Environmental Benefits and Impacts of Distributed Energy
Documents are in pdf format unless otherwise indicated.
- March 31, 2008 -- Impacts of DG on Wholesale Electric Prices and Air Emissions in Massachusetts, by M. Drunsic et. al., Synapse Energy Economics, prepared for Massachusetts Technology Collaborative
- December 2006 -- Clean Energy Options Analysis, OTC High Electricity Demand Day, Ozone Strategies, Art Diem, U.S. EPA
- June 2006 -- Quantifying Emissions Reductions from New England Offshore Wind Energy Resources, Thesis by M.P. Berlinski, MIT Engineering Systems Division
- May 2006 -- 2004 New England Marginal Emission Rate Analysis, ISO-NE
- March 2006 -- Reduction in Fine particulate Air Pollution and Mortality: Extended Follow-up of the Harvard Six Cities Study, Laden et. al. -- technical article, plus 1-page abstract, plus New York Times article of March 21, 2006 (this study includes Watertown MA)
- Spring 2006 -- The Energy Innovation Imperative: Addressing Oil Dependence, Climate Change, and Other 21st Century Energy Challenges, J. Holdren, MIT Innovations
- January 2006 -- DG and Distribution Planning: An Economic Analysis for the Massachusetts DG Collaborative, Navigant Consulting (1.7 MB pdf, see environmental benefit estimates in Section 4 ""Benefit/Cost of DG Beyond Distribution Deferral")
- December 2005 -- Economic and Environmental Performance of Potential Northeast Offshore Wind Energy Resources, Final Report, Michael Berlinski and Stephen Connors, MIT Laboratory for Energy and the Environment (4 MB pdf)
- December 2005 -- Building Integrated CHP for Cost-Effective Carbon Mitigation: 2005 Status and Prospects for Canada ... and the US, World Alliance for Decentralized Energy (WADE)
- December 2005 -- Unequal Exposure to Ecological Hazards 2005: Environmental Injustices in MA, Faber et. al.
- October 2005 -- Air Quality Impacts of DG, by University of CA, Irvine for CEC PIER
- November 2005 -- Quantifying the Air Pollution Exposure Consequences of Distributed Electricity Generation, G. Heath et.al., University of CA Energy Institute
- May 2005 -- "Is Real-Time pricing Green? The Environmental Impacts of Electricity Demand Variance," S. Holland and E. Mansur (PJM analysis)
- May 2005 -- "DER: Hastening Generator Obsolescence?", Public Utilities Fortnightly
- May 2005 -- "Making Sure That Clean Power Means Cleaner Air," Andrew Greene, Navigant
- April 2005 -- "Air Quality Model Results: Accelerated DER Scenario," E. Knipping et. al, EPRI (analysis of CT, NY, NJ, DE, MD, PA)
- April 2005 -- Cost Benefit Analysis: Replacing Ontario’s Coal-Fired Electricity Generation, DSS Management Consultants and RWDI Air Inc. for Ontario Ministry of Energy
- December 2004 -- Economic Impact Analysis of NJ's Proposed 20% Renewable Portfolio Standard, Rutgers Center for Energy, Economic and Environmental Policy
- August 2004 -- CHP Emission Calculator Documentation, Draft, Submitted to Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Energy and Environmental Analysis, Inc.
- April 2004 -- Clean DG Performance and Cost Analysis, DE Solutions, Inc. for ORNL
- 2004 -- Massachusetts Climate Protection Plan (2 MB pdf)
- Reports by Stephen Conners et al, MIT Lab for Energy & Environment:
- 2004 -- Avoided Emission Rates for NE (4 page pdf)
- 2004 -- National Assessment of Emissions Reduction of Photovoltaic (PV) Power Systems, for US EPA:
- April 2004 -- " Avoided Emissions from Renewables in New England: Where and When Matters" (pdf)
- October 2003 -- An Abrupt Climate Change Scenario and Its Implications for United States National Security, by Peter Schwartz and Doug Randall (posted 8/06)
- April 2003 -- Emissions Benefits of DG in the Texas Market, S. W. Hadley et. al., ORNL/TM-2003/100
- February 2003, Electric Sector Emissions Displaced due to
Renewable Energy Projects in New England, La Capra Associates for MTC (doc file) - May 2002 -- The Impact of Air Quality Regulations on Distributed Generation, Bluestein et. al., NREL/SR-200-31772
- January 2003 -- Environmental Regulation of DER: Driver or Barrier?, DER Annual Program Review, Joel Bluestein, Energy and Environmental Analysis, Inc.
- January 2002 -- Modeling the Benefits of Power Plant Emission Controls in Massachusetts, J. Levy and J. Spengler, Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association
- Other Information on Climate Change
- CHP Emission Information, Northeast CHP Application Center
Reports by Navigant to the Distribution Planning Work Group
Other Source Materials for Reference
Click below for links to many other studies:
Other Work Groups of the DG Collaborative:
This page is under ongoing construction -- suggestions for additional resources useful for assessing the role of DG in distribution planning, or other questions or comments about the Massachusetts DG Collaborative, may be directed to:
Fran Cummings, RET Policy Director