CREST Cost of Renewable Energy Spreadsheet Tool: A Model for Developing Cost-Based Incentives in the United States; User Manual Version 4, August 2009 - March 2011 (Updated July 2013)

Gifford, J. S. ; Grace, R. C.

关键词: C CODES;    MANUALS;    COST ESTIMATION;    RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES CREST;    SOLAR;    WIND;    GEOTHERMAL;    FEED-IN TARIFF;    FIT;    USER MANUAL;    Energy Analysis;   

DOI  :  10.2172/1010865
RP-ID  :  NREL/SR-6A20-50374
PID  :  OSTI ID: 1010865
Others  :  Other: LEU-9-99277-01
Others  :  TRN: US201109%%7

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来源: SciTech Connect

【 摘 要 】

The objective of this document is to help model users understand how to use the CREST model to support renewable energy incentives, FITs, and other renewable energy rate-setting processes. This user manual will walk the reader through the spreadsheet tool, including its layout and conventions, offering context on how and why it was created. This user manual will also provide instructions on how to populate the model with inputs that are appropriate for a specific jurisdiction's policymaking objectives and context. Finally, the user manual will describe the results and outline how these results may inform decisions about long-term renewable energy support programs.