Conversation about Electrification 2020’s Track G with EPRI’s senior technical leader for technology innovation.

Conversation about Electrification 2020’s Track F with EPRI’s senior manager for government and external relations.

Conversations about Electrification 2020’s Track E with EPRI’s principal technical executive, energy systems and climate analysis Tom Wilson, and senior technical executive Omar Siddiqui.

Conversation about Electrification 2020’s Track D with EPRI senior program manager, distributed energy resources and energy storage.

Conversation about Electrification 2020’s Track C with EPRI’s principal technical leader.

Conversation about Electrification 2020’s Track B with EPRI’s technical executive for advanced buildings and communities.

Conversation about Electrification 2020’s Track A with EPRI’s senior technical executive in electric transportation.

A breakdown of the tracks and sessions at Electrification 2020.

This article considers the opportunities and challenges of evaluating beneficial electrification investments using a BCA framework that has routinely been used for energy efficiency. It describes the traditional energy efficiency BCA tests, explores how the allocation of benefits and costs change for beneficial electrification investments, and offers suggestions that policymakers and analysts may consider when interpreting BCA test results.

A twofold electric sector decarbonization challenge: doubling the electricity supply while also making the portfolio of supply resources, including existing fossil generation, almost entirely emissions free.