Principal Investigator Joel Jean
Co-investigator David Borrelli
Project Website http://energy.mit.edu/research/coalmap/
CoalMap is an online tool that allows users to explore the potential effects of various market factors on the cost-competitiveness of coal versus renewable energy. Users view CoalMap as a map of the continental United States showing the locations of current coal plants, with markers indicating each plant’s nameplate capacity and relative cost. As users apply different carbon prices, deployment subsidies, and rates of cost decline for solar and wind, they can observe the effects of these changes on the cost-competitiveness of renewable energy across the country.