کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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994780 | 1481302 | 2013 | 12 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |

A U.S. nation-wide transmission overlay is a high capacity, multi-regional transmission grid, potentially spanning all three interconnections, designed as a single integrated system to provide economic and environmental benefits to the nation. The objective of this paper is to identify benefits to building a national transmission overlay and to lay out essential elements to facilitate continued dialog on this topic. A preliminary study performed on a national scale using a long term investment planning software illustrated that a national transmission overlay, under a high renewable penetration scenario, could result in cost-reduction of between one quarter trillion and one-half trillion dollars over a 40-year period, while promising to increase infrastructure resilience and flexibility.
► Nation-wide transmission overlay—high capacity, multi-regional transmission grid.
► Promises economic and environmental benefits to the nation under high renewable.
► Objective—to identify benefits of building a national transmission overlay.
► Under high renewables, could result in cost-reduction of up to $0.5T over 40-years.
Journal: Energy Policy - Volume 56, May 2013, Pages 221–232