Grantee Research Project Results
2024 Progress Report: Deliberative Valuation and Integrated Modeling to Accelerate Equitable Decarbonization in New England
EPA Grant Number: R840558Title: Deliberative Valuation and Integrated Modeling to Accelerate Equitable Decarbonization in New England
Investigators: Calder, Ryan , Howarth, Richard B. , Mavrommati, Georgia
Institution: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University , University of Massachusetts - Boston , University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth
EPA Project Officer: Chung, Serena
Project Period: August 1, 2023 through May 13, 2025
Project Period Covered by this Report: August 1, 2023 through July 31,2024
Project Amount: $649,328
RFA: Drivers and Environmental Impacts of Energy Transitions in Underserved Communities. (2022) RFA Text | Recipients Lists
Research Category: Watersheds , Endocrine Disruptors , Environmental Engineering , Environmental Justice , Social Science , Early Career Awards , Air Quality and Air Toxics , Air
Objective:
(1) Characterize environmental, health, and economic tradeoffs of alternative scenarios for decarbonization of New England’s electrical grid; (2) evaluate how these tradeoffs are valued individually and collectively by New Englanders and how those valuations compare to results from classical economic analysis; and (3) build capacity among community-based advocacy organizations to carry out independent screening analyses of benefits and impacts of proposed renewable energy projects.
Progress Summary:
Development of a computer model to characterize direct and indirect costs associated with hypothetical portfolios of generation assets in New England; evaluation of responsiveness of the scope of this model to public priorities and values; characterization of gaps in existing tools.
Future Activities:
Valuation of tradeoffs associated with alternative renewable energy scenarios by New Englanders (individual survey and group valuation); publication of model results and code.
Journal Articles on this Report : 1 Displayed | Download in RIS Format
| Other project views: | All 3 publications | 1 publications in selected types | All 1 journal articles |
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Calder RSD, Dimanchev E, Cohen S, McManamay RA. Decision support for United States—Canada energy integration is impaired by fragmentary environmental and electricity system modeling capacity. Environmental Research: Infrastructure and Sustainability. 2024;4(3):033002. |
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Supplemental Keywords:
renewable energy; decarbonization; simulation; cost-benefit analysis; energy policy; decision support; public values; deliberative valuationRelevant Websites:
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Progress and Final Reports:
Original AbstractThe perspectives, information and conclusions conveyed in research project abstracts, progress reports, final reports, journal abstracts and journal publications convey the viewpoints of the principal investigator and may not represent the views and policies of ORD and EPA. Conclusions drawn by the principal investigators have not been reviewed by the Agency.