The Los Angeles 100% Renewable Energy Study (LA100): Chapter 9. Air Quality and Public Health

Garvin Heath, George Ban-Weiss, Vikram Ravi, Yun Li, Jiachen Zhang

Research output: NRELTechnical Report

Abstract

The City of Los Angeles has set ambitious goals to transform its electricity supply, aiming to achieve a 100% renewable energy power system by 2045, along with aggressive electrification targets for buildings and vehicles. To reach these goals, and assess the implications for jobs, electricity rates, the environment, and environmental justice, the Los Angeles City Council passed a series of motions directing the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) to determine the technical feasibility and investment pathways of a 100% renewable energy portfolio standard. The Los Angeles 100% Renewable Energy Study (LA100) is a first-of-its-kind objective, rigorous, and science-based power systems analysis to determine what investments could be made to achieve these goals. The LA100 final report is presented as a collection of 12 chapters and an executive summary, each of which is available as an individual download. This chapter summarizes changes to air quality (fine particulate matter and ozone) and public health (premature mortality, emergency room visits due to asthma, and hospital admissions due to cardiovascular diseases), and the potential economic value of public health benefits.
Original languageAmerican English
Number of pages144
DOIs
StatePublished - 2021

Bibliographical note

The study is presented as a collection of 12 chapters and an executive summary, each of which is available as an individual download: https://maps.nrel.gov/la100/la100-study/report

NREL Publication Number

  • NREL/TP-6A20-85430

Keywords

  • 100% renewable
  • 100% renewable energy
  • energy analysis
  • LA
  • Los Angeles
  • power systems planning

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