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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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Berkeley Lab @berkeleylab.lbl.gov · 24/09/2026
Join us in celebrating Hakyung Lee, Adway Gupta, Paula-Marie Ivey, and Mythili Surendran—this year’s winners of the 2026 Berkeley Lab Research SLAM! Congratulations to all 12 finalists who took the stage! @biosci.lbl.gov @als.lbl.gov @molecularfoundry.lbl.gov slam.lbl.gov
The image displays the 2026 Award Winners for a science competition. First Place is awarded to an individual for "The Picky Metal-Shopping Bacterium." Second Place goes to another for "Ions in Batteries: The More the Merrier?" Third Place is claimed by a person for "X-rays: Connecting Invisible Dots to Unlock Discovery." The People's Choice award is given for "Quantum Computing's Dirty Secret." The background features elements reminiscent of a popular video game, and a "Berkeley Lab Researchers SLAM" logo is at the bottom.
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Will Gorman @wfgorman.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Some takeaways? The concept of energy-only interconnection is economically sound—the challenge is the implementation. Different study assumptions can lead to wide variation in identified network upgrades but also procurement rules and resource adequacy design complicate reform
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Will Gorman @wfgorman.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
ERCOT's "connect and manage" model gets the buzz in grid reform debates, but U.S. regions already offer a non-firm option: Energy Resource Interconnection Service. So why are IX queues still bottlenecked? Our new paper in Energy Policy investigates 🧵 👇️ www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Congresswoman Lateefah Simon @replsimon.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
I recently welcomed Director Yelick from @berkeleylab.lbl.gov to my office in Washington to talk about the importance of federal funding for the innovation happening at the Lawrence Berkeley National Lab.
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Energy Markets & Planning at Berkeley Lab @berkeleylabemp.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
In case you missed it, a recording of last week's webinar on the generator interconnection queue is now available. Authors presented the latest findings from the @berkeleylab.lbl.gov "Queued Up" data analysis. emp.lbl.gov/queued-2026-...
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Queued Up 2026 Edition: Characteristics of Power Plants Seeking Transmission Interconnection As of the End of 2025 | Energy Markets & Planning
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Energy Markets & Planning at Berkeley Lab @berkeleylabemp.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
New data from @BerkeleyLab shows that the massive backlog of generation & storage interconnection requests has shrunk a bit, as reforms and other market factors take effect. See our slide deck, data dashboard, maps, and downloads at emp.lbl.gov/queues. -THREAD-
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Energy Markets & Planning at Berkeley Lab @berkeleylabemp.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
As the interconnection queue gets longer, how can we improve the speed and reliability of connecting new generation and storage? For DOE’s Interconnection Exchange (i2X), we are convening a webinar series to dive into interconnection study methods. Register at uvig.webex.com/webappng/sit...
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Energy Markets & Planning at Berkeley Lab @berkeleylabemp.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
DOE is offering funding for 16-30 recipients under the Interconnection Cost Reduction Solutions for Transmission (iCRS-T) Program. Experts will help transmission providers model advanced transmission technologies and controls that are currently underutilized. www.energywerx.org/opportunitie...
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Voucher Opportunity 11 - i2X Interconnection Cost Reduction Solutions for Transmission (iCRS-T) (Recipients) Jun 18, 2026
Voucher Opportunity 11 - i2X Interconnection Cost Reduction Solutions for Transmission (iCRS-T) (Recipients) with Energywerx.
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Justin Gerdes @justingerdes.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
"A Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory study has estimated that six types of electricity-using equipment responding to dynamic electricity rates could reduce peak electricity demand in California by up to 8.75 GW by 2030." pv-magazine-usa.com/2026/05/26/s... via @willdriscoll.bsky.social 🔌💡
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Solar-friendly dynamic pricing of electricity could cut California’s peak demand by several GW
Dynamic pricing of electricity along with price-responsive residential and commercial equipment would lead to a solar-friendly load shape, while reducing peak demand and customer bills, says a report ...
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Berkeley Lab @berkeleylab.lbl.gov · 06/05/2026
“I am honored to serve as director of Berkeley Lab, an institution that has long stood at the forefront of scientific discovery and innovation.” – Kathy Yelick newscenter.lbl.gov/2026/05/05/uc-na… @uofcalifornia.bsky.social
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Berkeley Lab @berkeleylab.lbl.gov · 06/05/2026
“At a time when advances in AI and data science are transforming how science is done, LBNL is uniquely positioned to lead. I look forward to working with the lab’s extraordinary community to deliver those solutions.” – Kathy Yelick @uofcalifornia.bsky.social
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UC Names Katherine Yelick to Head Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Yelick is a distinguished academic and national lab leader with deep expertise in artificial intelligence and high-performance computing
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Brendan Pierpont @brendan.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
The researchers at LBL have done a deep dive on rising distribution costs and what is driving them. Really great stuff: emp.lbl.gov/publications...
Graph of US Electric IOU Distribution ExpendituresGraph of Distribution Capex by Cost Category
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Berkeley Lab @berkeleylab.lbl.gov · 06/04/2026
Scientists are building tools to safely unlock energy that's deep underground. The goal? Expand geothermal energy as a 24/7 power source for the American West and beyond. 🌋💡 newscenter.lbl.gov/2026/04/06/scien…
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Brendan Pierpont @brendan.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Updated data on electricity price trends and drivers from the folks at Berkeley Lab @berkeleylabemp.bsky.social: emp.lbl.gov/retail-elect...
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Retail Electricity Price Trends and Drivers | Energy Markets & Planning
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Tor "SolarFred" Valenza @torsolarfred.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Berkeley Lab releases series of reports on regulatory barriers affecting microgrids #energysky -- via pv magazine usa:
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Berkeley Lab releases series of reports on regulatory barriers affecting microgrids
The three-part report series from the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory aims to guide community leaders and developers through the complex legal and regulatory hurdles that often stall the development of local microgrid projects across the United States.
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Energy Markets & Planning at Berkeley Lab @berkeleylabemp.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Data on electrical panels is important for understanding the costs and grid impacts of adding new loads to homes. A new study from @BerkeleyLab provides nationwide estimates of electrical panel capacity, available breaker space, and panel headroom for new loads in U.S. single-family homes.🔌🏠 1/x
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Energy Markets & Planning at Berkeley Lab @berkeleylabemp.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
A reminder: State agencies and utilities are encouraged to apply for free technical assistance to develop and implement regulatory sandboxes for advanced transmission and distribution technologies by February 13th. Find out more at emp.lbl.gov/regulatory-s.... What are regulatory sandboxes? -->
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Energy Markets & Planning at Berkeley Lab @berkeleylabemp.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Electricity trades across regions can save money, but market inefficiencies can erode those savings. A new study from @BerkeleyLab finds $1.23 billion a year in gross savings were offset by $551 million of uneconomic transactions. 🧵 🔌 💡 1/x
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Energy Markets & Planning at Berkeley Lab @berkeleylabemp.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
A reminder that our webinar on "regulatory sandboxes" starts in 15 minutes. For members of NARUC and NASEO only. Register here: lbnl.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Informational Webinar: Free Technical Assistance for Regulatory Sandboxes and Other Innovative Approaches for Advanced Grid Technologies. After registering,...
This webinar will provide members of National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) and National Association of State Energy Officials (NASEO) with information on new technical assis...
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Energy Markets & Planning at Berkeley Lab @berkeleylabemp.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
Advanced technologies for transmission and distribution (T&D) can increase capacity and improve electricity reliability and affordability. But they don’t easily scale under traditional regulatory practices. “Sandboxes” reduce barriers to deploying these innovative technologies. <THREAD>
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Institute of Public Utilities at Michigan State University @ipu-msu.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
The recording of yesterday's policy forum on data centers and resource use, co-hosted with the MSU Institute of Public Policy & Social Research, is now online. Thanks to our panelists for sharing their expertise: Dr. Ryan Wiser (LBNL), Dr. Dong Zhao (MSU), and Mr. Douglas Jester (5 Lakes Energy).
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Data Driven: The Facts about Data Centers in Michigan
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Energy Markets & Planning at Berkeley Lab @berkeleylabemp.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
Next Tuesday: join this free webinar on distributed energy resources from @berkeleylab.lbl.gov.
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Institute of Public Utilities at Michigan State University @ipu-msu.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
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).
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Data Centers | Institute for Public Policy and Social Research
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Energy Markets & Planning at Berkeley Lab @berkeleylabemp.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
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. Register: lbnl.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Energy Markets & Planning at Berkeley Lab @berkeleylabemp.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
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. Learn solutions for maintaining a reliable and secure grid with distributed energy resources. Register: lbnl.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Berkeley Lab @berkeleylab.lbl.gov · 07/10/2025
🏅 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! @nobelprize.bsky.social @uofcalifornia.bsky.social
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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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Biosciences Area at Berkeley Lab @biosci.lbl.gov · 17/09/2025
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!
Clockwise from top left: Thasneem Frousnoon, Laura Cook, Marta Cerruti, Jacob Rapp, Heejung Cho, and Jaya Tripathi.
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Will Gorman @wfgorman.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
💡 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...
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Will Gorman @wfgorman.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
🔌 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...
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Energy Markets & Planning at Berkeley Lab @berkeleylabemp.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
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_. Register at lbnl.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Berkeley Lab @berkeleylab.lbl.gov · 18/08/2025
🧪 🥼 🥽 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. Apply today! ⬇️ Deadline: September 9 Please share!
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Berkeley Lab @berkeleylab.lbl.gov · 11/08/2025
"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)
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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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Energy Markets & Planning at Berkeley Lab @berkeleylabemp.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
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/...
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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.
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Energy Markets & Planning at Berkeley Lab @berkeleylabemp.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
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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Energy Markets & Planning at Berkeley Lab @berkeleylabemp.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
“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....
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Energy Markets & Planning at Berkeley Lab @berkeleylabemp.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
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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Resources for the Future @rff.org · 25/06/2025
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...
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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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Energy Markets & Planning at Berkeley Lab @berkeleylabemp.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
This webinar on grid reslience planning for severe storms is starting NOW! Register and join.
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Berkeley Lab @berkeleylab.lbl.gov · 16/06/2025
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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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
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Energy Markets & Planning at Berkeley Lab @berkeleylabemp.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
The Energy Innovator Fellowship is looking for recent grads to help advance solutions at critical energy organizations. Help us spread the word about this (paid!) opportunity. Learn more: bit.ly/3SVv2de #ExperienceORISE #Energy @berkeleylab.lbl.gov
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Berkeley Lab Press @berkeleylabpress.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
The new supercomputer, which uses NVIDIA chips tailored for A.I. calculations, could be the Energy Department's biggest resource for tasks like training A.I. models, says @berkeleylab.lbl.gov's Jonathan Carter. @energygov.bsky.social
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Energy Dept. Unveils Supercomputer That Merges With A.I.
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Energy Markets & Planning at Berkeley Lab @berkeleylabemp.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
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. Register: lbnl.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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Energy Markets & Planning at Berkeley Lab @berkeleylabemp.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
The Energy Innovator Fellowship is looking for recent grads to help advance solutions at critical energy organizations. Help us spread the word about this (paid!) opportunity. Learn more: bit.ly/3SVv2de #ExperienceORISE #Energy @berkeleylab.lbl.gov
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Energy Markets & Planning at Berkeley Lab @berkeleylabemp.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
Our @josephrand.bsky.social is quoted on how the interconnection process is going in the Pacific Northwest. www.fastcompany.com/91339696/ore...
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Oregon and Washington vowed to pioneer green energy—but almost every other state is beating them
Despite being known as liberal bastions, the Pacific Northwest states have added only 1 renewable project over the last 10 years.
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Berkeley Lab @berkeleylab.lbl.gov · 10/04/2025
Our geothermal #energy experts are studying how to make the most of new tech to stimulate activity that exists in natural #geothermal systems-hoping to help advance affordable & readily available geothermal-electricity generation. newscenter.lbl.gov/2025/04/10/e... @eesaberkeleylab.bsky.social
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Enhanced Geothermal Systems: A Promising Source of Round-the-Clock Energy
A Q&A with Geothermal Systems Program Lead Eva Schill, who discusses the potential of Enhanced
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Berkeley Lab Press @berkeleylabpress.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
Research by @berkeleylab.lbl.gov for @energygov.bsky.social shows that data centers' power consumption has tripled in the last ten years and may triple again by 2028.
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Renewing The Mandate To Safeguard The Energy Grid
The US power grid is highly susceptible to cyberattacks, EMP, natural disasters, and physical threats, all of which could have disastrous results.
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Berkeley Lab @berkeleylab.lbl.gov · 25/03/2025
Researcher @josephrand.bsky.social from @berkeleylabemp.bsky.social was named one of the Top 50 Data Changemakers in the Energy Sector for 2025 by Chief Data Officer Magazine! His report on U.S. interconnection queues earned him this honor. Congrats, Joe! 🌟 ⬇️ eta.lbl.gov/news/berkele...
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Charles Yang @charlesxjyang.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
Another Berkeley Lab report out, this time on electricity rate design + tariffs for large loads (read: data centers)! eta-publications.lbl.gov/sites/defaul... #energysky The comprehensive breakdowns of all the different rate structures utilities are creating for large load data centers thus far:
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Charles Yang @charlesxjyang.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
#Energysky The congressionally mandated 2024 Lawrence Berkeley National Lab Data Center Energy Usage Report is out! eta.lbl.gov/publications... A thread of some of the results:
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2024 United States Data Center Energy Usage Report | Energy Technologies Area
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Brendan Pierpont @brendan.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
Great piece from @berkeleylabemp.bsky.social summarizing grid interconnection trends, costs and deployment barriers: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Grid connection barriers to renewable energy deployment in the United States
Bulk-power grid connection is an emerging bottleneck to the entry of wind, solar, and storage but has been understudied due to a lack of data. We crea…
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