Energy Markets & Planning at Berkeley Lab
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The Energy Markets & Planning (EMP) department at Berkeley Lab inspires and informs impactful solutions to existing and emerging global energy challenges through objective and timely research and technical assistance. emp.lbl.gov
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December 12, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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The Institute of Public Utilities is proud to be teaming up with the MSU Institute of Public Policy & Social Research on their 12/16 policy forum! The event will be recorded.
Topic: Data centers and energy/water use
Guests: Ryan Wiser (LBNL), Douglas Jester (5 Lakes Energy), and Dong Zhao (MSU).
Topic: Data centers and energy/water use
Guests: Ryan Wiser (LBNL), Douglas Jester (5 Lakes Energy), and Dong Zhao (MSU).
Data Centers | Institute for Public Policy and Social Research
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December 8, 2025 at 3:15 PM
The Institute of Public Utilities is proud to be teaming up with the MSU Institute of Public Policy & Social Research on their 12/16 policy forum! The event will be recorded.
Topic: Data centers and energy/water use
Guests: Ryan Wiser (LBNL), Douglas Jester (5 Lakes Energy), and Dong Zhao (MSU).
Topic: Data centers and energy/water use
Guests: Ryan Wiser (LBNL), Douglas Jester (5 Lakes Energy), and Dong Zhao (MSU).
Learn how to maintain a reliable and secure grid with distributed energy resources.
Join @berkeleylab.lbl.gov and panelists from the Georgia PSC, @nreca.bsky.social Puget Sound Energy, and @nationalgrid.bsky.social for a free i2X webinar on Dec 16.
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December 1, 2025 at 8:36 PM
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November 25, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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🏅 Former Berkeley Lab senior scientist John Clarke has won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics. His research on quantum tunneling in electric circuits paved the way for today’s quantum computers and sensors. 🧠 This brings LBNL’s Nobel count to 17!
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Former Berkeley Lab Scientist John Clarke Wins 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics
The Nobel Prize committee honored former Berkeley Lab scientist John Clarke for research in quantum tunneling in electric circuits.
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October 7, 2025 at 6:05 PM
🏅 Former Berkeley Lab senior scientist John Clarke has won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics. His research on quantum tunneling in electric circuits paved the way for today’s quantum computers and sensors. 🧠 This brings LBNL’s Nobel count to 17!
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We are chuffed to have 6 postdocs representing #TeamBioSci in the 8th annual @berkeleylab.lbl.gov Research SLAM tomorrow, Thurs Sept 18 @ 3 PM PDT! Lab staff can attend live on the Hill or tune in virtually and cast votes for the People's Choice Award. Everyone else, watch this space for updates!
September 17, 2025 at 6:02 PM
We are chuffed to have 6 postdocs representing #TeamBioSci in the 8th annual @berkeleylab.lbl.gov Research SLAM tomorrow, Thurs Sept 18 @ 3 PM PDT! Lab staff can attend live on the Hill or tune in virtually and cast votes for the People's Choice Award. Everyone else, watch this space for updates!
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💡 New Transmission Paper alert 💡
“Electric transmission value and its drivers in United States power markets” just went live in Nature Communications! Kudos especially to Julie Mulvaney Kemp for getting this work to the finish line.
doi.org/10.1038/s414...
“Electric transmission value and its drivers in United States power markets” just went live in Nature Communications! Kudos especially to Julie Mulvaney Kemp for getting this work to the finish line.
doi.org/10.1038/s414...
September 2, 2025 at 7:19 PM
💡 New Transmission Paper alert 💡
“Electric transmission value and its drivers in United States power markets” just went live in Nature Communications! Kudos especially to Julie Mulvaney Kemp for getting this work to the finish line.
doi.org/10.1038/s414...
“Electric transmission value and its drivers in United States power markets” just went live in Nature Communications! Kudos especially to Julie Mulvaney Kemp for getting this work to the finish line.
doi.org/10.1038/s414...
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🔌 New Journal Article Alert 🔌
Backup power or bill savings? How electricity tariffs impact residential solar-plus-storage usage in the United States
I'm happy to announce has recently been published, open-access, in Utilities Policy 👇
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Backup power or bill savings? How electricity tariffs impact residential solar-plus-storage usage in the United States
I'm happy to announce has recently been published, open-access, in Utilities Policy 👇
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
September 11, 2025 at 10:08 PM
🔌 New Journal Article Alert 🔌
Backup power or bill savings? How electricity tariffs impact residential solar-plus-storage usage in the United States
I'm happy to announce has recently been published, open-access, in Utilities Policy 👇
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Backup power or bill savings? How electricity tariffs impact residential solar-plus-storage usage in the United States
I'm happy to announce has recently been published, open-access, in Utilities Policy 👇
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
The Interconnection Innovation e-Xchange (i2X™) enables simpler, faster, and fairer interconnection of new energy resources on distribution and transmission systems while enhancing the reliability, resiliency, and security of electric grids. Learn more at emp.lbl.gov/interconnect....
September 4, 2025 at 9:53 PM
The Interconnection Innovation e-Xchange (i2X™) enables simpler, faster, and fairer interconnection of new energy resources on distribution and transmission systems while enhancing the reliability, resiliency, and security of electric grids. Learn more at emp.lbl.gov/interconnect....
Join a free i2X webinar to discuss innovations in allocating interconnection-related costs for distribution upgrades among beneficiaries for economic efficiency. September 29.
With panelists from @Mass_DPU, @NMPRC1, @New_Leaf_Energy, and @Current_Energy_.
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With panelists from @Mass_DPU, @NMPRC1, @New_Leaf_Energy, and @Current_Energy_.
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September 4, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Join a free i2X webinar to discuss innovations in allocating interconnection-related costs for distribution upgrades among beneficiaries for economic efficiency. September 29.
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With panelists from @Mass_DPU, @NMPRC1, @New_Leaf_Energy, and @Current_Energy_.
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🧪 🥼 🥽 Looking for tools to answer questions related to energy and infrastructure security? Now's your chance to apply for an investigator role at Berkeley Lab's @jgi.doe.gov.
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Deadline: September 9
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Are YOU a researcher in need of genomics tools to answer questions related to energy & infrastructure security? 🖥️🧬
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CSP New Investigator Call | Joint Genome Institute
The CSP New Investigator Call is for investigators and research initiatives new to the JGI. Projects must be independent of ongoing JGI proposals, and lead PIs cannot have been lead PI on any previous...
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August 18, 2025 at 3:46 PM
🧪 🥼 🥽 Looking for tools to answer questions related to energy and infrastructure security? Now's your chance to apply for an investigator role at Berkeley Lab's @jgi.doe.gov.
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Deadline: September 9
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Deadline: September 9
Please share!
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"Innovation is often limited by infrastructure, but the rapid growth of #AI data centers presents a unique opportunity to build next-gen energy systems from the ground up," says @berkeleylabemp.bsky.social's Arman Shehabi (via @financialtimes.com)
Inside the AI race: can data centres ever truly be green?
Energy demand for training machines and running apps is driving a surge of investment into fossil fuels
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August 11, 2025 at 6:37 PM
"Innovation is often limited by infrastructure, but the rapid growth of #AI data centers presents a unique opportunity to build next-gen energy systems from the ground up," says @berkeleylabemp.bsky.social's Arman Shehabi (via @financialtimes.com)
The huge new Eland solar + storage plant is now online, serving @ladwp.com.
It is one of hundreds of “hybrid” clean power plants in the U.S., according to our research at emp.lbl.gov/hybrid.
www.latimes.com/environment/...
It is one of hundreds of “hybrid” clean power plants in the U.S., according to our research at emp.lbl.gov/hybrid.
www.latimes.com/environment/...
Major clean power plant serving L.A. goes fully online in Kern County
An immense solar-plus-storage power plant in the desert is now pumping out inexpensive clean electricity at full bore.
www.latimes.com
August 7, 2025 at 3:06 PM
The huge new Eland solar + storage plant is now online, serving @ladwp.com.
It is one of hundreds of “hybrid” clean power plants in the U.S., according to our research at emp.lbl.gov/hybrid.
www.latimes.com/environment/...
It is one of hundreds of “hybrid” clean power plants in the U.S., according to our research at emp.lbl.gov/hybrid.
www.latimes.com/environment/...
Brought to you by the Interconnection Innovation Exchange (i2X) from the Office of Electricity | U.S. Department of Energy. Learn more at www.energy.gov/i2X.
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August 5, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Brought to you by the Interconnection Innovation Exchange (i2X) from the Office of Electricity | U.S. Department of Energy. Learn more at www.energy.gov/i2X.
Join us August 21 for an i2X webinar on how closer alignment between distributed energy interconnection and long-term grid planning can improve economic efficiency and reduce costs. Panelists include Eversource, NC Utilities Commission, and the NY PSC.
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August 5, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Join us August 21 for an i2X webinar on how closer alignment between distributed energy interconnection and long-term grid planning can improve economic efficiency and reduce costs. Panelists include Eversource, NC Utilities Commission, and the NY PSC.
Register here: lbnl.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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“Regulatory sandboxes” allow utilities to test and scale innovations in a structured environment. Learn how they are being applied to advanced grid technologies on a free @BerkeleyLab webinar. August 13, 2pm Eastern/ 11 am Pacific. Register at naruc-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi....
August 4, 2025 at 9:41 PM
“Regulatory sandboxes” allow utilities to test and scale innovations in a structured environment. Learn how they are being applied to advanced grid technologies on a free @BerkeleyLab webinar. August 13, 2pm Eastern/ 11 am Pacific. Register at naruc-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi....
Join @BerkeleyLab and state experts for a public webinar on August 13th, at 2pm Eastern / 11am Pacific. Register at naruc-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi....
The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Electricity supported this work.
The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Electricity supported this work.
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Regulatory Sandboxes and Utility Adoption of Advanced Grid Technologies. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
Advanced grid technologies can help meet many challenges emerging on the grid, but traditional frameworks for evaluating utility investments may be limiting their adoption. Regulatory sandboxes are be...
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July 16, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Join @BerkeleyLab and state experts for a public webinar on August 13th, at 2pm Eastern / 11am Pacific. Register at naruc-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi....
The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Electricity supported this work.
The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Electricity supported this work.
Learn more about how these mechanisms create an ongoing laboratory to test innovative ideas for advanced grid technologies, respond to changing grid needs, and document impacts, benefits, and lessons learned. Download the @BerkeleyLab report at emp.lbl.gov/publications.... 5/x
July 16, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Learn more about how these mechanisms create an ongoing laboratory to test innovative ideas for advanced grid technologies, respond to changing grid needs, and document impacts, benefits, and lessons learned. Download the @BerkeleyLab report at emp.lbl.gov/publications.... 5/x
Sandboxes are flexible approaches that can adapt to customer needs, create a culture of innovation at utilities and commissions, increase collaboration and elicit ideas, and scale technologies and programs that improve grid reliability, resilience, and affordability. 4/x
July 16, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Sandboxes are flexible approaches that can adapt to customer needs, create a culture of innovation at utilities and commissions, increase collaboration and elicit ideas, and scale technologies and programs that improve grid reliability, resilience, and affordability. 4/x
A dozen jurisdictions across the U.S. are using sandbox-type mechanisms to trial advanced grid technologies like dynamic line rating and smart distribution circuits, new customer programs, and resilience and cybersecurity strategies. 3/x
July 16, 2025 at 10:24 AM
A dozen jurisdictions across the U.S. are using sandbox-type mechanisms to trial advanced grid technologies like dynamic line rating and smart distribution circuits, new customer programs, and resilience and cybersecurity strategies. 3/x
We categorize four types of innovation mechanisms—regulatory sandboxes as well as complementary approaches, such as funding opportunities, pilot processes, and rate cases and rulemakings that include innovation initiatives. 2/x
July 16, 2025 at 10:24 AM
We categorize four types of innovation mechanisms—regulatory sandboxes as well as complementary approaches, such as funding opportunities, pilot processes, and rate cases and rulemakings that include innovation initiatives. 2/x
Advanced grid technologies don’t easily scale under traditional regulatory approaches. “Regulatory sandboxes” allow utilities to test innovations in a structured environment and rapidly scale successful approaches. Our new report talks about how to do that. <THREAD> 💡🔌
July 16, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Advanced grid technologies don’t easily scale under traditional regulatory approaches. “Regulatory sandboxes” allow utilities to test innovations in a structured environment and rapidly scale successful approaches. Our new report talks about how to do that. <THREAD> 💡🔌
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One in four US households face energy insecurity. Research by Madeline Yozwiak, done in partnership with @berkeleylabemp.bsky.social suggests that rooftop solar panels could improve energy affordability. Yozwiak discusses the findings on Resources Radio.
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Who Benefits from Rooftop Solar—and How Much?, with Madeline Yozwiak
In this week’s episode, host Daniel Raimi talks with Madeline Yozwiak, a PhD candidate at Indiana University Bloomington, about the potential of residential rooftop solar technology to address the gro
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June 25, 2025 at 1:47 PM
One in four US households face energy insecurity. Research by Madeline Yozwiak, done in partnership with @berkeleylabemp.bsky.social suggests that rooftop solar panels could improve energy affordability. Yozwiak discusses the findings on Resources Radio.
Listen now: on.soundcloud.com/4sGg1V2TZmAY...
Listen now: on.soundcloud.com/4sGg1V2TZmAY...
This webinar on grid reslience planning for severe storms is starting NOW! Register and join.
Grid Resilience Planning for Severe Storms in the East and Southeast: Join us on June 16, 2–5 pm ET, for an interactive webinar on grid resilience planning. Experts will discuss planning for severe storms and hurricanes and answer questions from participants.
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June 16, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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From short blips to long blackouts, we're crunching the numbers on power outages. 🧮💡 Our researchers developed tools to estimate the cost of widespread outages. The goal? Help utilities invest smarter—so fewer people lose power. ⬇️
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Berkeley Lab Helps Utilities Understand Power Outage Costs
Tools confirm the need for significant investments to make the U.S. power grid more reliable and secure
newscenter.lbl.gov
June 16, 2025 at 3:09 PM
From short blips to long blackouts, we're crunching the numbers on power outages. 🧮💡 Our researchers developed tools to estimate the cost of widespread outages. The goal? Help utilities invest smarter—so fewer people lose power. ⬇️
@berkeleylabemp.bsky.social
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