2018 Renewable Energy Data, Analysis, and Decisions A Guide for Practitioners 59页

Table of Contents
1 Introduction ................................................................................................. 1
1.1 About This Guide ..................................................................................... 1
1.1.1 Decisions, Data and Analysis .................................................................... 1
1.1.2 Decisions ............................................................................................ 2
1.1.3 Data ............................................................................................. 2
1.1.4 Analysis ......................................................................................... 2
2 Decisions ....................................................................................... 4
2.1 Target Setting ............................................................................. 4
2.2 Policymaking .....................................................................................5
2.3 Investment ....................................................................................... 6
2.4 Power Sector Planning ............................................................................................ 7
3 Data .......................................................................................................................... 10
3.1 Geospatial and Temporal Data Sets ........................................................................ 10
3.1.1 Renewable Energy Resource Data ................................................................................. 11
3.1.2 Geospatial Data that Complements Renewable Energy Resource Data......................... 19
3.1.3 Obtaining Data and Data Sources .................................................................................. 20
4 Analysis ............................................................................................................... 22
4.1 Connecting Analysis and Data with Decisions ........................................................................... 26
4.1.1 Mapping and Visualization ............................................................................................ 26
4.1.2 Generator Performance Modeling .................................................................................. 29
4.1.3 Technical Potential Analysis .......................................................................................... 31
4.1.4 Supply Curve Modeling ................................................................................................. 33
4.1.5 Economic Potential Analysis ......................................................................................... 35
4.1.6 Capacity Expansion Modeling ....................................................................................... 37
4.1.7 Production Cost Modeling ............................................................................................. 39
5 Summary .................................................................................................................. 40
6 References ......................................................................................................... 41
Appendix: Key Geospatial Data Sets to Inform Renewable Energy Decisions .................................. 44