Solar Siting and Land-use in Decarbonized Energy Systems: Final Technical Report

Summary

This Final Technical Report details a U.S. National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) project aimed at improving solar resource supply curves for long-term energy planning models, particularly for decarbonized energy systems. Funded by the U.S. Department of Energy under Award Number DE-EE00038421, the project ran from October 1, 2021, to September 30, 2024. It focused on developing high-resolution spatial datasets that incorporate land-use change and climate impacts, and performing detailed modeling using reV and ReEDS. Key achievements include compiling a national solar siting ordinance database by September 30, 2022, and integrating updated solar supply curves into ReEDS models in 2022 and 2023. The project successfully delivered four publications and three publicly available datasets, significantly advancing the understanding of solar deployment's impact on power sector decarbonization.

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