Forward-looking cities, companies and institutions have begun to embrace 24/7 carbon-free energy procurement—tracking their energy load temporally, shifting their demand, and purchasing carbon-free energy on an hourly basis to match their usage.
This slide deck provides an introduction to the idea of hourly matching and 24/7 carbon-free energy procurement. It addresses questions such as: What is 24/7 carbon-free energy? Why should a city, company, or other institution pursue it? And how can your jurisdiction begin to explore it?
These slides present commonly accepted standards for tracking and trading time-based clean energy attributes which can help make 24/7 Carbon-Free Energy (CFE) attainable for energy buyers.
Climate Change: Implications for EnergyECFoundation
The Fifth Assessment Report from the
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is the
most comprehensive and relevant analysis of our
changing climate. It provides the scientific fact base
that will be used around the world to formulate
climate policies in the coming years.
This document is one of a series synthesizing the most pertinent findings of AR5 for specific economic and business sectors. It was born of the belief
that the energy sector could make more use of AR5, which is long and highly technical, if it were distilled into an accurate, accessible, timely, relevant and readable summary. Although the information presented here is a ‘translation’ of the key content relevant to this sector from AR5, this summary report adheres to the rigorous scientific basis of the original source material.
The basis for information presented in this overview report can be found in the fully-referenced and peer-reviewed IPCC technical and scientific background reports at: www.ipcc.ch
Conferencia de Jeffrey Sachs en Madrid el 28 de mayo de 2019, en la jornada "La transformación ineludible: investigación e innovación para acelerar el cumplimiento de la Agenda 2030"
These slides present commonly accepted standards for tracking and trading time-based clean energy attributes which can help make 24/7 Carbon-Free Energy (CFE) attainable for energy buyers.
Climate Change: Implications for EnergyECFoundation
The Fifth Assessment Report from the
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is the
most comprehensive and relevant analysis of our
changing climate. It provides the scientific fact base
that will be used around the world to formulate
climate policies in the coming years.
This document is one of a series synthesizing the most pertinent findings of AR5 for specific economic and business sectors. It was born of the belief
that the energy sector could make more use of AR5, which is long and highly technical, if it were distilled into an accurate, accessible, timely, relevant and readable summary. Although the information presented here is a ‘translation’ of the key content relevant to this sector from AR5, this summary report adheres to the rigorous scientific basis of the original source material.
The basis for information presented in this overview report can be found in the fully-referenced and peer-reviewed IPCC technical and scientific background reports at: www.ipcc.ch
Conferencia de Jeffrey Sachs en Madrid el 28 de mayo de 2019, en la jornada "La transformación ineludible: investigación e innovación para acelerar el cumplimiento de la Agenda 2030"
In this presentation, Oghenekevwe Ibodje gives an overview of renewable energy power generation in Nigeria. He discusses the opportunities in the renewable energy space, current trends and innovations, and intellectual property considerations.
Nigeria has a large potential for renewable energy generation. The country has a lot of sunshine, which makes it ideal for solar power generation. Nigeria also has a lot of wind, which makes it ideal for wind power generation. Additionally, Nigeria has a lot of biomass, which can be used to generate electricity.
There are a number of opportunities in the renewable energy space in Nigeria. The government is working to promote renewable energy generation. The government has set a target of generating 30% of Nigeria's electricity from renewable energy by 2030. To achieve this target, the government is providing subsidies for renewable energy projects. The government is also working to develop the infrastructure for renewable energy generation.
There are a number of current trends and innovations in renewable energy generation in Nigeria. One trend is the use of solar panels to generate electricity. Solar panels are becoming more affordable and efficient, making them a more viable option for renewable energy generation. Another trend is the use of wind turbines to generate electricity. Wind turbines are also becoming more affordable and efficient, making them a more viable option for renewable energy generation.
There are a number of intellectual property considerations in the renewable energy space in Nigeria. One consideration is the protection of intellectual property rights for renewable energy technologies. Another consideration is the use of open source technologies in the renewable energy space.
Oghenekevwe Ibodje is a leading expert on renewable energy in Nigeria. He has over 3 years of experience in the renewable energy sector. He is a member of the Nigerian Renewable Energy Association. He is also a frequent speaker on renewable energy topics.
This presentation is a valuable resource for anyone who is interested in renewable energy in Nigeria. It provides an overview of the renewable energy landscape in Nigeria, the opportunities in the renewable energy space, current trends and innovations, and intellectual property considerations.
Linking the energy crisis with climate change, Ritu Mathu, TERI University, I...ESD UNU-IAS
This lecture is part of the 2016 ProSPER.Net Young Researchers’ School on sustainable energy for transforming lives: availability, accessibility, affordability
The Asia CCUS Network has been successfully launched on 22-23 June 2021 with initially 13 countries (all ASEAN member countries, the United States, Australia, and Japan) and more than 100 international organisations, companies, financial and research institutions that share the vision of CCUS development throughout the Asian region.
The Network members have expressed their intention to participate to share the vision of the Asia CCUS Network that aims to contribute to the decarbonisation of emissions in Asia through collaboration and cooperation on development and deployment of CCUS.
The Asia CCUS Network provides opportunities for countries in the region to work and collaborate on the low emission technology partnership that will eventually help to build countries’ capability to lower the cost of CCUS technology and its deployment through the collaboration of research and innovation.
At the 2nd Asia CCUS Network (ACN) Knowledge Sharing Conference, the Asia CCUS Network is very pleased to invite experts from the Department of Energy, United States of America (USDOE) to share their insights and experiences about CCUS development and policy to support the deployment of CCUS technology.
The ACN will be an active forum to bridge the knowledge gap on CCUS technologies, policy development to support the development and deployment of CCUS in Asia. Thus, this conference hosted in collaboration with IEA will help to bring in update knowledge, opportunity for investment in CCUS in Asia.
Study about Germany’s efforts to implement the energy transition is summarized in the book “Energy Transition in Nutshell: 8 Q & A on the German Energy Transition and Its Relevance for Indonesia”
IMPLEMENTATION OF ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM TO IMPROVE ENERGY EFFICIENCY ZAINI ABDUL WAHAB
As presented at Green Buildings and Parks 2015.
An overview of the strategic approach to propose, to start and implement effective energy management system for companies
On April 30, WRI hosted a dynamic town hall discussion about key issues related to pricing carbon in the United States. Putting a price on carbon can provide a clear and consistent economic signal that can help shift market growth in the coming decades toward a climate-smart, low-carbon economy.
The new resource "Putting a Price on Carbon: A Handbook for U.S. Policymakers" was released. Find out more at www.wri.org/carbonpricing
The role of CCS/CCUS in the Climate Action Plan - Dr S. Julio FriedmannGlobal CCS Institute
The role of CCS/CCUS in the Climate Action Plan
Global CCS Institute, delivered at the Global CCS Institute's Third Americas Forum
Feb. 27th, 2014, Washington, DC
The challenge for 2024 is to understand how we can move those in power to make the necessary shifts toward a net zero, climate-resilient future.
In WRI’s Stories to Watch 2024, WRI’s President & CEO, Ani Dasgupta, presents four key stories that help explain how we can make these shifts. Each story hinges on whether leaders use their power to make life better for people, nature, and the climate — and the factors that influence them.
Our four stories look at the political barriers to effective climate action, how to fix the world’s dysfunctional food system, the missing link in the clean energy revolution, and climate change’s ‘silent killer’.
Learn more: https://www.wri.org/events/2024/1/stories-watch-2024
Green energy sourcing is becoming more attractive to industrial consumers as carbon reduction strategies are implemented and levelized costs of electricity from renewables are declining. Options for green energy sourcing range from Self-Generation to Power Purchase Agreements and use of Guarantees of Origin, optionally bundled in green power products. Options differ in technologies and locations of the green energy projects, ownership and risk structures as well as prices. Various initiatives have developed quality requirements and recommendations for green energy sourcing. Based on these criteria a credibility assessment of the options is carried out and mapped against indicative price ranges.
My presentation at the launch of the Equinor Energy Perspectives 2019 (https://www.equinor.com/en/how-and-why/energy-perspectives.html). I discussed some historical context for an energy transition, but 1.5-2°C into context, & focussed on the future of oil
This webinar, the fifth in a series of WRI-hosted webinars on 24/7 CFE, highlights a few key emerging technologies that could help buyers achieve a 100% hourly match of their demand.
This pitch deck provides local government staff with a modifiable template for proposing actions related to 24/7 CFE procurement to decision makers. The slides include instructions and links to resources to give additional context for potential actions.
In this presentation, Oghenekevwe Ibodje gives an overview of renewable energy power generation in Nigeria. He discusses the opportunities in the renewable energy space, current trends and innovations, and intellectual property considerations.
Nigeria has a large potential for renewable energy generation. The country has a lot of sunshine, which makes it ideal for solar power generation. Nigeria also has a lot of wind, which makes it ideal for wind power generation. Additionally, Nigeria has a lot of biomass, which can be used to generate electricity.
There are a number of opportunities in the renewable energy space in Nigeria. The government is working to promote renewable energy generation. The government has set a target of generating 30% of Nigeria's electricity from renewable energy by 2030. To achieve this target, the government is providing subsidies for renewable energy projects. The government is also working to develop the infrastructure for renewable energy generation.
There are a number of current trends and innovations in renewable energy generation in Nigeria. One trend is the use of solar panels to generate electricity. Solar panels are becoming more affordable and efficient, making them a more viable option for renewable energy generation. Another trend is the use of wind turbines to generate electricity. Wind turbines are also becoming more affordable and efficient, making them a more viable option for renewable energy generation.
There are a number of intellectual property considerations in the renewable energy space in Nigeria. One consideration is the protection of intellectual property rights for renewable energy technologies. Another consideration is the use of open source technologies in the renewable energy space.
Oghenekevwe Ibodje is a leading expert on renewable energy in Nigeria. He has over 3 years of experience in the renewable energy sector. He is a member of the Nigerian Renewable Energy Association. He is also a frequent speaker on renewable energy topics.
This presentation is a valuable resource for anyone who is interested in renewable energy in Nigeria. It provides an overview of the renewable energy landscape in Nigeria, the opportunities in the renewable energy space, current trends and innovations, and intellectual property considerations.
Linking the energy crisis with climate change, Ritu Mathu, TERI University, I...ESD UNU-IAS
This lecture is part of the 2016 ProSPER.Net Young Researchers’ School on sustainable energy for transforming lives: availability, accessibility, affordability
The Asia CCUS Network has been successfully launched on 22-23 June 2021 with initially 13 countries (all ASEAN member countries, the United States, Australia, and Japan) and more than 100 international organisations, companies, financial and research institutions that share the vision of CCUS development throughout the Asian region.
The Network members have expressed their intention to participate to share the vision of the Asia CCUS Network that aims to contribute to the decarbonisation of emissions in Asia through collaboration and cooperation on development and deployment of CCUS.
The Asia CCUS Network provides opportunities for countries in the region to work and collaborate on the low emission technology partnership that will eventually help to build countries’ capability to lower the cost of CCUS technology and its deployment through the collaboration of research and innovation.
At the 2nd Asia CCUS Network (ACN) Knowledge Sharing Conference, the Asia CCUS Network is very pleased to invite experts from the Department of Energy, United States of America (USDOE) to share their insights and experiences about CCUS development and policy to support the deployment of CCUS technology.
The ACN will be an active forum to bridge the knowledge gap on CCUS technologies, policy development to support the development and deployment of CCUS in Asia. Thus, this conference hosted in collaboration with IEA will help to bring in update knowledge, opportunity for investment in CCUS in Asia.
Study about Germany’s efforts to implement the energy transition is summarized in the book “Energy Transition in Nutshell: 8 Q & A on the German Energy Transition and Its Relevance for Indonesia”
IMPLEMENTATION OF ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM TO IMPROVE ENERGY EFFICIENCY ZAINI ABDUL WAHAB
As presented at Green Buildings and Parks 2015.
An overview of the strategic approach to propose, to start and implement effective energy management system for companies
On April 30, WRI hosted a dynamic town hall discussion about key issues related to pricing carbon in the United States. Putting a price on carbon can provide a clear and consistent economic signal that can help shift market growth in the coming decades toward a climate-smart, low-carbon economy.
The new resource "Putting a Price on Carbon: A Handbook for U.S. Policymakers" was released. Find out more at www.wri.org/carbonpricing
The role of CCS/CCUS in the Climate Action Plan - Dr S. Julio FriedmannGlobal CCS Institute
The role of CCS/CCUS in the Climate Action Plan
Global CCS Institute, delivered at the Global CCS Institute's Third Americas Forum
Feb. 27th, 2014, Washington, DC
The challenge for 2024 is to understand how we can move those in power to make the necessary shifts toward a net zero, climate-resilient future.
In WRI’s Stories to Watch 2024, WRI’s President & CEO, Ani Dasgupta, presents four key stories that help explain how we can make these shifts. Each story hinges on whether leaders use their power to make life better for people, nature, and the climate — and the factors that influence them.
Our four stories look at the political barriers to effective climate action, how to fix the world’s dysfunctional food system, the missing link in the clean energy revolution, and climate change’s ‘silent killer’.
Learn more: https://www.wri.org/events/2024/1/stories-watch-2024
Green energy sourcing is becoming more attractive to industrial consumers as carbon reduction strategies are implemented and levelized costs of electricity from renewables are declining. Options for green energy sourcing range from Self-Generation to Power Purchase Agreements and use of Guarantees of Origin, optionally bundled in green power products. Options differ in technologies and locations of the green energy projects, ownership and risk structures as well as prices. Various initiatives have developed quality requirements and recommendations for green energy sourcing. Based on these criteria a credibility assessment of the options is carried out and mapped against indicative price ranges.
My presentation at the launch of the Equinor Energy Perspectives 2019 (https://www.equinor.com/en/how-and-why/energy-perspectives.html). I discussed some historical context for an energy transition, but 1.5-2°C into context, & focussed on the future of oil
This webinar, the fifth in a series of WRI-hosted webinars on 24/7 CFE, highlights a few key emerging technologies that could help buyers achieve a 100% hourly match of their demand.
This pitch deck provides local government staff with a modifiable template for proposing actions related to 24/7 CFE procurement to decision makers. The slides include instructions and links to resources to give additional context for potential actions.
This webinar, the fourth in a series of WRI-hosted webinars on 24/7 CFE, spotlights key data challenges surrounding 24/7 CFE, as well as approaches and solutions to these challenges.
Governor Murphy, through Executive Order 28, has set New Jersey on the path toward transitioning to 100% clean energy by 2050.
In June, the Board of Public Utilities (BPU) issued a draft of an updated Energy Master Plan (EMP) that encompasses a dramatically broader scope than previous EMPs, and features a series of seven strategies that will guide the state to address the imminent threat of climate change and to reach Governor Murphy’s 100 percent clean energy goal.
This timely webinar features experts who will provide an overview of the EMP draft, and how it has the potential to result in significant economic benefits, including the creation of new jobs, industries and workforce development opportunities for the state’s residents and business community.
The NJ BPU is accepting comments on the EMP draft until September 16th. Please join us so that you can add your voice with others in the sustainable business community to help make the EMP a strong and effective roadmap to creating a clean energy economy.
Energy use and climate change are inextricably linked. The majority of U.S. greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions - 84 percent - are in the form of carbon dioxide (CO2), resulting almost entirely from the combustion of fossil fuels.
Choices made today in the current national energy policy debate will directly impact U.S. greenhouse gas emissions far into the future. Decision-makers face the challenge of crafting policies that allow the United States to meet its energy needs while acting responsibly to reduce GHG emissions. There is a substantial convergence between the goals of energy policy and climate policy, and many feasible and beneficial policies from supply and security perspectives can also reduce future U.S. greenhouse gas emissions. This presentation considers near-term energy policies that can be adopted in the context of the energy policy debate to best position the local governments to reduce GHG emissions and to implement future climate change policies. In summary, the audience will learn the following:
• Link between energy and climate
• Energy policy context
• Economics of energy
• Example energy reduction/efficiency policies contained in Climate Action Plans.
The work of Mr. Mark Glick, Hawaii State Energy Office Energy Administrator, his team, the stakeholders, participating organizations and members of the public ensure that focus on an achievable, realistic pathway is maintained and followed.
The 100% Clean Energy Goal simply says we believe that clean energy is an absolute priority that requires no less than our best dedicated efforts.
The path remains, the forecast is brighter and we shall be evermore diligent.
John Lushetsky, Program Manager of the Solar Energy Technologies Program at the DOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, presented on April 19, 2010 at the GW Solar Institute Second Annual Symposium. more information at http://solar.gwu.edu/Symposium.html
Terry Mohn, Chief Innovation Officer, Balance Energy Vice Chairman, GridWise Alliance
Implementing large renewable energy resources: Is storage the solution to renewable generation?
• Deploying carbon reducing technologies such as wind,
solar, geothermal and plug-in vehicles
• Meeting the challenges of storage and transportation of Renewable energies such as wind and solar
• Developing a smarter grid in which users can produce their own power and provide its own localized storage
Integrated multi-component planning and implementation methodology guiding energy transitions at any level of government.
A dynamic and comprehensive methodology with multiple tools that analyzes the economic and social impacts of alternative technological pathways in the specific context of a municipality, country, or region. It explores existing clean energy business opportunities and recommends concrete policies and measures that improve the given investment environment.
Energy Efficiency Workshop - Powering SydneyTransGrid AU
The workshop held on 25 September 2014 brought together a range of organisations and experts to explore energy efficiency as a possible initiative to form part of the solution for the Powering Sydney’s Future Project.
Exploring the economic and societal impacts of enabling the rollout of electr...DecarboN8
The third webinar in DecarboN8's Future Transport Fuels Webinar Series for academics, students, policymakers, businesses, civil society and anyone interested in the decarbonisation of transport in the UK.
About the event:
Over the last four years, CEP has applied its economy-wide approach to analysing the likely wider economy impacts of enabling the roll-out of electric vehicles in the UK. This is seen as a key component of reducing emissions from private transport and facilitating the transition to net zero. In this webinar we will discuss our latest research that explores the macro economic and societal impacts of both investing to reinforce the electricity network and from shifting fueling from fossil fuels to electricity. We will also explore considerations for a ‘Just Transition’ and regulatory and policy implications.
About the speaker:
Professor Karen Turner is Director of the Centre for Energy Policy at the University of Strathclyde. She has previously held academic posts at in the Economics Departments at Heriot-Watt, Stirling and Strathclyde Universities. Karen was one of six ESRC Climate Change Leadership Fellows and her main research interests lie in considering and modelling the economy-wide and macroeconomic impacts of energy policy and industry developments. The main focuses of her current work is considering the wider economic and societal value proposition for a range of low carbon energy solutions, including energy efficiency, electric vehicles, industrial decarbonisation and CCUS, through projects funded by UKRI and various government and industry bodies. Karen is currently a member of the Scottish Just Transition Commission, was member of the committee delivering the Royal Society of Edinburgh’s inquiry on Scotland’s Energy Future and is leading a cross-cutting sub-group of a new Royal Society (London) study on the long term role of energy storage.
Similar to An Introduction to 24/7 Carbon Free Energy and Hourly Matching (20)
WRI’s brand new “Food Service Playbook for Promoting Sustainable Food Choices” gives food service operators the very latest strategies for creating dining environments that empower consumers to choose sustainable, plant-rich dishes. This research builds off our first guide for food service, now with industry experience and insights from nearly 350 academic trials.
This webinar showcased how efforts in India and sub-Saharan Africa are harnessing renewable energy, in particular solar power, to ensure health facilities have access to clean and reliable electricity. The session covered insights from the recently released report, “A Spoonful of Solar to Help the Medicine Go Down: Exploring Synergies Between Health Care and Energy,” as well as from WRI Africa’s Productive Use of Renewable Energy (PURE) initiative.
DIST-ALERT detects disturbances to any kind of vegetation cover, including forests, grasses, shrubs and even crops, occurring anywhere on Earth in near real-time.
OPERA’s first-of-its-kind vegetation disturbance monitoring product (DIST-ALERT) detects disturbances to any kind of vegetation cover, including forests, grasses, shrubs and even crops, occurring anywhere on Earth in near real-time.
Protecting forests is critical, but meeting biodiversity, climate and sustainable development targets means preventing the loss of other valuable natural ecosystems as well.
In this webinar, local governments and other stakeholders will learn about advanced transmission solutions, including grid-enhancing technologies (GETs) and high-performance conductors. The webinar will cover the mechanics and purpose of these technologies and feature expertise from regulators and subject matter experts. We will also discuss transmission capacity expansion needs, incentives, and how local governments can become involved in transmission-related conversations.
Supercharged by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act, the U.S. is rapidly transitioning to electric vehicles. But access to EV charging remains a key challenge, especially within underserved communities. Cities, towns and counties are at the frontlines of this transition and are actively planning for and deploying charging infrastructure across their communities.
This webinar will share experiences and lessons learned from recent peer-learning cohorts run by WRI in partnership with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory as part of the U.S. Department of Energy Clean Energy to Communities program.
This webinar will help local government staff and other community stakeholders—such as community-based and environmental justice organizations—better understand FERC and the available pathways for these stakeholders to engage with the agency. Featured speakers will cover the history of FERC, how it functions, and its role in affecting the future of the electricity sector. The webinar will also discuss why community voices are valuable at FERC and how these voices can have the greatest impact.
Join World Resources Institute on December 13 for a webinar that explores grid reliability in the United States and how to help state decisionmakers, regulators, RTOs, and other key stakeholders understand what is needed in the immediate and long-term to build a more reliable grid.
This webinar unpacks findings from the Traceability and Transparency in Supply Chains report, explore priority action areas for closing key gaps, and showcase collaborative approaches to advancing traceability and transparency.
The webinar will introduce a new Roadmap resource for local governments to maximize IRA incentives for clean energy projects and bring economic, health and social benefits to their communities.
In a series of interviews and a literature review, WRI’s U.S. Energy team focused on efforts to achieve full, mature fleet electrification in the long term, which brings in various other considerations, such as grid and utility considerations.
This webinar will go over the key takeaways from this endeavor and will feature expert speakers who will share their experiences and insights around fleet electrification.
This WRI webinar discussed how cities can take advantage of the new economic landscape for clean energy spurred by the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). This is a critical moment for local governments to understand the clean energy provisions in the IRA, how they can be leveraged to significantly advance the clean energy transition at the local level, and how cities can mobilize to advance their clean energy goals given these new opportunities.
This webinar explored considerations and actions cities can take to shape a more equitable energy future for their communities. It featured WRI experts and panelists from leading cities who are actively integrating elective pay and clean energy tax credits introduced in the IRA into their clean energy procurements and community programs.
This presentation outlines a new Land & Carbon Lab research consortium, Global Pasture Watch, which will contribute to better understanding land use conversion, food production, land productivity, and impacts for biodiversity and climate change at a global scale.
In this high-level webinar, IPCC authors, government representatives and leading carbon removal experts discuss how carbon removal is a critical tool in our toolbox to address the climate crisis.
For the third year in a row, the State of Climate Action provides a comprehensive assessment of the global gap in climate action across the highest-emitting sectors by highlighting where recent progress must accelerate over the next decade to limit warming to 1.5°C.
Learn how Forest Data Partnership’s approach will build alignment of stakeholders to reach consensus around key datasets in the ever-expanding landscape of forest monitoring data.
In this webinar, panelists explored the shared importance of vehicle electrification and shifts to active mobility, the role of various actors in catalyzing new solutions for aviation and maritime shipping, the status of tipping points in driving exponential progress, and how a systems approach can help us reimagine transport as we know it.
WRI’s President and CEO Ani Dasgupta will share insights into the big stories in 2023, including what actions governments, businesses and people must take to get the world on the right path.
This session focused on the key roles cities can play in support their own energy procurements, as well as key roles of local government can play to catalyze clean energy adoption community-wide.
RFP for Reno's Community Assistance CenterThis Is Reno
Property appraisals completed in May for downtown Reno’s Community Assistance and Triage Centers (CAC) reveal that repairing the buildings to bring them back into service would cost an estimated $10.1 million—nearly four times the amount previously reported by city staff.
Monitoring Health for the SDGs - Global Health Statistics 2024 - WHOChristina Parmionova
The 2024 World Health Statistics edition reviews more than 50 health-related indicators from the Sustainable Development Goals and WHO’s Thirteenth General Programme of Work. It also highlights the findings from the Global health estimates 2021, notably the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on life expectancy and healthy life expectancy.
Working with data is a challenge for many organizations. Nonprofits in particular may need to collect and analyze sensitive, incomplete, and/or biased historical data about people. In this talk, Dr. Cori Faklaris of UNC Charlotte provides an overview of current AI capabilities and weaknesses to consider when integrating current AI technologies into the data workflow. The talk is organized around three takeaways: (1) For better or sometimes worse, AI provides you with “infinite interns.” (2) Give people permission & guardrails to learn what works with these “interns” and what doesn’t. (3) Create a roadmap for adding in more AI to assist nonprofit work, along with strategies for bias mitigation.
Donate to charity during this holiday seasonSERUDS INDIA
For people who have money and are philanthropic, there are infinite opportunities to gift a needy person or child a Merry Christmas. Even if you are living on a shoestring budget, you will be surprised at how much you can do.
Donate Us
https://serudsindia.org/how-to-donate-to-charity-during-this-holiday-season/
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About Potato, The scientific name of the plant is Solanum tuberosum (L).Christina Parmionova
The potato is a starchy root vegetable native to the Americas that is consumed as a staple food in many parts of the world. Potatoes are tubers of the plant Solanum tuberosum, a perennial in the nightshade family Solanaceae. Wild potato species can be found from the southern United States to southern Chile
Synopsis (short abstract) In December 2023, the UN General Assembly proclaimed 30 May as the International Day of Potato.
Jennifer Schaus and Associates hosts a complimentary webinar series on The FAR in 2024. Join the webinars on Wednesdays and Fridays at noon, eastern.
Recordings are on YouTube and the company website.
https://www.youtube.com/@jenniferschaus/videos
Jennifer Schaus and Associates hosts a complimentary webinar series on The FAR in 2024. Join the webinars on Wednesdays and Fridays at noon, eastern.
Recordings are on YouTube and the company website.
https://www.youtube.com/@jenniferschaus/videos
Preliminary findings _OECD field visits to ten regions in the TSI EU mining r...OECDregions
Preliminary findings from OECD field visits for the project: Enhancing EU Mining Regional Ecosystems to Support the Green Transition and Secure Mineral Raw Materials Supply.
2. AGENDA
• Welcome Remarks
• Transformative Clean Energy Procurement Practices
– Lori Bird: Director, U.S. Energy Program and Polsky Chair for Renewable
Energy, World Resources Institute
• Panelist Perspectives
– Tanuj Deora: Director, Clean Energy, White House Council on Environmental
Quality
– Jan Pepper: Chief Executive Officer, Peninsula Clean Energy
– Jesse Jenkins: Assistant Professor of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
and Andlinger Center for Energy & Environment, Princeton University
• Panelist Discussion
• Questions & Answer Period
• Closing Remarks
3. TODAY’S SPEAKERS
Lori Bird
U.S. Energy
Director,
World Resources
Institute
Jesse Jenkins
Assistant
Professor,
Princeton
University
Jan Pepper
Chief Executive
Officer,
Peninsula Clean
Energy
Tanuj Deora
Director, Clean
Energy,
White House
Council on
Environmental
Quality
4. A 24/7 CARBON-FREE GRID REQUIRES RAPID
CHANGE AND NEW CUSTOMER ROLES
Grid transition needed for net-zero by 2050:
• 10s-100s of GW per year of new
renewables
• 3-5x today’s transmission
• Large flexible loads: 50-180 GW of six-hour
batteries
• 240 new 1 GW nuclear reactors
• 300+ natural gas combined cycle-carbon
capture & storage plants
• Carbon capture at ~1000+ facilities
Transition Needed in U.S. Over Next Decade
Sources: UC Berkeley 2035 Report (90% Clean Energy) & Princeton Net Zero America Study
5. REPORT LAUNCH
Access WRI's issue brief:
https://www.wri.org/research/actions-large-
energy-buyers-can-take-transform-and-
decarbonize-grid
Report discusses:
• Need to address timing of clean energy
use as we decarbonize grid
• Case studies and customer actions to
help achieve 100% carbon free electricity
6. 24/7 CARBON FREE ENERGY COMPACT
https://gocarbonfree247.com/
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66 Signatories to compact on 24/7 carbon free energy purchasing
Coordinated by: Sustainable Energy for All, UN, UN Energy, High Level Dialog on Energy
7. 24/7 ENERGY MATCHING CONTRACT
MICROSOFT & AES CORPORATION
In November 2021, Microsoft and AES Corporation signed a 15-year agreement to achieve Microsoft’s goal of
100/100/0 by 2030. Microsoft will use the around-the-clock renewable energy for its Virginia data centers. AES will
source the energy from a portfolio of 576 MW of contracted renewable assets, including wind, solar, as well as battery
energy storage projects in PJM.
2012 2018 2020 2025 2030 2050
Carbon neutral 50% 60% 100% Carbon negative
& diesel-free
datacenters
Zero carbon
100/100/0
Removal of all
historical carbon
emitted directly or
through electrical
consumption
Supply of renewable energy
8. 24/7 RENEWABLES WITH SHARED STORAGE
GOOGLE & NV ENERGY RENEWABLES & SHARED STORAGE
Nevada PUC approved an agreement between NV Energy and Google
to supply a data center with 350 MW of solar and 280 MW of battery
storage under the Large Customer Market Price Energy (LCMPE) tariff.
The agreement includes a short term energy supply period to allow
for flexibility in bringing on CFE.
The agreement includes a capacity-sharing mechanism in which the
cost of battery storage facilities is shared between NV Energy and
Google. Nevada Power will dispatch the battery storage during peak
summer evening hours June-August between 4 - 9 p.m.
9. 24/7 METHODOLOGY AND METRICS
https://www.peninsulacleanenergy.com/our-path-to-
24-7-renewable-power-by-2025/
https://www.gstatic.com/gumdrop/sustainability/24x7-carbon-free-
energy-methodologies-metrics.pdf
10. Introduction to 24/7 Carbon-Free
Energy and Hourly Matching: What,
Why, and How
World Resources Institute Webinar
May 9, 2022
WHITE HOUSE OFFICE OF THE FEDERAL CHIEF SUSTAINABILITY OFFICER
11. Pre-decisional – Not for distribution
EO 14057 “Catalyzing Clean Energy Industries & Jobs through Federal
Sustainability” directs USG operations to reach net zero by 2050
Federal
Sustainability
Plan
Advancing
environmental justice
and equity
Mainstreaming
sustainability within
Federal workforce
Enabled by:
Leveraging domestic
and international
partnerships
All Fleet
Acquisitions
ZEV by 2035
Net-Zero
Emissions
Procurement by
2050
Net-Zero
Emissions
Operations by
2050
Climate
Resilient
Infrastructure
& Operations
Net-Zero
Emissions
Buildings by
2045
100% 24/7
Carbon Free
Electricity by
2035
12. By 2030
the USG will reach
100% annual matching
& 50% hourly matching
of electricity demand
with carbon free electricity…
…to accelerate the transition
of the entire US grid
to 100% CFE by 2035
Reduce
Scope 2
GHG Emissions
from Federal
Operations
Empower
Agencies with
New Electricity
Supply
Capabilities
Lead by Example as
a Large Buyer to
Catalyze Market
Capacity
13. Pre-decisional – Not for distribution
CFE
CFE
Non-CFE
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
2020 Grid 2030 Grid 2035 Grid, BAU
Annual and hourly matching demands can transform the electricity market
in complementary ways
Source: 2035 Report: Plummeting Solar, Wind, and
Battery Costs can Accelerate our Clean Electricity
Future, Goldman School of Public Policy, June 2020
Annual Match:
Pull forward the possible by
overcoming near-term
interconnection challenges
US Grid Share of Carbon Pollution-Free Electricity 100% market-wide
CFE goal
1
14. Pre-decisional – Not for distribution
CFE
CFE
Non-CFE
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
2020 Grid 2030 Grid 2035 Grid, BAU
Annual and hourly matching demands can transform the electricity market
in complementary ways
Source: 2035 Report: Plummeting Solar, Wind, and
Battery Costs can Accelerate our Clean Electricity
Future, Goldman School of Public Policy, June 2020
Annual Match:
Pull forward the possible by
overcoming near-term
interconnection challenges
Hourly Match: Push the
frontier to address longer-
term integration challenges
US Grid Share of Carbon Pollution-Free Electricity 100% market-wide
CFE goal
1
2
15. Pre-decisional – Not for distribution
CFE
CFE
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
2020 Grid 2030 Grid 2035 Grid, Policy Target
Annual and hourly matching demands can transform the electricity market
in complementary ways
Source: 2035 Report: Plummeting Solar, Wind, and
Battery Costs can Accelerate our Clean Electricity
Future, Goldman School of Public Policy, June 2020
Hourly Match: Push the
frontier to address longer-
term integration challenges
US Grid Share of Carbon Pollution-Free Electricity 100% market-wide
CFE goal
2
Catalyze the Market
for faster, deeper
market-wide adoption
to 100% CFE US grid
by 2035
Annual Match:
Pull forward the possible by
overcoming near-term
interconnection challenges
1
16. Achieving a fully CFE grid will require significant technology and market
reforms
Market
Access &
Operation
Energy
Storage
Clean
Firm
Demand
Flexibility
• Provides resilience, demand management, and power quality benefits
• New technologies may be necessary to support longer duration integration
• Cost & GHG benefits for hourly CFE match are market / grid mix dependent
• Can provide dispatchable energy with capacity & ancillary benefits
• Limited availability today, but multiple promising technologies
• Availability & economics will be market dependent
• Serves as a key integration enabler to allow reliability & affordability
• Consists of physical, software, financial, regulatory, and infrastructure
• Technology exists, deployment is the challenge
• Provides resilience, demand management, and power quality benefits
• Can be optimized for a combination of GHG, cost, reliability benefits
• Requires integration within a facilities behind the meter strategy
17. Pre-decisional – Not for distribution
CEQ aims to support agencies with CFE procurement, focusing on 75% USG
load in vertically integrated markets
Vertically
integrated Vertically
integrated
Retail Retail
On-site
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
U.S. electricity market USG electricity
Electricity Consumption
by Market Type
Green Tariffs, Sleeved PPAs, VPPAs
through Direct Negotiation & Regulatory Participation
Retail Supply Agreements, In Market EAC Purchases
through Competitive Solicitations
Potential Sourcing Options
Efficiency, Demand Flexibity, Disributed Gen & Storage
through EULs, PPAs, ESPCs & UESCs
18. Pre-decisional – Not for distribution
Impact Principles:
● Technology Neutral
(all demonstrated CFE)
● Temporally Specific
(annual, hourly matching)
● Locally Sourced
(match demand “grid region”)
● Additionality
(direct preservation
or addition)
● Maximal Effect
(GHG, catalytic,
grid transformation)
Considerations for Policy Design – Conceptual Approach
Impact
USG Achievability
High
High
Low
Low
Target Policy
Design
Policy Objective Optimizations Achievability Constraints:
● Allowable within Authorities
(Statute, FAR, Delegations,
Agency rules)
● Mission Fit
(Site compatible, potential
synergies)
● Budget
(Cost, scoring)
● Human Capital
(Capability & capacity)
● Business Practices
(Process, Tools, Culture)
19. Pre-decisional – Not for distribution
USG procurement policy & implementation will be both informed
by, and design to influence, the market’s ability to supply CFE
Impact
USG Achievability
High
High
Low
Low
Policy
Design
USG Ability to Procure Market Ability to Supply
● Generation Supply
(Grid mix, CFE pipeline, CFE potential)
● Delivery Infrastructure
(Transmission, storage, etc.)
● State Regulatory Structures
(IRPs, tariffs, sleeves, retail options)
● Regional Market Rules
(Interconnection, dispatch, tracking)
● Macroeconomic & Macropolicy Factors
(Interest rates, etc.)
20. How Can We Best Partner with Suppliers, Regulators, and Other Stakeholders
to Achieve Our 2035 100% CFE Goal?
Areas of Focus:
• Building Federal Government Specific Capabilities for 24x7 Hourly Matching
Deploying Data Collection & Analysis Capability for Hourly Load Profiles;
Building Procurement Capabilities; Removing Barriers to On-Site Generation; Providing Budget &
Human Capital
• Expanding Market Infrastructure
Physical (i.e. Transmission;) Operational (e.g. Hourly Attribute Tracking Systems, Hourly CFE
Tariffs, Green Button;) Standards (w/ EPA GPP)
• Accelerating Deployment of Specific CFE Additions
Anchor Tenancy for New or At-Risk Generation; Offshore Wind, Deploying SMRs, Hydro on Existing
Dams, Clean Microgrids, etc.
21. Visit www.sustainability.gov for:
• Executive Order 14057
• WH Fact Sheet on the Executive Order
• Federal Sustainability Plan
@WhiteHouseCSO
Listserv: http://tinyurl.com/yc6jrpyy
Thank You!
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• What does that mean?
• What are the supply options?
• What are the demand options?
• Next steps
24/7 100% Renewable
PenCleanEnergy.com/our-path-to-24-7-
renewable-power-by-2025/
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How to get to 24/7 - Step 1
FIGURE 4. Diversify renewable portfolio
A hypothetical day demonstrating a mix of renewable resources being used to try and match hourly load. In some
hours, there is excess solar generation, and in other hours, this example load is still relying on generic grid energy.
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How to get to 24/7 - Step 2
FIGURE 5. Use storage to shift renewable energy timing
By adding storage to the hypothetical example, some of the excess solar generation in the middle of the
day can be stored and discharged in the evening and early morning to reduce reliance on generic grid energy.
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How to get to 24/7 - Step 3
FIGURE 6. Shape and shift load to match renewable availability
Using demand-side resources can help further align load with the timing of renewables to reduce
the need for as much storage
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System-level Impacts
of 24/7 Carbon-free
Electricity Procurement
(a) Post-doctoral Research Scholar, Zero-carbon Energy Systems Research and Optimization Laboratory (ZERO Lab), Andlinger Center for Energy and the
Environment
(b) Undergraduate Research Assistant, ZERO Lab, Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment
(c) Associate Research Scholar, ZERO Lab, Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment
(d) Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and the Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment and
Principal Investigator, ZERO Lab
Qingyu Xua, Aneesha Manochab, Neha Patankarc, Jesse D. Jenkinsd
Suggested citation: Xu, Q., Manocha, A., Patankar, N., and Jenkins, J.D., System-level Impacts of 24/7 Carbon-free Electricity Procurement, Zero-carbon Energy Systems Research and
Optimization Laboratory, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, 16 November 2021.
November 16, 2021
https://zenodo.org/record/6229426
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$50
$100
$150
$200
$250
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
Levelized
cost
of
wind
and
solar
($/MWh)
Utility Solar PV $/MWh -85%
Total cost declines (2010-2021)
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Onshore Wind $/MWh -69%
Voluntary Clean Energy Purchasing Can Have Transformative Impact
Data Sources: Wind & solar costs from Lazard (2021), Lazard’s Levelized Cost of Energy Analysis – Version 15.0.
Battery pack costs from Bloomberg New Energy Finance (2021), Battery Price Survey.
Large energy buyers
procured 10.6
gigawatts of new
renewable energy in
2020, ~1/3rd of all
U.S, renewable
energy capacity
additions that year.
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Example annual time profile of hourly renewable energy generation contracted to
match 100% of annual participating commercial and industrial demand in PJM.
100% Annual Matching Has Its Limits
31. 19
The next frontier in clean energy procurement is to match a
buyer’s electricity demand, hour-by-hour, 24/7, with
corresponding clean electricity generation from within the
same electricity grid region as the buyer’s operations.
This is 24/7 carbon-free electricity procurement.
The Next Frontier In Clean Energy Procurement
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• Uses a detailed open-source electricity system optimization model, GenX.
• Implements a set of new constraints to model the impact of a share of
corporate and industrial (C&I) electricity consumers participating in voluntary
24/7 CFE procurement, where a portfolio of carbon-free generation from
within the same grid region is used to meet hourly electricity demand profiles
of participating C&I consumers.
• Models impacts of 24/7 CFE procurement in two regional power systems:
California and the PJM Interconnection.
• Also models reference cases with no voluntary procurement and cases where
the equivalent share of C&I consumers meet 100% of annual energy demand
on a volumetric basis with renewable energy procurement (100% annual
matching).
This study represents the first analysis of the electricity
system-level impacts of 24/7 carbon-free energy procurement
33. • 24/7 carbon-free electricity enables deeper emissions reductions and
deeper transformation of the electricity sector than 100% annual matching
by driving early deployment of advanced clean firm and long-duration
energy storage technologies.
• It does so at a potentially significant cost premium for early leaders, a
premium paid to accelerate innovation, maturity, financeability, and
widespread availability of clean firm resources that can make it much easier
for broader society to follow on the path to a 100% carbon-free grid.
• Just as 100% annual matching helped transform wind and solar PV from
expensive “alternative energy sources” to mainstream, affordable options
for the world, 24/7 procurement is likely to have similar transformative
impacts on clean firm resources.
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Summary
34. 24/7 CFE procurement can eliminate emissions from a buyer's electricity consumption,
going beyond the impact 100% annual matching with renewable energy
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California Participants’ emissions, 10% C&I Participation,
3.1 3.1 3.1
2.2 2.2 2.2
1.7 1.7 1.7
1.5 1.5 1.5
1.3 1.3 1.3
1.0 1.0 1.0
0.8 0.8 0.8
0.6 0.6 0.6
0.4 0.4 0.4
0.2 0.2 0.2
0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
3.0
3.5
A B C A B C A B C A B C A B C A B C A B C A B C A B C A B C A B C
Reference 100% Annual
Matching
84% 86% 88% 90% 92% 94% 96% 98% 100%
Emission
Reduction
Against
the
Reference
(Mtons/year)
24/7 CFE Procurement, CFE Score =
Participants
A = Current Technologies
B = Advanced Technologies, No Combustion
C = Advanced Technologies, Full Portfolio
@ Reference, CFE Score = 70%,
@ 100% Annual Matching, CFE Score = 80%
35. 24/7 CFE procurement can drive greater system-level emissions reductions than 100%
annual matching if the CFE target is high enough
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California system emissions reduction, 10% C&I Participation,
0.9 0.9 0.9
1.4 1.4 1.4 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.8 1.8 1.8 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.9 2.9 2.9 3.1 3.1 3.1
1.5 1.5 1.5
0.3 0.3 0.3
0.5 0.5 0.5
0.7 0.7 0.7
1.0 1.0 1.0
1.3 1.3 1.3
1.6 1.6 1.6
1.8 1.8 1.8
2.1 2.1 2.1
2.6 2.5 2.3
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
A B C A B C A B C A B C A B C A B C A B C A B C A B C A B C A B C
Reference 100% Annual
Matching
84% 86% 88% 90% 92% 94% 96% 98% 100%
Emission
Reduction
Against
the
Reference
(Mtons/year)
24/7 CFE Procurement, CFE Score =
Participants Rest of the Load
A = Current Technologies
B = Advanced Technologies, No Combustion
@ Reference, Total system load carbon footprint = 44.2 Mtons, where
@ 10% Participation Rate:
Participants' carbon footprint = 3.1 Mtons
Rest of the load's carbon footprint = 41.1 Mtons
36. 24
24/7 clean electricity procurement drives deployment of advanced, "clean firm”
generation and/or long-duration energy storage
0.6 0.6 0.6 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7
7.1 7.1 7.1
2.6 2.6 2.6
2.7 2.7 2.7
2.7 2.7 2.7
2.7 2.7 2.7
2.6 2.6 2.6 2.5 2.5 2.5
2.5 2.5 2.5
2.4 2.4 2.4
3.7
3.0 2.8
0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2
0.3
0.6
0.3
0.1 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.4 0.4
1.5
0.8
0.8
0.3
0.2
0.6
1.0
2.0
3.0
4.0
5.0
6.0
7.0
8.0
A B C A B C A B C A B C A B C A B C A B C A B C A B C A B C
100% Annual
Matching
84% 86% 88% 90% 92% 94% 96% 98% 100%
Capacity
Procurement
(GW)
24/7 CFE Procurement, CFE Score =
ZCF CC Gas CC w/CCS LDS Metal-Air
LDS Hydrogen Battery Geothermal NFEGS
Offshore Wind Onshore Wind Utility Solar
Geothermal
A = Current Technologies
B = Advanced Technologies, No Combustion
C = Advanced Technologies, Full Portfolio
37. 25
24/7 CFE procurement better matches participating demand during periods of limited
supply and displaces natural gas generation and imports from outside California
-7.4 -7.4 -7.4
-3.0 -3.0 -3.0 -3.7 -3.7 -3.7 -4.7 -4.6 -4.7 -5.7 -5.6 -5.6 -6.7 -6.7 -6.7 -7.7 -7.7 -7.7 -7.8 -7.8 -7.9 -7.9 -7.8 -7.9
-4.7
-7.2 -7.7
-2.8 -2.8 -2.8
-2.2 -2.2 -2.2
-2.7 -2.7 -2.7
-3.3 -3.3 -3.3
-4.0 -4.0 -4.0
-4.5 -4.5 -4.5
-5.2 -5.2 -5.2 -6.1 -6.1 -6.1 -7.1 -7.1 -7.1
-9.6
-8.4 -8.0
5.2 5.2 5.2 6.5 6.5 6.6
8.0 8.0 8.0
9.5 9.5 9.5
11.011.011.011.511.511.5
13.313.313.3
14.814.814.814.114.714.8
10.310.310.3
-0.5 -0.5
1.3 1.3 1.3
0.9 0.9 0.9
0.7 0.7 0.7 1.0
1.9 0.9
0.4
-20
-15
-10
-5
0
5
10
15
20
A B C A B C A B C A B C A B C A B C A B C A B C A B C A B C A B C
Reference 100% Annual
Matching
84% 86% 88% 90% 92% 94% 96% 98% 100%
Difference
Against
the
Reference
(TWh)
24/7 CFE Procurement, CFE Score =
ZCF CC Gas CC w/CCS Onshore Wind Utility Solar
Geothermal Gas CT Gas CC Net Imports
A = Current Technologies
B = Advanced Technologies, No Combustion
C = Advanced Technologies, Full Portfolio
This plot only shows data labels with
difference >= 0.3 TWh
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24/7 CFE procurement comes at a more significant cost premium relative to 100%
annual matching; reduced with full portfolio of clean firm resources and/or CFE <100%.
-0.4 -0.4 -0.4 -0.3 -0.3 -0.3 -0.4 -0.4 -0.4 -0.5 -0.5 -0.5 -0.6 -0.6 -0.6 -0.7 -0.7 -0.7 -0.8 -0.8 -0.8 -0.8 -0.8 -0.8 -0.9 -0.9 -0.9 -1.1 -1.1 -1.1
1.9 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.6 2.6 2.6 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.9 3.9 3.9 4.7 4.7 4.7
5.9 5.9 5.9
7.4 7.4 7.4
9.4 9.4 9.4
20.3
16.5
15.1
1.6 1.6 1.6 1.9 1.9 1.9 2.4 2.4 2.4
3.0 3.0 3.0
3.6 3.6 3.6
4.3 4.3 4.3
5.5 5.5 5.5
7.0 7.0 7.0
9.0 9.0 9.0
19.9
16.0
14.6
-5
0
5
10
15
20
25
A B C A B C A B C A B C A B C A B C A B C A B C A B C A B C A B C
Reference 100% Annual
Matching
84% 86% 88% 90% 92% 94% 96% 98% 100%
Cost
Difference
Against
the
Reference
($/MWh
Load)
24/7 CFE Procurement, CFE Score =
Total Premium Energy Payment
Congestion Revenue CO2 Revenue
Capacity Payment Net Payment
A = Current Technologies
B = Advanced Technologies, No Combustion
C = Advanced Technologies, Full Portfolio
@ Reference, Participants' Cost = $36.8/MWh,
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39. • 24/7 carbon-free electricity (CFE) procurement can be the next step on the
road to zero emissions can be for corporate, government, and institutional
leaders.
• 24/7 (CFE) procurement presents added challenges and raises electricity
costs relative to 100% annual matching, but also enables a buyer to
eliminate emissions associated with a buyer’s electricity usage.
• However, alternative procurement strategies optimized to maximize
generation during periods of high grid carbon intensity rather than match
demand may deliver greater direct overall emissions reductions.
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Closing Opening Thoughts
40. • The heart of the matter for 24/7 carbon-free procurement is the pursuit of
transformative impact on electricity systems via accelerated innovation.
• 24/7 procurement drives early deployment of advanced clean firm
generation and long-duration energy storage technologies, offering the
potential to accelerate innovation, maturity, financeability, and widespread
availability of these critical ingredients in the broader societal transition to
a 100% carbon-free grid.
• Just as 100% annual matching helped transform wind and solar PV from
expensive “alternative energy sources” to mainstream, affordable options
for the world, 24/7 procurement can have similar transformative impacts on
clean firm resources.
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Closing Opening Thoughts
41. Leadership isn't just
about doing one's part.
It is about making it
easier for others to follow.
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