EFFICIENT ELECTRIFICATION AT EPRI
Benefits for Customers, Utilities, and Society
WHAT IF WE COULD ACHIEVE… THE GOAL • Economic Advantages These advances are the aim of EPRI’s Efficient • Environmental Enhancements Electrification Initiative. By accelerating development and demonstration of a diverse set of electric • Operational Improvements technologies; by assessing the costs, benefits, and …simultaneously by using an integrated portfolio of: barriers to electrification; and by building a collaborative • Science and Technologies infrastructure to support short- and long-term, tactical, and strategic solutions, EPRI’s R/D/D can help electric- • Tactical and Strategic Guidance system stakeholders realize the benefits of efficient • National and State Level Efficient Electrification electrification for customers, utilities, and society. Assessments POTENTIAL BENEFITS OF EFFICIENT ELECTRIFICATION Environmental and Economic Operational Societal • Increased economic • Improved water and air quality • Increased grid flexibility productivity • Reduced CO2 emissions • Improved performance of • Reduced costs for customers • Reduced water consumption customer end uses • Improved electric asset • Improved human health and safety • Increased customer choice utilization • Improved customer satisfaction and energy utilization
ABOUT THE RESEARCH
EPRI’s Efficient Electrification Initiative is aligning and expanding EPRI’s research and development portfolio of programs and supplemental projects to: • Analyze electrification’s costs and benefits to electricity consumers, utilities, and society • Develop and demonstrate advanced electric technologies • Support effective implementation of comprehensive electrification strategies • Inform all industry stakeholders on the costs and benefits associated with electrification
EXPLORING CURRENT AND SCIENCE AND ASSESSMENTS ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES • A national assessment of efficient electrification • Electric transportation • State efficient electrification assessments • Indoor agriculture • Ongoing, in-depth analyses of electrification • Industrial process devices and systems scenarios • Next generation heat pumps • Quantification of air quality improvements • Assessment of water availability/quality, MEASURING THE OUTCOMES environment, ecosystems, and biodiversity impacts and benefits of electrification • Improved productivity for electric assets • Increased energy efficiency • Choices and control for electric utility customers • Adoption strategies for electric transportation • Improved air and water quality, as well as worker safety • Maximized R&D value through EPRI’s collaborative research model SAMPLE BENEFITS • The national electrification assessment communicates costs, benefits, barriers, and opportunities for efficient electrification in the United States, laying the groundwork for near- and long-term benefits. • The state-level electrification study addresses local circumstances, barriers, drivers, and strategies for efficient electrification. • Environmental assessments quantify the ecological impacts and benefits of electrification to aid informed policy and decision making. • Indoor agriculture can provide high-quality produce with reduced chemical usage, as well as reduce water consumption by up to 90%. • Efficient electrification improves the use of utilities’ assets to spread overall utility operating costs and to reduce customers’ bills. • Electric vehicles have lower maintenance costs and are less harmful to the environment; in addition, the diversified fuel use increases energy security. • Advanced heat pumps reduce customers’ energy bills, improve customer comfort, and increase flexibility to meet grid needs.
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About EPRI: The Electric Power Research Institute, Inc. (EPRI, www.epri.com) conducts research and development relating to the generation, delivery and use of electricity for the benefit of the public. An independent, nonprofit organization, EPRI brings together its scientists and engineers as well as experts from academia and industry to help address challenges in electricity, including reliability, efficiency, affordability, health, safety and the environment. EPRI’s members represent approximately 90 percent of the electricity generated and delivered in the United States, and international participation extends to more than 30 countries. EPRI’s principal offices and laboratories are located in Palo Alto, Calif.; Charlotte, NC; Knoxville, Tenn.; and Lenox, Mass.
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