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Energy Markets & Policy

The Energy Markets & Policy (EMP) department inspires and informs impactful solutions to existing and emerging global energy challenges through objective and timely research and technical assistance.

Distributed Renewable Energy & Storage

Efficiency, Electrification, & Flexibility

Energy Affordability

Energy Planning & Procurement

Reliability & Resilience

Utility Regulation & Business Models

Utility-Scale Renewable Energy & Storage

Recent Publications

Seel, Joachim, Mel Moyce, and Sydney Forrester."A Clean Energy Deployment Baseline for the Energy Community and Low-Income Tax Credit Bonuses." (2024).

Frick, Natalie Mims, Sunhee Baik, Mark Bolinger, Juan Pablo Carvallo, Cesca Miller, Dev Millstein, Sean Murphy, Margaret Pigman, and Lisa C Schwartz."Consumer Benefits of Clean Energy: Policy Brief." (2024).

Baik, Sunhee, Cesca Miller, and Juan Pablo Carvallo."Consumer Benefits of Clean Energy: The resilience value of residential solar + storage systems in the continental U.S.." (2024).

Pigman, Margaret, Dev Millstein, Natalie Mims Frick, Wanya Chan, and William W Delp."Consumer Impacts of Clean Energy: Climate and health benefits from electrifying residential space and water heating." (2024).

Latest News

Clean Energy Offers Consumers’ Savings, Health and Resilience Benefits

Dec-10-24

Clean energy offers many benefits to consumers, including reducing consumers’ electricity bills, lowering total electric... Read more

New Berkeley Lab report on solar-adopter income and demographic trends

Dec-04-24

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory has released the latest edition of its annual report, Residential Solar-Adopter I... Read more

50 Ways to Improve Planning for Electricity Resources of the Future

Dec-02-24

A new guide for electric utilities, states, and stakeholders addresses current challenges for integrated resource plans ... Read more