A review of analytical and optimization methodologies for transitions in multi-scale energy systems

R Kakodkar, G He, CD Demirhan… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
Reliable access to clean and affordable energy is a prerequisite to socio-economic
progress. Meeting the global energy demand in the face of a burgeoning population and …

Electrification and decarbonization: exploring US energy use and greenhouse gas emissions in scenarios with widespread electrification and power sector …

D Steinberg, D Bielen, J Eichman, K Eurek, J Logan… - 2017 - osti.gov
Electrification of end-use services in the transportation, buildings, and industrial sectors
coupled with decarbonization of electricity generation has been identified as one of the key …

Modeling variable renewable energy and storage in the power sector

J Bistline, G Blanford, T Mai, J Merrick - Energy Policy, 2021 - Elsevier
The emergence of variable renewable energy and battery storage technologies have
fundamentally transformed the electric power sector and generated demand for analysis to …

Health co-benefits of sub-national renewable energy policy in the US

EG Dimanchev, S Paltsev, M Yuan… - Environmental …, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
State and local policy-makers in the US have shown interest in transitioning electricity
systems toward renewable energy sources and in mitigating harmful air pollution. However …

The costs and value of renewable portfolio standards in meeting decarbonization goals

D Young, J Bistline - Energy Economics, 2018 - Elsevier
Renewable portfolio standards are common policy instruments deployed in many US states
and other countries. Arguably the primary driver for these standards is their use as a tool to …

[HTML][HTML] Renewable portfolio standards, energy efficiency and air quality in an energy transitioning economy: The case of Iowa

AO Ishola - Green Technologies and Sustainability, 2025 - Elsevier
This study examines the short-run and long-term relationship between solar energy
consumption, energy efficiency, economic growth, human capital, and carbon emissions …

Assessing the costs and benefits of US renewable portfolio standards

R Wiser, T Mai, D Millstein, G Barbose… - Environmental …, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
Renewable portfolio standards (RPS) exist in 29 US states and the District of Columbia. This
article summarizes the first national-level, integrated assessment of the future costs and …

Putting the potential rate impacts of distributed solar into context

G Barbose - 2017 - escholarship.org
The rapid growth of distributed solar in a number of states has raised questions about its
potential effects on retail electricity prices, prompting concerns by some utilities and …

What determines effectiveness of renewable energy standards? General equilibrium analytical model and empirical analysis

D Fullerton, CL Ta - … of the Association of Environmental and …, 2025 - journals.uchicago.edu
Our analytical general equilibrium model investigates impacts of renewable portfolio
standards (RPS) on electricity price, fossil-fuel use, renewable generation, and carbon …

The prospective impacts of 2019 state energy policies on the US electricity system

T Mai, W Cole, N Gates, D Greer - Energy Policy, 2021 - Elsevier
Over the past several years state energy policies have been evolving rapidly, and are more
frequently including higher targets, including 100% clean energy targets. This study …