Utility-Scale Photovoltaic Deployment Scenarios of the Western United States: Implications for Solar Energy Zones in Nevada

Bethany Frew; Trieu Mai; Venkat Krishnan; Scott Haase

doi:10.2172/1335807

Utility-Scale Photovoltaic Deployment Scenarios of the Western United States: Implications for Solar Energy Zones in Nevada

Bethany Frew, Trieu Mai, Venkat Krishnan, Scott Haase

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Abstract

In this study, we use the National Renewable Energy Laboratory's (NREL's) Regional Energy Deployment System (ReEDS) capacity expansion model to estimate utility-scale photovoltaic (UPV) deployment trends from present day through 2030. The analysis seeks to inform the U.S. Bureau of Land Management's (BLM's) planning activities related to UPV development on federal lands in Nevada as part of the Resource Management Plan (RMP) revision for the Las Vegas and Pahrump field offices. These planning activities include assessing the demand for new or expanded additional Solar Energy Zones (SEZ), per the process outlined in BLM's Western Solar Plan process.

Original language	American English
Number of pages	53
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2172/1335807
State	Published - 2016

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NREL/TP-6A20-67066

Keywords

California RPS
rooftop PV
solar deployment
utility-scale PV

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