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Featured Publications

Introduction to Grid Forming Inverters – A Key To Transforming Our Power Grid, NREL Presentation  (2024)

Major Drivers of Long-Term Distribution Transformer Demand, NREL Technical Report 

2024 Standard Scenarios Report: A U.S. Electricity Sector Outlook, NREL Technical report (2024)

Beginner's Guide to Understanding Power System Model Results for Long-Term Resource Plans, NREL Technical Report (2024)

eGridGPT: Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence in the Control Room, NREL Technical Report (2024)

Evolving Competitive Markets in SAPP: Leveraging Competitive Wholesale Electricity Markets to Drive Renewable Generation Capacity in the Southern African Power Pool, NREL Technical report (2024)

Generative Artificial Intelligence for Power Grid Operations, NREL Technical Report (2024)

How the U.S. Power Grid Kept the Lights on in Summer 2024, NREL Technical Report (2024)

UNIFI Specifications for Grid-Forming Inverter-Based Resources: Version 2, NREL Technical Report (2024)