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Implications of a regional resource adequacy program on utility integrated resource planning: Study for the Western United States

Carvallo, Juan Pablo, Nan Zhang, Benjamin Leibowicz, Thomas Carr, Maury Galbraith, and Peter H Larsen. Implications of a regional resource adequacy program on utility integrated resource planning: Study for the Western United States. 2020.

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The use of wholesale market purchases by Western U.S. electric utilities

Carvallo, Juan Pablo, Sean Murphy, Alan H Sanstad, and Peter H Larsen. The use of wholesale market purchases by Western U.S. electric utilities. 2019.

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Planning for a Distributed Disruption: Innovative Practices for Incorporating Distributed Solar into Utility Planning

Mills, Andrew D, Galen L Barbose, Joachim Seel, Changgui Dong, Trieu Mai, Ben Sigrin, and Jarett Zuboy. Planning for a Distributed Disruption: Innovative Practices for Incorporating Distributed Solar into Utility Planning. 2016. LBNL-1006047.

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Technical Support for Western Interconnection Planning

EMP provides technical and analytical support to the Western Governors’ Association and the Western Electric Coordinating Council to enable robust analyses of regional transmission needs, with an emphasis on the evaluation of demand-side resources within interconnection-level planning studies.

Flexibility Inventory for Western Resource Planners

Mills, Andrew D, and Joachim Seel. Flexibility Inventory for Western Resource Planners. 2015. LBNL-1003750.

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Exploration of resource and transmission expansion decisions in the Western Renewable Energy Zone initiative

Mills, Andrew D, Amol A Phadke, and Ryan H Wiser. "Exploration of resource and transmission expansion decisions in the Western Renewable Energy Zone initiative." Energy Policy 39.3 (2011) 1732 - 1745.

Incorporating Energy Efficiency into Western Interconnection Transmission Planning

Barbose, Galen L, Alan H Sanstad, Charles A Goldman, Stuart McMenamin, and Andy Sukenik. Incorporating Energy Efficiency into Western Interconnection Transmission Planning. 2014. LBNL-6578E.

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Survey of Western U.S. Electric Utility Resource Plans

Wilkerson, Jordan, Peter H Larsen, and Galen L Barbose. "Survey of Western U.S. Electric Utility Resource Plans." Energy Policy 66 (2014) 90-103. LBNL-6545E.

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Incorporating Demand Response into Western Interconnection Transmission Planning

Satchwell, Andrew, Galen L Barbose, Charles A Goldman, Ryan Hledik, and Ahmed Faruqui. Incorporating Demand Response into Western Interconnection Transmission Planning. LBNL, 2013. LBNL-6381E.

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An Evaluation of Solar Valuation Methods Used in Utility Planning and Procurement Processes

Mills, Andrew D, and Ryan H Wiser. An Evaluation of Solar Valuation Methods Used in Utility Planning and Procurement Processes. 2012. LBNL-5933E.

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