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Recent Publications
Collins, Myles T, and Josh A Schellenberg."Grid Resilience Planning for Wildfires: Western Region Training for Public Utility Commissions and State Energy Offices."
(2025).
Yozwiak, Madeline, Galen L Barbose, Sanya Carley, Sydney Forrester, David M Konisky, Trevor Memmott, Cristina Crespo Montañés, and Eric O'Shaughnessy."The effect of residential solar on energy insecurity among low- to moderate-income households."Nature Energy
(2025). DOI
Baik, Sunhee, Juan Pablo Carvallo, Galen L Barbose, Will Gorman, Cesca Miller, and Michael Spears."The power reliability event simulator tool (PRESTO): A novel approach to distribution system reliability analysis and applications."International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems
164 (2025) 110442. DOI
Latest News
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New Berkeley Lab brief on value of solar studies with a focus on value categories and methodologies
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Berkeley Lab has just released a brief titled A Review of Value of Solar Studies In Theory and In Practice. This brief i...
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