage technologies to meeting the demands of the system. CEMs use least-cost optimization to identify optimal portfolios of investments capable of satisfying all specified requirements. While CEMs are a useful tool to inform pathways to meet future needs, projections can differ significantly between tools for apparently similar scenario assumptions. Differences in model structure, scope, and input assumption contribute to this issue. This work compares model response with harmonization between four modeling teams on issues significant to the representation and development of nuclear energy.
Original languageAmerican English
Number of pages18
StatePublished - 2022

Publication series

NamePresented at the American Nuclear Society Annual Meeting, 13-15 June 2022, Anaheim, California

NREL Publication Number

  • NREL/PR-6A40-83192

Keywords

  • capacity expansion model
  • model intercomparison
  • nuclear
  • SMR

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