Canadian Renewable Electricity Storage and Transmission Model
CREST
Model developed
Description
References
Dolter, Brett and Nicholas Rivers (2018) “The Cost of Decarbonizing the Canadian Electricity System.” Energy Policy. 113, pp. 135-148. DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2017.10.040.
Applications
optimization of type, size and location of electrical generating technologies to satisfy load and reliability criteria, optimizing transmission network expansion, minimizing total system costs, load forecasting
Users
utilities, system planners
Key Inputs
extant generation and transmission, capital and operating costs, electrical energy demand, electricity generation costs, wind and solar data with spatial detail
Key Outputs
Investment and operational costs, system costs and related metrics of differing scenarios for substantially decarbonizing the Canadian electricity system at minimum cost, GHG emissions.
Optimal (lowest-cost) capacity expansion generation portfolios.