Energy Markets and Planning

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.

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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.

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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).

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

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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.

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

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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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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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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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Singhal, Nikita G, Rajni Kant Bansal, Julie Mulvaney Kemp, Erik Ela, and Miguel Heleno. Integration of Hybrids into Wholesale Power Markets. 2023.

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Gerke, Brian F, Marius Stübs, Samanvitha Murthy, Aditya Khandekar, Peter Cappers, Richard E Brown, and Mary Ann Piette. Potential bill impacts of dynamic electricity pricing on California utility customers. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 2024.

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Eto, Joseph H, Kristina Hamachi LaCommare, Heidemarie C Caswell, and David Till. "Distribution system versus bulk power system: identifying the source of electric service interruptions in the US." IET Generation, Transmission & Distribution 13.5 (2019) 717–723.

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Dunn, Laurel N, Michael D Sohn, Kristina Hamachi LaCommare, and Joseph H Eto. "Exploratory analysis of high-resolution power interruption data reveals spatial and temporal heterogeneity in electric grid reliability." Energy Policy 129 (2019) 206–214.

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Schwartz, Lisa C, Greg Leventis, Steven R Schiller, and Emily Martin Fadrhonc. SEE Action Guide for States: Energy Efficiency as a Least-Cost Strategy to Reduce Greenhouse Gases and Air Pollution and Meet Energy Needs in the Power Sector. State and Local Energy Efficiency Action Network (SEE Action), 2016.

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Goldman, Charles A, Nicole C Hopper, Ranjit Bharvirkar, Bernard Neenan, Richard Boisvert, Peter Cappers, Donna Pratt, and Kim Butkins. Customer Strategies for Responding to Day-Ahead Market Hourly Electricity Pricing. Berkeley: LBNL, 2005.

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