PIER Report for SMUD

SMUD came to IEC Corporation to complete its Renewable Generation Research, Development & Demonstration (ReGen) Program Final Report that detailed the utility’s research project aimed at meeting State energy goals. The ReGen Program consisted of 24 projects based around four emphasis areas: 1) Assessing and Targeting Renewable Electricity Development; 2) Increasing Affordability by Improving Existing Facilities; 3) Expanding Affordability and Diversity Using Renewable Distributed Technologies; and 4) Developing Renewable Technologies for Tomorrow’s Electricity System. These projects focused on photovoltaic (PV), concentrating solar, biomass, and wind technologies. Because of IEC’s past experience and success with a wide range of renewable energy projects, SMUD requested that IEC summarize the various technologies and reports and prepared a condensed compendium of the 24 project final reports into a Program Final Report that tied these reports together, explained the relevance of these projects in meeting the State’s energy goals, provided recommendations, discussed local affects and affects on policy, and gave an outlook for the future.