Power Technologies Energy Data Book
Produced by DOE, the Power Technologies Energy Data Book compiles - in one central document - a comprehensive set of data about power technologies from diverse sources.
In 2002, the Strategic Energy Analysis and Applications Center (SEAAC) of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) developed the first version of the Power Technologies Energy Data Book for the Office of Power Technologies in the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy at the Department of Energy.
The Power Technologies Energy Data Book is organized into 13 chapters:
- Introduction
- Technology profiles
- Electricity restructuring
- Forecasts/comparisons
- Electricity supply
- Electricity capability
- Electricity generation
- Electricity demand
- Prices
- Economic indicators
- Environmental indicators
- Conversion factors
- Geographic information system (GIS) maps
The sources used for the Power Technologies Energy Data Book represent the latest available data. Most of the data in this publication is taken directly from the source materials, although it may be reformatted for presentation. Neither NREL nor DOE endorses the validity of these data.
Chapter 13, which features geographic information system (GIS) maps, is new for this edition. One set of maps shows the natural resource (biomass, geothermal, solar, and wind) overlaid with the national transmission grid and the major electricity load centers. The other set of maps shows the current installed capacity (biomass, geothermal, concentrating solar power, and wind), as well as a bar chart indicating the historic trend of generating capacity for the state.
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