We create a model to quantify the value of distributed energy resources for meeting decarbonized heavy-duty vehicle energy demand.

We quantify the deployment and value potential of nuclear small modular reactors versus other distributed energy resources in meeting energy demands of decarbonized heavy duty vehicles across the United States.

We evaluated the system cost of providing electricity and heat to serve the load profiles of two types of Alaskan communities, and calculated the cost efficiency of including a nuclear microreactor in the generation portfolio. We employed a capacity expansion and dispatch model augmented to co-optimize heat and electricity generation. Since microreactor designs are still...