The choice between centralized and decentralized electricity generation is examined for 150 countries as a function of population distribution, electricity consumption, transmission cost, and the cost difference between decentralized and centralized electricity generation. A network algorithm is developed to find the shortest centralized transmission network that spans a given fraction of the population in a country. The least-cost combination of centralized and decentralized electricity that serves the country is determined.
Technology Partners: MimirTech
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/least-cost-network-evaluation-centralized-and-decentralized-contributions-global
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/todd-levin
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/valerie-m-thomas
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/energy-policy
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/electricity
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/botswana
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/uganda
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/bangladesh
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/africa
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rural-electrification
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/south-asia
