Renewable Energy Technical Potential and Supply Curves for the Contiguous United States: 2024 Edition

Summary

This NREL report addresses the challenge of accurately estimating renewable energy potential in the contiguous United States, which requires frequent updates due to technological advancements and evolving siting factors. The 2024 edition provides updated technical potential estimates and supply curves for land-based wind, offshore wind, geothermal, and solar PV, incorporating improvements in cost models, siting datasets, and methodology. The analysis is ongoing, with this revision correcting previous errors in wind energy calculations to offer more reliable performance and economic estimates for energy planning.

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