Energy Markets and Planning Department

Schwartz, Lisa C, Natalie Mims Frick, Julieta Giraldez, Cody Davis, Samir Succar, Ronny Sandoval, Eliza Hotchkiss, Josh A Schellenberg, Tom Wall, Peter H Larsen, Nichole L Hanus, and Jane Frantz. "Eastern Regional Training: Planning for Distribution Systems, Distributed Energy Resources, and Resilience." 2023.

Speaker Bios PDF

IDSP Training Agenda, Nov. 29, 2023 PDF

Integrated Distribution System Planning Overview PDF

Load Forecasting PDF

Distributed Energy Resources Planning PDF

Identifying Grid Needs and Evaluating Investment Options PDF

Recovering and Allocating Costs PDF

Resilience Planning Training Agenda, Nov. 30, 2023 PDF

Introduction to Resilience for Electricity Systems PDF

What Should Energy Resilience Plans Include? Example plans, template, and reporting PDF

CT PURA Resilience Framework PDF

Identifying Threats, Predicting Vulnerabilities, and Assessing Risks PDF

Strategies for Valuing and Prioritizing Resilience Investments and Measuring Progress PDF

Mitigation, Rapid Restoration Strategies, and Best Practices – with Case Studies PDF

State Criteria for Evaluating Resilience Projects PDF

Ball, Jason, Sydney Forrester, Alexandra Grayson, and Andrew Satchwell. Electric Vehicle Program Designs and Strategies to Enhance Equitable Deployment. 2023.

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Fujita, K Sydny, Louisa Kramer, James Diffendorfer, Dana Robson, Ben Hoen, Chris Garrity, and Jing Ke. "US Large-Scale Solar Photovoltaic Database Files." 2026.

Memo USPVDB_V4_0_20260414 PDF

Code Book USPVDB_V4_0_20260414 CSV

Fujita, K Sydny, Zach Ancona, Louisa Kramer, James Diffendorfer, Mary Straka, Tandie E Gautreau, Dana Robson, Ben Hoen, and Chris Garrity. "Georectified polygon database of ground-mounted large-scale solar photovoltaic sites in the United States." Scientific Data (2023).

Journal Article PDF

Google Scholar | DOI | BibTeX | Endnote tagged | RIS

Frick, Natalie Mims. "Considering the time and locational value of efficiency in electricity planning." 2023.

Presentation PDF

Baik, Sunhee, Galen L Barbose, Juan Pablo Carvallo, Cesca Miller, Will Gorman, and Michael Spears. "Backup Power Performance of Solar-plus-Storage Systems during Routine Power Interruptions: A Case Study Application of Berkeley Lab’s PRESTO Model." 2023.

Technical Brief PDF

Supplemental Information PDF

Presentation PDF

Pereira, Guillermo, Lisa C Schwartz, and Natalie Mims Frick. "Using Energy Efficiency to Help Meet Distribution System Capacity Needs." 2023.

Presentation PDF

Bolinger, Mark, Joachim Seel, Julie Mulvaney Kemp, Cody Warner, Anjali Katta, and Dana Robson. Utility-Scale Solar, 2023 Edition: Empirical Trends in Deployment, Technology, Cost, Performance, PPA Pricing, and Value in the United States. 2023.

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Executive Summary PDF

Data File XLXS

Schwartz, Lisa C, Hanna Terwilliger, Joy Wang, and Sean Morash. "Integrated Distribution System Planning Workshop, New Mexico PRC." 2023.

Integrated Distribution Planning and Grid Modernization PDF

Distribution Planning Process in Michigan PDF

Minnesota Integrated Distribution System Planning PDF

National Perspective on State Approaches to Distribution System Planning PDF

July 9, 2024 Workshop PDF

O’Shaughnessy, Eric, Alexandra Grayson, and Galen L Barbose. "The role of peer influence in rooftop solar adoption inequity in the United States." Energy Economics 127 (2023).

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Forrester, Sydney, Cole Triedman, Sam Kozel, Cameron Brooks, and Peter Cappers. Third-Party Aggregation Rulemaking in MISO and SPP Footprints. 2023.

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Barbose, Galen L, Naïm R Darghouth, Eric O’Shaughnessy, and Sydney Forrester. Tracking the Sun: Pricing and Design Trends for Distributed Photovoltaic Systems in the United States, 2023 Edition. 2023.

Report PDF

Summary Brief PDF

Summary Data Tables XLSX

Luo, Qian, Fernando Garcia-Menendez, Jiang Lin, Gang He, and Jeremiah X Johnson. "Accelerating China’s power sector decarbonization can save lives: integrating public health goals into power sector planning decisions." Environmental Research Letters 18.10 (2023).

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Heleno, Miguel, Juan Pablo Carvallo, Alan Valenzuela, Greg Leventis, Cesca Miller, and Jeff Deason. Distribution Grid Impacts of Community Solar. 2023.

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Woolf, Tim. "Performance Indices." 2023.

Presentation PDF

Larsen, Peter H, Lisa C Schwartz, and Joe Paladino. "Resilience Training for the Public Utility Commission of Texas." 2023.

Estimating the Economic Impacts of Power Interruptions (or the Value of Reliability/Resilience) PDF

Economic Impacts of Widespread, Long Duration Power Interruptions PDF

Distribution System, Grid Modernization, and Resilience Planning PDF

Integrated Distribution System Planning: Status, Challenges, and Approaches PDF

Causes and Impacts of Grid Outages, Metrics for Measuring Resilience, and Valuing and Prioritizing Strategies PDF

Bird, Lori, Priya Barua, Heidi Bishop Ratz, Celina Bonugli, and Steve Chriss. Renewable Energy Options for Large Utility Customers. Ed. Lisa C Schwartz. 2019.

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Sparti, Chelsi, Peter H Larsen, and Tyler Huntington. The Value of Sharing and Consolidating Critical Community, Electricity, and Natural Hazard Information. 2023.

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Presentation PDF