In 2005, which is when CO2 emissions in the RGGI states reached a peak, coal accounted for 23 % of
the regional generation mix and petroleum accounted for 12 %.
Strategies for replacing light bulbs vary from place to place, depending on
regional energy costs and the power -
generation mix (i.e., coal, natural gas, nuclear and renewables).
Changes in the fuel
mix play out in different ways across the country, reflecting
regional variation in the economics of increases in natural gas
generation and renewable capacity.
The meeting will mainly cover the following themes, but can include other topics related to understanding and modelling the atmosphere: ● Surface drag and momentum transport: orographic drag, convective momentum transport ● Processes relevant for polar prediction: stable boundary layers,
mixed - phase clouds ● Shallow and deep convection: stochasticity, scale - awareness, organization, grey zone issues ● Clouds and circulation feedbacks: boundary - layer clouds, CFMIP, cirrus ● Microphysics and aerosol - cloud interactions: microphysical observations, parameterization, process studies on aerosol - cloud interactions ● Radiation: circulation coupling; interaction between radiation and clouds ● Land - atmosphere interactions: Role of land processes (snow, soil moisture, soil temperature, and vegetation) in sub-seasonal to seasonal (S2S) prediction ● Physics - dynamics coupling: numerical methods, scale - separation and grey - zone, thermodynamic consistency ● Next
generation model development: the challenge of exascale, dynamical core developments,
regional refinement, super-parametrization ● High Impact and Extreme Weather: role of convective scale models; ensembles; relevant challenges for model development
Results from the
regional long - term electricity
generation model incorporating adaptive capacity show the significant shifts required in the non-hydro capacity
mix to ensure system robustness cause an increase in cumulative operating costs of between 1 and 7 %.