Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory today released a new report: “Exploration of Resource and Transmission Expansion Decisions in the Western Renewable Energy Zone Initiative.” Report highlights can be found here.
The report examines, at a screening-level, the sensitivity of renewable resource selection, transmission expansion, and renewable supply costs in meeting aggressive Western renewable energy targets to different assumptions and policy decisions. The report evaluates these decisions under a number of alternative future scenarios centered on meeting 33% of the electrical load of Western states with new renewable resources located within resource hubs identified in the Western Renewable Energy Zone (WREZ) Initiative.
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New Energy Industry Task Force Meets |
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The New Energy Industry Task Force will hold their first meeting Friday, March 12th from 9 am to noon. For meeting details, including a copy of the ageda click here.
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Commissioner Names Task Force |
Nevada Energy Commissioner Dr. Hatice Gecol has announced her appointments to the New Energy Industry Task Force. Members and the industries they represent are:
Solar: James E. "Jim" Baak, is the director of policy for utility-scale solar for the Vote Solar Initiative
Geothermal: Dan Schochet, was the chairman for the Governor Gibbons’ Renewable Energy Transmission Access Advisory Committee for phase I and II; the treasurer for the Nevada Geothermal Council; and a member of the Western Governors Association, Clean Energy Development Advisory Committee. He is the vice president for Ram Power Inc.
Wind: Brian Palmer, is the vice president of Optimization and Control for GE Energy
Distirbuted Generation: Pending Election, Nevada Lead of the Solar Alliance
Electric Utility: Jack McGinley, is the renewable energy development director for NV Energy
Public Lands: Dr. John Tull, is the conservation director for Nevada Wilderness Project
Labor: James Halsey, is the membership development representative and the assistant business manager for the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 357
Contractors: Matthew Frazer, is the officer of Nevada Chapter Associated General Contractors; officer/board member of National Electrical Contractor Association; trustee of Electrical Workers Health and Welfare Trust; trustee of the Electrical Workers Pension Trust; and trustee of the Cement Masons Pension Trust. He is the division manager for PAR Electrical Contractors, Inc.
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