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Modeling interconnections of safety and financial performance of nuclear power plants part 1: Categorical review and theoretical bases
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Financial-technical co-design for capital-intensive, resource-responsive energy systems
Because of their capital-intensive operation, wind energy systems that are competitive in terms of the cost of the energy that they produce lead to risk-reward trade-offs that make their business cases less favorable than those of conventional energy generation technologies. However, wind energy systems tend to be designed to maximize energy production or minimize cost of energy rather than to maximize their business cases. In this work, we attempt to exploit designs specifically tailored to business cases. We develop a novel framework for analyzing energy systems that ties their design variables to monthly operating incomes using simple models and historical hourly market and resource data. Using this approach, we demonstrate that for a wind site with abundant wind resource in the California Independent System Operator market, we can control the trade-off between mean and 5th percentile monthly returns by choosing the specific power of the turbine at a fixed modeled initial capital cost. Our framework gives a measure of the risk-reward spectrum of energy generation assets that could be built at a given site with respect to the sub-annual resource/market variation.
Toward pricing financial derivatives with an IBM quantum computer
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Financial Analysis of Battery Electric Transit Buses
A baseline bus fleet and battery electric bus investment scenario was developed based on the average or common parameters of existing battery electric bus (BEB) fleets. A discounted cashflow analysis was done that found the baseline fleet to have a net present value of $785,000 and simple payback of 3.3 years. The 33 main parameters were then swung ±50% to determine their relative influence on NPV and were ranked accordingly. Then parameter volatility was estimated by dividing the range of observed values by the baseline value. The parameters that are most influential and volatile were highlighted as the ones fleet managers should focus on when determining if BEBs are a good investment option for them. These top parameters are 1) BEB purchase price, 2) purchase price of foregone diesel bus, 3) grant amount, 4) maintenance costs of foregone diesel bus, 5) annual vehicle miles traveled.
Berkeley Lab 2021 Annual Financial Report
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) continued to successfully operate during the ongoing COVID pandemic, providing world-class science facilities to both researchers and scientific users in its five national user facilities. The dedication and commitment of the Lab community to continuing the Lab’s mission has been unparalleled during this difficult time. Due to the diligence of the Lab’s Operations teams and each person who came on site, the Lab was able to safely operate these facilities. In December, the Lab received its annual appraisal from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). The Lab received “A” grades for each of the performance goals which include mission accomplishment, leadership, health and safety, security and emergency management, business systems, and facilities. The University of California manages the Lab on behalf of the DOE.
Simulating financial derivative pricing on a qudit-based quantum computer
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Financial Optimization of Commercial-Scale Photovoltaic Systems.
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End-User Financial Optimization of Commercial Rooftop Fixed-Tilt PV Systems.
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Financial Assistance for the Inaugural MagNetUS Workshop (Final Technical Report)
The MagNetUS Workshop was primarily scientific in character but also functioned as a joint user group meeting for the WiPPL and BaPSF collaborative user facilities, as well as included a community driven planning component to consider how to optimally form a network of facilities that operate in this general area with the proposed name of MagNetUS.
Developing and validating PV models in a global collaborative can improve market transparency and reduce perceived uncertainty and financial risks
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Regulators’ Financial Toolbox: Keeping Track of Clean Energy Summary
On February 26, 2024, NARUC’s Committee on Energy Resources and the Environment hosted a panel discussion titled “Keeping Track of Clean Energy Part III: Economy Wide Consistency” at the 2024 NARUC Winter Policy Summit. The panel was moderated by Hon. Abigail Anthony, Rhode Island Public Utilities Commission, and featured remarks by Wenbo Shi, PhD-Founder/CEO, Singularity Energy; Todd Jones, Principal, US Markets, Center for Resource Solutions (CRS); and Tory Clark, Partner, Energy + Environmental Economics.
Regulators’ Financial Toolbox: Designing Low- and Moderate- Income (LMI) Community Solar Compensation Programs
On February 9, 2022, as part of the NARUC Winter Policy Summit, five NARUC Staff Subcommittees (Energy Resources and the Environment, Rate Design, Electricity, Electric Reliability and Resilience, and Consumers and the Public Interest) co-hosted two sessions on community solar. The first panel was Community Solar I: Benefits for Low- and Moderate-Income Consumers, featuring opening remarks from moderator Hon. Eric Blank, Chairman of the Colorado Public Utilities Commission, and presentations from Richard Caperton, Vice President, Policy and Market Development, Arcadia, on behalf of the Coalition for Community Solar Access (CCSA); Chris Nichols, Senior Program Director, Groundswell; and Ted Trabue, Managing Director, DC Sustainable Energy Utility. See presentations and recordings. The second panel, titled What is Community Solar 2: Cost Impacts to Participants and Non-Participants, featured opening remarks from moderator Jamie Barber, Director of the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Unit at the Georgia Public Service Commission, and presentations from Dr. Gabriel Chan, Associate Professor, Humphrey School of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota; Matthew McDonnell, Managing Director, Strategen Consulting; and Katie Chiles Ottenweller, Southeast Director, Vote Solar. See presentations and recordings.
Risk Formulation for NCFs: Lessons from Financial Risk Measurement and Continuity
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Financial Analysis of the Smallmouth Bass Flows implemented at the Glen Canyon Dam during 2025
The Glen Canyon Dam (GCD) is a Colorado River Storage Project (CRSP) power resource that is a component of the Salt Lake City Area Integrated Projects (SLCA/IP). The 2016 record of decision (ROD) for the GCD long-term experimental and management plan (LTEMP) final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) specifies criteria for GCD monthly water releases, daily and hourly operating limits, and experimental releases.
Building the Financial Business Case for Resilience
This fact sheet is designed to help owners, operators, occupants, and investors in commercial buildings and other sectors to understand and address emerging issues in resilience. It includes resources from DOE’s Better Buildings Financing and Resilience Roadmap to identify key issues in measuring, managing, and mitigating resilience risk.
Countering Malicious Cyber Operations Against Financial Institutions.
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