Western Renewable Energy Zones, Phase 1: QRA Identification Technical Report

摘要: This report describes the Western Renewable Energy Zones (WREZ) Initiative Phase 1 Qualified Resource Area identification process, including and economic analysis of Areas (QRAs) 'non-REZ' resources. These data analyses will assist US in its renewable energy transmission planning goals. The this produced input for WREZ Generation Transmission model, which is a screening-level model to determine optimal routing cost delivering from QRAs load centers throughout Interconnection. In June 2009, Governors' Association accepted Report were mapped entire process was explained general. That same month Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory released Model (GTM), also developed by Black & Veatch. details assumptions methodologies that used produce maps resource WGA as well GTM. provides results non-REZ first time initiative.