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Featured Publications

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Examining Supply-Side Options To Achieve 100% Clean Electricity by 2035, NREL Technical Report (2022)

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The Challenges of Achieving a 100% Renewable Electricity System in the United States, Joule (2022)

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Understanding Power Systems Protection in the Clean Energy Future, NREL Technical Report (2022)

Storage Futures Study: Key Learnings for the Coming Decades, NREL Technical Report (2022)

The Los Angeles 100% Renewable Energy Study (LA100), NREL Technical Report (2021)

Inertia and the Power Grid: A Guide Without the Spin, NREL Technical Report (2020)

Research Roadmap on Grid-Forming Inverters, NREL Technical Report (2020)

An Overview of Distributed Energy Resource (DER) Interconnection: Current Practices and Emerging Solutions, NREL Technical Report (2019)

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