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"Smart Grid" and More Wires for Wind/Solar
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Wind/Solar Paper IDs Renewable Transmission Obstacles. The American Wind Energy Association and the Solar Energy Industries Association issued a report entitled "Green Power Superhighways," which outlines the barriers to expanding the electricity grid to reach remote renewable resources. The report calls for both major investment in new transmission – with the costs allocated across all consumers in states served by the transmission network – and comprehensive regional transmission plans to identify where new transmission lines or increased capacity are needed. The report recommends that FERC be granted clear authority to site new transmission lines that are needed to move renewable energy or prevent blackouts. It also points out that modifying power system operations to allow intermittent renewable energy sources to offset each other will improve the overall efficiency and economic performance of the grid, as well as moderate the challenge of managing intermittent energy sources. The report is available at http://www.awea.org/GreenPowerSuperhighways.pdf.
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EPRI Report on Nuclear ...
says that expanding nuclear energy production in the U.S. will be critical for the nation to be able reduce GHG emissions to 1990 levels by 2020, and 80% below that level by 2050, as called for by President Obama. ... maintain existing light water reactors, build advanced light water reactors, and ensure safe, long-term spent fuel management. The report calls for more research and development in reactor and advanced fuel cycle technologies. It also calls for increasing a nuclear plant's allowed lifespan to 80 years. Building the new capacity, the report asserts, is also likely to require expansions in relevant manufacturing and skilled labor capacities.
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