Natalie Frick

Natalie Frick

Natalie Mims Frick is a Deputy Department Leader and Energy Policy Researcher in the Energy Markets and Policy Department at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab). She conducts and manages research and technical assistance for states on energy efficiency and DER policies, regulations, and programs. Among the projects she is leading are an initiative to advance affordability in grid planning and technical assistance on virtual power plants. Before joining the lab, Natalie was a consultant on demand-side management regulatory proceedings across the country. Previously, she was the Energy Efficiency Director at the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy and a Senior Consultant at Rocky Mountain Institute. Natalie holds a Bachelor of Arts in English and Political Science from Pennsylvania State University and a Master of Studies in Environmental Law from Vermont Law School.

Contact Information

Phone: 510-486-7584

Awards

Spot: Natalie Mims -  May 26th 2017

Evaluation of U.S. Benchmarking and Transparency Programs - Excellence in Project Management and Leading a Research Team

Publications

2025

DOE Energy Innovator Fellows Informational Webinar: Stakeholder Engagement

Authors: McAdams, Jasmine, and Natalie Mims Frick.
05/2025

Denver Training for States on Integrated Distribution System Planning: Planning for Load Growth and Local Resources

Authors: Davis, Cody; Natalie Mims Frick; Chris Lawrie; Grace Relf; Nancy Ryan; Andrew Satchwell, and Lisa C Schwartz.
04/2025

Training for States on Integrated Distribution System Planning: Planning for Load Growth and Local Resources

Authors: Schwartz, Lisa C; Natalie Mims Frick; Chris Lawrie; Cody Davis; Grace Relf; Andrew Satchwell, and Nancy Ryan.
03/2025

Distribution Planning for Load Growth: Buildings

Authors: Murphy, Sean; Natalie Mims Frick, and Andrew Satchwell.
02/2025

Clean Air as a Bonus for Achieving Energy-Related State Goals: A Review of Policies and Programs in 15 States

Authors: Schwartz, Lisa C; Natalie Mims Frick; Grace Relf; Ted Light; Josh A Schellenberg, and Alan H Sanstad.
01/2025

Reimagining Energy Efficiency Resource Standards

Authors: Frick, Natalie Mims; Angela Long; Grace Relf, and Anthony Sandonato.
01/2025

Moving Beyond Direct Load Control: A Maturity Model for Realizing the Promise of Demand Flexibility

Authors: Schellenberg, Josh A, and Natalie Mims Frick.
01/2025

Distributed Energy Resource (DER) Integration Framework: Regulatory Innovation for DER Compensation and Cost Allocation

Authors: McDonnell, Matt; Ron Nelson, and Natalie Mims Frick.
01/2025

Electricity Rate Designs for Large Loads: Evolving Practices and Opportunities

Authors: Satchwell, Andrew; Natalie Mims Frick; Peter Cappers; Sanem Sergici; Ryan Hledik; Goksin Kavlak, and Glenda Oskar.
01/2025

Virtual Power Plants: Insights, Profiles and Inventory

Authors: Long, Angela; Ryan Long, and Natalie Mims Frick.
01/2025

State regulatory opportunities to advance distributed energy resource aggregations in wholesale markets

Authors: Forrester, Sydney; Ryan Hledik; Adam Bigelow; Natalie Mims Frick, and Kala Viswanathan.
01/2025

Opportunities for Integrating Electric and Gas Planning

Authors: LeBel, Mark; Ronny Sandoval; Natalie Mims Frick, and Jeff Deason.
01/2025

2024

Consumer Benefits of Clean Energy: Policy Brief

Authors: Frick, Natalie Mims; Sunhee Baik; Mark Bolinger; Juan Pablo Carvallo; Cesca Miller; Dev Millstein; Sean Murphy; Margaret Pigman, and Lisa C Schwartz.
12/2024

Consumer Benefits of Clean Energy: Energy Efficiency

Authors: Frick, Natalie Mims; Sean Murphy; Dimitra Cappers, and Portia Awuah.
12/2024

Consumer Benefits of Clean Energy: Renewable Energy

Authors: Bolinger, Mark; Natalie Mims Frick, and Ryan H Wiser.
12/2024

Consumer Benefits of Clean Energy: Climate and health benefits from electrifying residential space and water heating

Authors: Pigman, Margaret; Dev Millstein; Natalie Mims Frick; Wanya Chan, and William W Delp.
12/2024

State Requirements for Electric Distribution System Planning

Authors: Schwartz, Lisa C; Natalie Mims Frick; Sean Murphy; Guillermo Pereira; Grace Relf; Jessica Shipley, and Josh A Schellenberg.
12/2024

Integrated Distribution System Planning 2.0: Planning for Electrification and Distributed Energy Resources

Authors: Schwartz, Lisa C; Natalie Mims Frick; Margot Everett; Chris Lawrie; Cody Davis; Nancy Ryan; Andrew Satchwell, and Grace Relf.
12/2024

Database of Current State of U.S. Energy Equity Regulation and Legislation

Authors: Hanus, Nichole L; Sydney Forrester; Evan Cappers, and Natalie Mims Frick.
12/2024

Managing changes in peak demand from building and transportation electrification with energy efficiency

Authors: Murphy, Sean; Margaret Pigman, and Natalie Mims Frick.
12/2024

DOE Clean Energy Innovator Fellows: Integrated Distribution System Planning

Authors: Schwartz, Lisa C; Julieta Giraldez; Cody Davis; Natalie Mims Frick; Samir Succar, and Sean Murphy.
11/2024

Solar and Wind Forecast Error Reserve Sharing in a Multi-Utility Region

Authors: Kahrl, Fredrich; Jennie Jorgenson; James Hyungkwan Kim; Lawryn Kiboma; Dev Millstein; Natalie Mims Frick, and Brian Sergi.
10/2024

Solar and Storage Integration in the Southeastern United States: Economics, Reliability, and Operations

Authors: Kahrl, Fredrich; Jennie Jorgenson; Lawryn Kiboma; James Hyungkwan Kim; Dev Millstein; Brian Sergi, and Natalie Mims Frick.
09/2024

Distributional Equity Analysis for Energy Efficiency and Other Distributed Energy Resources: A Practical Guide

Authors: Woolf, Tim; Alice Napoleon; Natalie Mims Frick; Lisa C Schwartz, and Julie Michals.
05/2024

Regional Training: Planning for Distribution Systems, Distributed Energy Resources, and Resilience

Authors: Frick, Natalie Mims; Lisa C Schwartz; Julieta Giraldez; Cody Davis; Samir Succar; Ronny Sandoval; Gayathri Krishnamoothy; Tom Wall; Josh A Schellenberg; Peter H Larsen, and Neil Weisenfeld.
03/2024

U.S. Department of Energy-National Lab Equity Summit: Grid Planning and Operations

Authors: Homer, Juliet; Rebecca Tapio; Jasmine McAdams; Natalie Mims Frick; Nichole L Hanus, and Sydney Forrester.
03/2024

Western Regional Training: Planning for Distribution Systems, Distributed Energy Resources, and Resilience

Authors: Frick, Natalie Mims; Lisa C Schwartz; Julieta Giraldez; Cody Davis; Samir Succar; Ronny Sandoval; Sara Peterson; Tom Wall; Stephen Torres; Juan Pablo Carvallo; Nichole L Hanus, and Josh A Schellenberg.
01/2024

A National Perspective on State Practices for Integrated Distribution System Planning

Authors: Frick, Natalie Mims, and Lisa C Schwartz.
01/2024

2023

Eastern Regional Training: Planning for Distribution Systems, Distributed Energy Resources, and Resilience

Authors: Schwartz, Lisa C; Natalie Mims Frick; Julieta Giraldez; Cody Davis; Samir Succar; Ronny Sandoval; Eliza Hotchkiss; Josh A Schellenberg; Tom Wall; Peter H Larsen; Nichole L Hanus, and Jane Frantz.
11/2023

A Framework for Non-Pipeline Alternatives Analysis and Review of Existing Approaches

Authors: Nelson, Ron; Bradley Cebulko; Thomas Van Hentenryck; Erin Mettler, and Natalie Mims Frick.
11/2023

Using Energy Efficiency to Help Meet Distribution System Capacity Needs

Authors: Pereira, Guillermo; Lisa C Schwartz, and Natalie Mims Frick.
10/2023

Considering the time and locational value of efficiency in electricity planning

Authors: Frick, Natalie Mims.
10/2023

Duke Energy’s Integrated System and Operations Planning: A comparative analysis of integrated planning practices

Authors: Keen, Jeremy; Erik Pohl; Natalie Mims Frick; Juan Pablo Carvallo, and Lisa C Schwartz.
06/2023

Distribution System Planning: Goals & Objectives

Authors: Frick, Natalie Mims; Lisa C Schwartz; Elaine Prause, and Raphael Breit.
04/2023

Estimating the Drivers of the Cost of Saved Electricity in Utility Customer-Funded Energy Efficiency Programs

Authors: Murphy, Sean, and Natalie Mims Frick.
02/2023

Developing Forecasts: Basics & Best Practices

Authors: Frick, Natalie Mims; Allison Campbell; Brittany Tarufelli; Elaine Hale; Aven Satre-Meloy; Christine A Holland, and Ashok Sekar.
01/2023

2022

End-Use Load Profiles for the U.S. Building Stock: Practical Guidance on Accessing and Using the Data

Authors: Pigman, Margaret; Natalie Mims Frick; Eric Wilson; Andrew Parker, and Elaina Present.
12/2022

Quantifying Locational Net Benefits of DER for Distribution Systems

Authors: Frick, Natalie Mims; Andrew Satchwell, and Miguel Heleno.
09/2022

If One GEB is Good, a Community of GEBs is Better

Authors: Nemtzow, David; Cynthia Regnier; Kristina Hamachi LaCommare; Natalie Mims Frick, and Jason S MacDonald.
08/2022

How to Build a Connected Community: Policies to Promote Grid-interactive Efficient Buildings and Demand Flexibility

Authors: Schwartz, Lisa C; David Nemtzow, and Natalie Mims Frick.
08/2022

New England PUCs training on electricity system planning

Authors: De Martini, Paul; Alan Cooke; Fredrich Kahrl; Lavelle Freeman; Juan Martinez; Elton Prifti; Kim Cullen; Jody Londo; Tim Woolf; Rebecca O'Neil; Dan Boff; Xiangqi Zhu; Seemita Pal; Ron Melton; Lisa C Schwartz; Natalie Mims Frick, and Juliet Homer.
05/2022

Time-Sensitive Value Calculator

Authors: Frick, Natalie Mims; Juan Pablo Carvallo, and Margaret Pigman.
02/2022

2021

State Indicators for Advancing Demand Flexibility and Energy Efficiency in Buildings

Authors: Schwartz, Lisa C; Cesca Miller; Sean Murphy, and Natalie Mims Frick.
12/2021

Quantifying grid reliability and resilience impacts of energy efficiency: Examples and opportunities

Authors: Frick, Natalie Mims; Juan Pablo Carvallo, and Lisa C Schwartz.
12/2021

Integrated Distribution System Planning Training: Innovations in Electricity Modeling

Authors: Homer, Juliet; Tom McDermott; Juan Pablo Carvallo; Cesca Miller; Jeremy Twitchell; Natalie Mims Frick; John Fazio; Robert Lempert, and Rui Yang.
10/2021

Still the One: Efficiency Remains a Cost-Effective Electricity Resource

Authors: Frick, Natalie Mims; Sean Murphy; Cesca Miller, and Margaret Pigman.
08/2021

End-Use Load Profiles update: CEE 2021 Summer Program Meeting

Authors: Frick, Natalie Mims, and Elaina Present.
06/2021

Utility-Scale and Distributed Storage in Integrated Resource Plans: A Comparison of Plans for Indiana and Other States

Authors: Miller, Cesca; Natalie Mims Frick; Juan Pablo Carvallo; Tom Eckman, and Lisa C Schwartz.
05/2021

A National Roadmap for Grid-Interactive Efficient Buildings

Authors: Satchwell, Andrew; Mary Ann Piette; Aditya Khandekar; Jessica Granderson; Natalie Mims Frick; Ryan Hledik; Ahmad Faruqui; Long Lam; Stephanie Ross; Jesse Cohen; Kitty Wang; Daniela Urigwe; Dan Delurey; Monica Neukomm, and David Nemtzow.
05/2021

End-Use Load Profiles for the U.S. Building Stock - Technical Advisory Group presentations

Authors: Frick, Natalie Mims; Elaina Present; Eric Wilson; Anthony Fontanini; Andrew Parker, and Janet Reyna.
04/2021

Integrated Resource Planning Training for the South Carolina Office of Regulatory Staff

Authors: Eckman, Tom; Natalie Mims Frick; Lisa C Schwartz; Jeremy Twitchell, and Alan Cooke.
03/2021

Locational Value of Distributed Energy Resources

Authors: Frick, Natalie Mims; Snuller Price; Lisa C Schwartz; Nichole L Hanus, and Ben Shapiro.
02/2021

Methods to Incorporate Energy Efficiency in Electricity System Planning and Markets

Authors: Frick, Natalie Mims; Tom Eckman; Greg Leventis, and Alan H Sanstad.
01/2021

2020

Peak Demand Savings from Efficiency: Opportunities and Practices

Authors: Frick, Natalie Mims; Sean Murphy; Cesca Miller; Greg Leventis; Kristina Hamachi LaCommare; Charles A Goldman, and Lisa C Schwartz.
12/2020

Integrated Distribution System Planning training for the Midwest/MISO region

Authors: Schneider, Kevin; Emma Stuart; Patrick Dalton; Rois Langner; Jeffrey Taft; Paul De Martini; Debra Lew; Fritz Kahrl; Lisa C Schwartz; Juliet Homer; Cesca Miller; Matt Leach; Natalie Mims Frick; Jeremy Twitchell; Andrew D Mills; Doug Black; Jason S MacDonald, and Michael Kintner-Meyer.
10/2020

A Conceptual Framework to Describe Energy Efficiency and Demand Response Interactions

Authors: Satchwell, Andrew; Peter Cappers; Jeff Deason; Sydney Forrester; Natalie Mims Frick; Brian F Gerke, and Mary Ann Piette.
07/2020

Economic Valuation of Energy Resources: Technical Assistance Opportunity for States on Enhanced Methods to Assess Utility System Value of Demand Flexibility

Authors: Eckman, Tom; Lisa C Schwartz, and Natalie Mims Frick.
06/2020

The Cost of Saving Electricity: A Multi-Program Cost Curve for Programs Funded by U.S. Utility Customers

Authors: Goldman, Charles A; Ian M Hoffman; Sean Murphy; Natalie Mims Frick; Greg Leventis, and Lisa C Schwartz.
05/2020

What does the future hold for utility electricity efficiency programs?

Authors: Goldman, Charles A; Sean Murphy; Ian M Hoffman; Natalie Mims Frick; Greg Leventis, and Lisa C Schwartz.
05/2020

Southeast Regional Training on Distribution Systems & Planning

Authors: De Martini, Paul; Kevin Schneider; Emma M Stewart; Barry Mather; Michael Coddington; Joseph H Eto; Benjamin Sigrin; Natalie Mims Frick; Joe Paladino; Lavelle Freeman; Debra Lew; Fritz Kahrl, and Lisa C Schwartz.
03/2020

2019

Time-Sensitive Value of Efficiency: Use Cases in Electricity Sector Planning and Programs

Authors: Frick, Natalie Mims, and Lisa C Schwartz.
11/2019

End-Use Load Profiles for the U.S. Building Stock: Market Needs, Use Cases, and Data Gaps

Authors: Frick, Natalie Mims; Eric Wilson; Janet Reyna; Andrew Parker; Elaina Present; Janghyun Kim; Tianzhen Hong; Han Li, and Tom Eckman.
11/2019

Peak Demand Impacts From Electricity Efficiency Programs

Authors: Frick, Natalie Mims; Ian M Hoffman; Charles A Goldman; Greg Leventis; Sean Murphy, and Lisa C Schwartz.
11/2019

End Use Load Profile Inventory

Authors: Frick, Natalie Mims.
09/2019

Evolving Approaches to Electricity System Planning

Authors: Schwartz, Lisa C, and Natalie Mims Frick.
03/2019

Buildings-to-Grid: Critical Issues for Decision Makers

Authors: Frick, Natalie Mims, and Lisa C Schwartz.
02/2019

2018

The Future of U.S. Electricity Efficiency Programs Funded by Utility Customers: Program Spending and Savings Projections to 2030

Authors: Goldman, Charles A; Sean Murphy; Ian M Hoffman; Natalie Mims Frick; Greg Leventis, and Lisa C Schwartz.
11/2018

A Framework for Integrated Analysis of Distributed Energy Resources: Guide for States

Authors: Frick, Natalie Mims; Lisa C Schwartz, and Alyse Taylor-Anyikire.
08/2018

The Cost of Saving Electricity Through Energy Efficiency Programs Funded by Utility Customers: 2009–2015

Authors: Hoffman, Ian M; Charles A Goldman; Sean Murphy; Natalie Mims Frick; Greg Leventis, and Lisa C Schwartz.
06/2018

Time-Varying Value of Energy Efficiency in Michigan

Authors: Frick, Natalie Mims; Tom Eckman, and Lisa C Schwartz.
04/2018

2017

Time-varying value of electric energy efficiency

Authors: Frick, Natalie Mims; Tom Eckman, and Charles A Goldman.
06/2017

Integrated Resource Planning: Technical Assistance to the Michigan Public Service Commission

Authors: Frick, Natalie Mims; Tom Eckman, and Andrew Satchwell.
05/2017

Evaluation of U.S. Building Energy Benchmarking and Transparency Programs: Attributes, Impacts, and Best Practices

Authors: Frick, Natalie Mims; Steven R Schiller; Elizabeth Stuart; Lisa C Schwartz; Chris Kramer, and Richard Faesy.
04/2017

Regulatory Issues and Approaches to Municipal LED Street Lighting Conversions

Authors: Deason, Jeff; Lisa C Schwartz; Natalie Mims Frick, and Jennifer Potter.
02/2017