Nathalie Hansen, an intern in Senator Brownsberger’s office, prepared the bibliography below.
Sources on the Reliability of Renewable Energy:
General:
Cochran, Jaquelin, et al. “Integrating Variable Renewable Energy in Electric
Power Markets: Best Practices from International Experience, Summary for
Policymakers.” National Renewable Energy Lab, Apr. 2012, https://www.nrel.gov/docs/
fy12osti/53730.pdf. Accessed 25 July 2018.
“Integrating Reliable Renewable Energy into the U.S. Electrical Grid.”
climatenexus, 31 May 2017, climatenexus.org/climate-issues/energy/
integrating-reliable-renewable-energy-u-s-electrical-grid/. Accessed 25
July 2018.
The Institute of Political Economy. “Reliability of Renewable Energy.”
Strata, Nov. 2015, www.strata.org/reliability-of-renewable-energy/
#1482197034869-b2ad666c-d705. Accessed 25 July 2018.
Trabish, Herman K. “Is Renewable Energy Threatening Power Reliability?”
utilitydive, 1 June 2017, www.utilitydive.com/news/
is-renewable-energy-threatening-power-reliability/443701/. Accessed 25 July
Biomass:
Lofthouse, Jordan, et al. “Reliability of Renewable Energy: Biomass.”
Institute of Political Economy, Utah State University, www.usu.edu/ipe/
wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Reliability-Biomass-Full-Report.pdf. Accessed 25
July 2018.
Reliability of Renewable Energy: Biomass.” Strata, www.strata.org/wp-content/
uploads/2015/11/Reliability-Biomass-OnePager.pdf. Accessed 25 July 2018.
Geothermal energy:
Lofthouse, Jordan, et al. “Reliability of Renewable Energy: Geothermal.”
Institute of Political Economy, Utah State University, www.usu.edu/ipe/
wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Reliability-Geothermal-Full-Report.pdf. Accessed 25
July 2018.
“Reliability of Renewable Energy: Geothermal.” Strata, www.strata.org/wp-content/
uploads/2015/11/Reliability-Geothermal-OnePager.pdf. Accessed 25 July 2018.
Hydroelectric energy:
“Hydropower is Reliable.” National Hydropower Association, www.hydro.org/
waterpower/why-hydro/reliable/. Accessed 25 July 2018.
Lacey, Stephen, editor. “Hydropower: Proven Reliability.” Renewable Energy
World, 17 Aug. 2009, www.renewableenergyworld.com/ugc/articles/2009/08/
hydropower-proven-reliability.html. Accessed 25 July 2018.
Lofthouse, Jordan, et al. “Reliability of Renewable Energy: Hydro.”
Institute of Political Economy, Utah State University, www.usu.edu/ipe/
wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Reliability-Hydro-Full-Report.pdf. Accessed 25
July 2018.
“Reliability of Renewable Energy: Hydro.” Strata, www.strata.org/wp-content/
uploads/2015/11/Reliability-Hydro-OnePager.pdf. Accessed 25 July 2018.
Natural Gas:
Page, Carly. “How Reliable Is Natural Gas? An Historical Overview of Natural Gas
Transmission’s Outage Track Record.” USAEE, www.usaee.org/usaee2017/
submissions/OnlineProceedings/
Natural%20Gas%20Reliability%20paper%20CJP%20Final.pdf. Accessed 25 July
Parenthos, Elizabeth, et al. “Highly Reliable Organizations in the Onshore
Natural Gas Sector: An Assessment of Current Practices, Regulatory
Frameworks, and Select Case Studies.” Joint Institute for Strategic Energy
Analysis, www.nrel.gov/docs/fy17osti/67941.pdf. Accessed 25 July 2018.
“Natural Gas Systems: Reliable and Resilient.” Natural Gas Council, July 2017,
www.ngsa.org/download/analysis_studies/
NGC-Reliable-Resilient-Nat-Gas-WHITE-PAPER-Final.pdf. Accessed 25 July
Nuclear Energy:
Kuo, Way, editor. “Reliability and Nuclear Power.” IEEE Xplore, June 2011,
ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?arnumber=5779952. Accessed 25 July
Mueller, Mike. “Nuclear Power is the Most Reliable Energy Source and It’s Not
Even Close.” Energy.gov, 27 Feb. 2018, www.energy.gov/ne/articles/
nuclear-power-most-reliable-energy-source-and-its-not-even-close. Accessed
25 July 2018.
“Reliability of Nuclear Power Plants.” IAEA, www.iaea.org/sites/default/files/
publications/magazines/bulletin/bull17-4/17404704648.pdf. Accessed 25 July
Solar Energy:
Lofthouse, Jordan, et al. “Reliability of Renewable Energy: Solar.” Institute of
Political Economy, Utah State University, www.usu.edu/ipe/wp-content/
uploads/2015/11/Reliability-Solar-Full-Report.pdf. Accessed 25 July 2018
“Reliability of Renewable Energy: Solar.” Strata, strata.org/pdf/2015/
solar_summary.pdf. Accessed 25 July 2018.
“Researchers at NREL Find Fewer Failures of PV Panels and Different Degradation
Modes in Systems Installed after 2000.” National Renewable Energy
Laboratory, 10 Apr. 2017, www.nrel.gov/news/program/2017/
failures-pv-panels-degradation.html. Accessed 25 July 2018.
Wind Energy:
Del Granado, Pedro Crespo, et al. “The Impact of Wind Uncertainty on the
Strategic Valuation of Distributed Electricity Storage.”
eprints.lanks.ac.uk, Feb. 2014, eprints.lancs.ac.uk/78857/1/
paper3_wind_uncertainty_and_storage.pdf. Accessed 25 July 2018.
Jones, Lawrence E. “Strategies and Decision Support Systems for Integrating
Variable Energy Resources in Control Centers for Reliable Grid Operations.”
The Utility Wind Integration Group, www.uwig.org/
doe_wind_integration_report.pdf. Accessed 25 July 2018.
Keller, J., et al. “Wind Turbine Drivetrain Reliability Collaborative Workshop.”
National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Feb. 2016, www.nrel.gov/docs/
fy16osti/66593.pdf. Accessed 25 July 2018.
Lofthouse, Jordan, et al.”Reliability of Renewable Energy: Wind.” Institute of Political Economy,
Utah State University, www.usu.edu/ipe/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/
Reliability-Wind-Full-Report.pdf. Accessed 25 July 2018.
“Reliability of Renewable Energy: Wind.” Strata, strata.org/pdf/2015/reliability/
wind-summary.pdf. Accessed 25 July 2018.
Sheng, Shuangwen. “Report on Wind Turbine Subsystem Reliability: A Survey of
Various Databases.” National Renewable Energy Laboratory, June 2013,
www.nrel.gov/docs/fy13osti/59111.pdf. Accessed 25 July 2018.