Institute for Data, Systems, and Society
To curb greenhouse gas emissions, nations, states, and cities should aim for a mix of fuel-saving, flexible, and highly reliable sources.
Jesse Jenkins and Nestor Sepulveda of MIT discuss what the future looks like for reducing CO2 emissions in electricity.
Optimization model shows that operating nuclear plants flexibly can reduce electricity costs, increase revenue for nuclear plants, and cut CO2 emissions in electric power systems.
Why Distributed?
March 2019
Scott Burger, Jesse Jenkins, Samuel Huntington, Ignacio Pérez-Arriaga
The benefits of nuclear flexibility in power system operations with renewable energy
May 2018
Jesse Jenkins
Enhanced Decision Support for a Changing Electricity Landscape
November 2017
Jesse Jenkins, Nestor Sepulveda
