Joseph Rand

Joseph Rand

Joseph (Joe) Rand is an Energy Policy Researcher in the Energy Markets and Policy Department at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Joe conducts research and analysis on renewable energy, including: renewable energy policy, cost, and market analysis; spatial data analysis; and research related to social impacts and grid interconnection of energy.

Joe's impactful research has been widely covered in the popular press, including the New York Times, Financial Times, the Wall Street Journal, CNBC, NPR, and more. Joe has been awarded a Berkeley Lab Director's Award for Societal Impact, an "Excellence Award" from the Energy Systems Integration Group (ESIG), the Switzer Environmental Fellowship, and the 'Novus Ventus' award from the U.S. Department of Energy's Wind Power Program.

Joe holds a master’s degree in Energy and Resources from the University of California, Berkeley, and a bachelor's degree in Environmental Studies from Macalester College.

Contact Information

Phone: 707-633-8508

Awards

Spot: Joseph Rand -  September 30th 2024

Beautifully representing LBNL and DOE at the FERC Interconnection Workshop

Spot: Will Gorman, Joseph Rand, Joachim Seel -  February 24th 2022

For successful leadership of interconnection queue and hybrid top-10 projects.

Spot: IEA Wind Expert Survey Team -  November 30th 2020

For your leadership in the formulation, design, execution and analysis of the IEA Wind expert survey on future wind energy costs.

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