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Title: Renewable Energy Data, Analysis, and Decisions: A Guide for Practitioners

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Publication Year: 2018

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Abstract: High-quality renewable energy resource data and other geographic information system (GIS) data are essential for the transition to a clean energy economy that prioritizes local resources, improves resiliency, creates jobs, and promotes energy independence. These data are crucial for making informed decisions—ranging from policy and investment decisions to reliable power sector planning. Decisions that are data-driven reflect appropriate ambition, maximize costeffectiveness, and enable successful implementation of renewable energy investments. Various considerations are important in planning for data-driven decision-making. For instance, data can vary in type and quality, be expensive to obtain, and require specific skills and resources to process and interpret. This guide describes data requirements for making various renewable energy decisions and discusses the tools and analyses necessary to transform these data into recommendations for decision-makers...

Url: https://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy18osti/68913.pdf

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Authors: Cox, Sadie; Lopez, Anthony; Watson, Andrea; Grue, Nick; Leisch, Jennifer, E

Publisher: National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Data Collections: IPUMS NHGIS

Topics: Natural Resource Management

Countries: United States