With Grid Flexibility, California can Slash Emissions while Limiting Curtailment

Scott Gossett; Gregory Brinkman

With Grid Flexibility, California can Slash Emissions while Limiting Curtailment

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Abstract

California can achieve a 50% percent reduction in CO2 levels by 2030 in the electric sector under a wide variety of scenarios and assumptions, according to the Low Carbon Grid Study: Analysis of a 50% Emission Reduction in California, published in January 2016 by the Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory. This document summarizes key findings and analysis from the study.

Original language	American English
Number of pages	2
State	Published - 2016

NREL Publication Number

NREL/FS-6A42-65805

Keywords

California
curtailment
emissions
flexibility
grid
low-carbon
RE
reduction
renewable
solar
wind

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

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With Grid Flexibility, California can Slash Emissions while Limiting Curtailment

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UN SDGs

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