Jim McMahon, Patrick Augustine, and Anant Kumar assisted a midwestern utility in a resource planning engagement, with carbon capture and storage (CCS) on existing coal plants being one of the primary decarbonization pathways. CRA developed CCS and alternative gas and renewable portfolio options, developed a rate forecasting model, and analyzed the economics of CCS versus other options, taking into account 45Q tax credits available to the CCS facility. CRA’s work was presented to the executive leadership team and the company board.
Impacts of offshore wind on reliability and affordability in ISO-NE and NYISO
In this white paper, the authors assess the contribution of offshore wind (OSW) to system reliability and affordability in ISO New England (ISO-NE) and the New...