Energy Markets and Policy Department

Frick, Natalie Mims, Lisa C Schwartz, Julieta Giraldez, Cody Davis, Samir Succar, Ronny Sandoval, Gayathri Krishnamoothy, Tom Wall, Josh A Schellenberg, Peter H Larsen, and Neil Weisenfeld. "Regional Training: Planning for Distribution Systems, Distributed Energy Resources, and Resilience." 2024.

Agenda Training for States on IDSP PDF

Agenda Training for States on Grid Resilience Planning PDF

Speaker Bios 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

Introduction to Resilience for Electricity Systems PDF

Identifying Threats, Predicting Vulnerabilities, and Assessing Risks PDF

What Should Grid Resilience Plans Include? PDF

Strategies for Valuing and Prioritizing Resilience Investments and Measuring Progress

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

State Criteria for Evaluating Resilience Projects PDF

Example Utility Vulnerability Assessment PDF

Equity Resources PDF

Abhyankar, Nikit, Priyanka Mohanty, Shruti M Deorah, Nihan Karali, Umed Paliwal, Jessica Kersey, and Amol A Phadke. "India’s path towards energy independence and a clean future: Harnessing India’s renewable edge for cost-effective energy independence by 2047." The Electricity Journal 36.5 (2023).

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Abhyankar, Nikit, Umed Paliwal, Michael O’Boyle, Michelle Solomon, Jeremy Fisher, and Amol A Phadke. "A new era for rural electric cooperatives: New clean energy investments, supported by federal incentives, will reduce rates, emissions, and reliance on outside power." The Electricity Journal 36.8 (2023).

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Peng, Liqun, Gang He, and Jiang Lin. Role of Pumped Hydro Storage in China’s Power System Transition. 2024.

Kahrl, Fritz, and Jiang Lin. "Changing economics of China’s power system suggest that batteries and renewables may be a lower cost way to meet peak demand growth than coal." iScience 27.2 (2024).

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Simley, Eric, Dev Millstein, Seongeun Jeong, and Paul Fleming. "The value of wake steering wind farm flow control in US energy markets." Wind Energy Science 9.1 (2024).

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Nilson, Robi, Ben Hoen, and Joseph Rand. Survey of Utility-Scale Wind and Solar Developers Report. 2024.

Summary Brief PDF

Morash, Sean. Charging Ahead: Grid Planning for Vehicle Electrification. 2024.

Presentation PDF

Bessette, Douglas L, Ben Hoen, Joseph Rand, Karl Hoesch, Jacob White, Sarah B Mills, and Robi Nilson. "Good fences make good neighbors: Stakeholder perspectives on the local benefits and burdens of large-scale solar energy development in the United States." Energy Research & Social Science 108 (2024).

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Frick, Natalie Mims, Lisa C Schwartz, Julieta Giraldez, Cody Davis, Samir Succar, Ronny Sandoval, Sara Peterson, Tom Wall, Stephen Torres, Juan Pablo Carvallo, Nichole L Hanus, and Josh A Schellenberg. "Western Regional Training: Planning for Distribution Systems, Distributed Energy Resources, and Resilience." 2024.

Distribution System and Distributed Energy Resources Planning Training Agenda, Jan. 24, 2024 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

Grid Resilience Planning Training Agenda, Jan. 25, 2024 PDF

Introduction to Resilience for Electricity Systems PDF

Identifying Threats, Predicting Vulnerabilities, and Assessing the Risks PDF

Southern California Edison’s Climate Adaptation Vulnerability Assessment (CAVA) PDF

Strategies for Valuing and Prioritizing Resilience Investments and Measuring Progress PDF

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

What Should Grid Resilience Plans Include? PDF

State Criteria for Evaluating Resilience Projects

Trainer Bios PDF

De Martini, Paul, and Lisa C Schwartz. Distribution System Evolution. 2023.

Pastor, Angela Ortega, Ashley Books, Naïm R Darghouth, and Dan Gaspar. COP28 Outcomes Report. Golden, CO: National Renewable Energy Laboratory, 2023.

Millstein, Dev, Seongeun Jeong, Amos Ancell, and Ryan H Wiser. "A database of hourly wind speed and modeled generation for US wind plants based on three meteorological models." Scientific Data 10 (2023).

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Forrester, Sydney, Galen L Barbose, Eric O’Shaughnessy, Naïm R Darghouth, and Cristina Crespo Montañés. Residential Solar-Adopter Income and Demographic Trends: 2023 Update. 2023.

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Brunner, Eric, Ben Hoen, Joseph Rand, and David Schwegman. "Commercial Wind Turbines and Residential Home Values: New Evidence from the Universe of Land-Based Wind Projects in the United States." Energy Policy (2023).

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Wang, Wenjun, Nina Khanna, Xu Liu, and Jiang Lin. Measurement, reporting and Verification (MRV) of non-CO2 greenhouse gases: International Best Practices and Suggestions for China. 2023.

O’Shaughnessy, Eric, Galen L Barbose, Alexandra Grayson, Isa Ferrall-Wolf, and Deborah Sunter. "Impacts of non-residential solar on residential adoption decisions." Frontiers in Sustainable Energy Policy 2 (2023).

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Gorman, Will, Galen L Barbose, Cesca Miller, Juan Pablo Carvallo, Sunhee Baik, and Philip White. Solar+Storage for Household Back-up Power: Implications of building efficiency, load flexibility, and electrification for backup during long-duration power interruptions. 2023.

Murphy, Sean, Lisa C Schwartz, Catherine Reed, Marion Gold, and Kirsten Verclas. State Energy Offices’ Engagement in Electric Distribution Planning to Meet State Policy Goals. 2023.