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National Renewable Energy Lab

04May

The End of Flat Power Demand: Electrification, Big Data and Crypto

A new energy era is here. The shale gas glut and years of flat power demand have come to an abrupt end. Those two constants of the past decade have been replaced by soaring gas prices and the return of rising power demand driven by the data revolution and electrification. Natural gas prices are four […]
  • On May 4, 2022
  • Bloomberg, electric vehicles (EV), electricity prices, Electricity Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), energy transition, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), grid reliability, Manhattan Institute, Mark Mills, National Renewable Energy Lab, natural gas, Texas
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05May

An EV Future Means Electricity Demand is Expected to Double by 2050. Will the Grid Be Ready?

Not so long ago the electric vehicle (EV) revolution seemed far more hype than substance. But global EV sales were up 40% in 2020, the world’s major automakers are falling over one another to announce all-electric futures and the Biden administration appears to be all in, announcing that the federal vehicle fleet will go all […]
  • On May 5, 2021
  • electric vehicles, Ella Zhou, energy addition, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), grid reliability, National Renewable Energy Lab, Richard Glick, Texas
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01Oct

Preparing for an Electrified Future

The electrification of America is not only happening, it’s picking up speed. Just last week, Tesla announced its ambition to slash the cost of lithium-ion batteries and produce a $25,000 mass-market electric vehicle (EV). Two days later Gov. Gavin Newsom announced that California will mandate a shift to EVs and the phase out of internal […]
  • On October 1, 2020
  • blackouts, California, Department of Energy (DOE), electric vehicles, electrification, grid reliability, National Renewable Energy Lab, renewable energy, Wall Street Journal
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13Nov

No Solution at All

Questions continue to arise about the cost and technical feasibility of moving to an emissions-free grid by 2050. Or, in the case of the Green New Dealers, making that jump even sooner. At a recent hearing on the subject, House Energy & Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-N.J.) said, “a solution that is unaffordable […]
  • On November 13, 2019
  • Bernie Sanders, electricity grid, Electricity Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), Frank Pallone Jr., ISO New England, Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO), National Renewable Energy Lab, renewable energy, Wood Mackenzie
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07Aug

When Down is Up

The reduction in the price of electricity from solar and wind power over the last decade has made for a fantastic story. But it’s hiding a more complex and troubling truth. While the price of generating power from renewables has fallen, the cost, or burden, of integrating these intermittent sources of power onto the grid […]
  • On August 7, 2019
  • California, Competitive Renewable Energy Zone, electricity grid, Germany, Green New Deal, grid reliability, National Renewable Energy Lab, renewable energy, solar, Texas, transmission lines, wind, Wood Mackenzie
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Recent National Renewable Energy Lab Posts
  • The End of Flat Power Demand: Electrification, Big Data and Crypto
  • An EV Future Means Electricity Demand is Expected to Double by 2050. Will the Grid Be Ready?
  • Preparing for an Electrified Future
  • No Solution at All
  • When Down is Up
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