Energy Markets and Planning Department

Wiser, Ryan H, Galen L Barbose, Will Gorman, Eric O’Shaughnessy, Sydney Forrester, Paul Donohoo-Vallett, Peter Cappers, Jeff Deason, Ryan Hledik, and Long Lam. "Retail Electricity Price Trends and Drivers: Data Update−2026 Edition." 2026.

Giraldez, Julieta, Sean Morash, Matthew Steffen, and Gregory Mandelman. EV Load Forecasting Guide. 2026.

Ball, Jason, and Peter Cappers. A Community Guide to Regulatory Barriers Affecting Microgrids (Reports 1-3). 2026.

Report No. 1: Foundational Issues Facing Microgrids PDF

Report No. 2: Single Property Microgrids PDF

Report No. 3: Multi-Property Microgrids PDF

Barbose, Galen L, Naïm R Darghouth, Vasu Gaur, and Ben Hoen. "Solar on Residential New Construction Datasets." 2026.

Solar New Home Shares XLSX

Solar New Home Attributes XLSX

Dataset Documentation and Use-Case Examples PDF

Davis, Cody. "DOE Energy Innovator Fellows informational webinar: Electric Distribution System Operations." 2026.

Electric Utility Distribution and Operations

Relf, Grace. "DOE Energy Innovator Fellows informational webinar: Power System, Regulation, and Market Structure Fundamentals." 2026.

Power System, Regulation, and Market Structure Fundamentals

Larsen, Peter H, Kyle Carney, Joseph H Eto, George Jiang, Dhawal Joshi, Kristina Hamachi LaCommare, Ridge Peterson, Christopher Ramee, and Anna-Elise Smith. ICE Calculator 2: Final Report for Phase 1 and 2 of the National Initiative to Update the Interruption Cost Estimate (ICE) Calculator. 2026.

ICE 2.0 Phase 2 Final Report

ICE Calculator Version 2.0 and 2.2 Comparison

Cappers, Peter. "DOE Energy Innovator Fellows informational webinar: Rate Design." 2026.

Utility Ratemaking and Rate Design: Background and Best Practices

Relf, Grace, Paul De Martini, Jasmine McAdams, Vinita Srinivasan, and Lisa C Schwartz. Effectively Considering the Distribution System in Integrated Resource Planning. 2026.

Presentation PDF

Murphy, Sean, Lixi Liu, Brennan Less, Yingli Lou, Jeff Deason, Iain S Walker, and Xin Jin. "Characterizing electrical panel capacity, breaker space, and loads in U.S. single-family homes." Journal of Building Engineering 120 (2026) 115576.

Journal Article PDF

Presentation PDF

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Frick, Natalie Mims, and Vinita Srinivasan. 2026 Large Load Literature Review and Data Sources. 2026.

Large Load Literature Review May 2026

Large Load Data Sources May 2026

Kahrl, Fredrich, Jennie Jorgenson, Lawryn Kiboma, Dev Millstein, Natalie Mims Frick, and Brian Sergi. "Getting brighter: Impacts of improved day-ahead solar forecasts in high-solar, high-storage electricity systems." Renewable Energy 259 (2026) 125104.

Pre-print Journal Article PDF

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Kahrl, Fredrich. "DOE Energy Innovator Fellows informational webinar: Transmission Basics." 2026.

Welcome Slides PDF

Presentation PDF

Safavi, Leila, Julie Mulvaney Kemp, Will Gorman, Dev Millstein, and Ryan H Wiser. "Interregional Electricity Transmission in the United States: Realized Savings and Opportunities for Increased Value, 2014 to 2023." The Energy Journal (2025).

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Frick, Natalie Mims, Angela Long, Ryan Long, and Kathryn Chelminski. Improving Transparency in Electric Distribution System Planning to Support Affordability. 2026.

Appendix: Procedural Information PDF

Relf, Grace. "DER Interconnection – Performance Incentive Mechanisms." 2025.

Presentation PDF

Davis, Cody. "Power Flow Analysis for DER Interconnections." 2025.

Presentation PDF

Davis, Cody. "Cost Transparency for Distributed Energy Resources Interconnection." 2025.

Presentation PDF

Kahrl, Fredrich, Josh A Schellenberg, Lisa C Schwartz, Diana Rucavado Rojas, Brittany Tarufelli, Kyle Wilson, and Juliet Homer. "Transmission Cost Allocation Practices." 2025.

Technical Brief PDF

Cappers, Peter, Jason Ball, and Sanjana Tadepalli. Block Island’s Energy Roadmap to 2040. 2026.