Hourly Flexible Load Profiles for U.S. Electrification Scenarios

Aggregating hourly profiles for projected flexible electricity demand across U.S. states and sectors. It models demand under various scenarios of flexibility, electrification, and technology advancement for a subset of years from 2018 to 2050. The profiles were developed as inputs for the ReEDS model by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory.

Use Cases

• Model power system evolution using hourly flexible load profiles under different electrification and technology advancement scenarios.
• Analyze state-level and sector-level flexible electricity demand for years like 2018, 2020, 2024, 2030, 2040, and 2050.
• Compare projected flexible load quantities between Base and Enhanced flexibility scenarios.
• Integrate these flexible load profiles with total electricity load profiles from the related EFS dataset for comprehensive grid modeling.

Strengths

• Profiles are provided for a specific subset of years: 2018, 2020, 2024, 2030, 2040, and 2050.
• Data is aggregated to both the state and sector level for granular analysis.
• Covers multiple modeled scenarios including flexibility (Base, Enhanced), electrification (Reference, Medium, High), and technology advancement (Slow, Moderate, Rapid).
• Developed by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory with associated peer-reviewed publications.

Limitations

• The dataset only covers a subset of years, not a continuous time series.
• Specific row count, column names, and data size are not provided in the input.
• Flexible load quantities are based on modeled assumptions about customer participation and flexibility levels.

Provenance

Source

National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Department of Energy

Collection Method

Modeled projections developed as inputs for the ReEDS model, based on assumptions about flexibility and customer participation within each subsector.

Time Range

2018, 2020, 2024, 2030, 2040, 2050

Freshness

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Geography

United States, aggregated to the state level