A retrospective analysis of benefits and impacts of US renewable portfolio standards

被引：116

作者：

Barbose, Galen ^{[1
]}

Wiser, Ryan ^{[1
]}

Heeter, Jenny ^{[2
]}

Mai, Trieu ^{[2
]}

Bird, Lori ^{[2
]}

Bolinger, Mark ^{[1
]}

Carpenter, Alberta ^{[2
]}

Heath, Garvin ^{[2
]}

Keyser, David ^{[2
]}

Macknick, Jordan ^{[2
]}

Mills, Andrew ^{[1
]}

Millstein, Dev ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Lawrence Berkeley Natl Lab, 1 Cyclotron Rd,MS 90-4000, Berkeley, CA 94720 USA

[2] Natl Renewable Energy Lab, 15013 Denver West Pkwy, Golden, CO 80401 USA

来源：

ENERGY POLICY | 2016年 / 96卷

关键词：

Renewable energy; RPS; Renewable portfolio standard; Greenhouse gas; air pollution; water use; CLEAN-ENERGY POLICIES; LIFE-CYCLE ASSESSMENT; MULTIOBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS; ELECTRICITY-GENERATION; MARKET PRICES; SOCIAL COST; WIND POWER; EMISSIONS; STATE;

D O I：

10.1016/j.enpol.2016.06.035

中图分类号：

F [经济];

学科分类号：

020101 [政治经济学];

摘要：

As states consider revising or developing renewable portfolio standards (RPS), they are evaluating policy costs, benefits, and other impacts. We present the first U.S. national-level assessment of state RPS program benefits and impacts, focusing on new renewable electricity resources used to meet RPS compliance obligations in 2013. In our central-case scenario, reductions in life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions from displaced fossil fuel-generated electricity resulted in $2.2 billion of global benefits. Health and environmental benefits from reductions in criteria air pollutants (sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, and particulate matter 2.5) were even greater, estimated at $5.2 billion in the central case. Further benefits accrued in the form of reductions in water withdrawals and consumption for power generation. Finally, although best considered resource transfers rather than net societal benefits, new renewable electricity generation used for RPS compliance in 2013 also supported nearly 200,000 U.S.-based gross jobs and reduced wholesale electricity prices and natural gas prices, saving consumers a combined $1.3-$4.9 billion. In total, the estimated benefits and impacts well-exceed previous estimates of RPS compliance costs. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：645 / 660

页数：16

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