United States: Economic Viability Of Combined Heat And Power In ERCOT

Background

In December 2013, we completed a study to show how renewable and natural gas-fired electricity sources would develop in the next two decades in ERCOT

In a May 2014 update study, we expanded our prior work to incorporate a more robust set of demand-side scenarios. Specifically, we explore the impacts of an expanded yet cost-effective portfolio of demand response (DR) programs, energy efficiency (EE) measures, and Combined heat and power (CHP) investments. The focus of this talk is on this analysis of CHP.

I would like to acknowledge the contributions of our Brattle co-authors on the report: Peter Fox-Penner, Ira Shavel, Jurgen Weiss, Ryan Hledik, Pablo Ruiz, Rebecca Carroll, and Jake Zahniser-Word

All results and any errors are the responsibility of the authors and do not represent the opinion of the project's sponsors, The Brattle Group, Inc. or its clients

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