Data and Code for: Transmission Impossible? Prospects for Decarbonizing the US Grid
Principal Investigator(s): View help for Principal Investigator(s) Lucas W. Davis, University of California-Berkeley; Catherine Hausman, University of Michigan; Nancy L. Rose, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Project Citation:
Davis, Lucas W., Hausman, Catherine, and Rose, Nancy L. Data and Code for: Transmission Impossible? Prospects for Decarbonizing the US Grid. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2023. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2023-10-31. https://doi.org/10.3886/E192027V1
Project Description
Summary:
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This data and code archive provides the raw data and code used to create
the figures for the paper "Transmission Impossible? Prospects for Decarbonizing the US Grid" under preparation for the Journal of Economic Perspectives.
Scope of Project
Subject Terms:
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electric utilities;
electric power;
renewable energy;
power plants;
infrastructure
JEL Classification:
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L51 Economics of Regulation
L94 Electric Utilities
Q41 Energy: Demand and Supply; Prices
Q48 Energy: Government Policy
L51 Economics of Regulation
L94 Electric Utilities
Q41 Energy: Demand and Supply; Prices
Q48 Energy: Government Policy
Geographic Coverage:
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United States
Time Period(s):
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2005 – 2050 (2005 to 2050)
Collection Date(s):
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2005 – 2023
Universe:
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- Electricity generation types (wind, solar, etc.) in the US by year, 2010-2022.
- Electricity generation types (wind, solar, etc.) in the US by month, 2010-2023.
- Renewable electricity generation (wind, solar) that an Independent System Operator curtailed, for the CAISO and SPP markets in the US, 2014-2023.
- New transmission lines built in the US, 2005-2020.
- Electricity generation types (wind, solar, etc.) in the US by month, 2010-2023.
- Renewable electricity generation (wind, solar) that an Independent System Operator curtailed, for the CAISO and SPP markets in the US, 2014-2023.
- New transmission lines built in the US, 2005-2020.
Data Type(s):
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aggregate data;
census/enumeration data
Methodology
Data Source:
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- US Department of Energy, Energy Information
Administration. 2010-2022. “Levelized Costs of New Generation Resources in the
Annual Energy Outlook.” Annual Reports 2010-2022.
- US Department of Energy, Energy Information Administration. 2023. “Electricity Data Browser, Monthly Net Generation for All Sectors”
- California Independent System Operator (CAISO). 2023. “Managing Oversupply, Wind and Solar Production and Curtailments”
- Southwest Power Pool (SPP). 2023. “Variable Energy Resources Curtailments”
- Millstein, Dev, Eric O’Shaughnessy, Ryan Wiser. 2023. “Renewables and Wholesale Electricity Prices (ReWEP) Tool,” Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Version 2023.1
- Catalyst Cooperative. 2022. PUDL Project, FERC Form 1 data
- US Department of Energy, Energy Information Administration. 2023. “Electricity Data Browser, Monthly Net Generation for All Sectors”
- California Independent System Operator (CAISO). 2023. “Managing Oversupply, Wind and Solar Production and Curtailments”
- Southwest Power Pool (SPP). 2023. “Variable Energy Resources Curtailments”
- Millstein, Dev, Eric O’Shaughnessy, Ryan Wiser. 2023. “Renewables and Wholesale Electricity Prices (ReWEP) Tool,” Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Version 2023.1
- Catalyst Cooperative. 2022. PUDL Project, FERC Form 1 data
Unit(s) of Observation:
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Electricity generation type by year; electricity generation type by month; electricity Independent System Operator by day; transmission line by year
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