Dev Millstein is a Research Scientist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, who uses atmospheric science tools, specifically meteorological, climate and air quality modeling and satellite observations, to inform policy and economic decision making processes. Dev conducts research on the integration of variable generation into the electric power system, evaluating the costs, benefits, and institutional needs of renewable energy transmission and other supporting infrastructure. Dev Millstein received a B.A. in economics from Vassar College in 2002. His doctoral work focused on evaluating the air quality impacts of diesel emission controls and he received his PhD in Environmental Engineering at UC Berkeley in 2009.
Dev Millstein
Dev Millstein is a Research Scientist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, who uses atmospheric science tools, specifically meteorological, climate and air quality modeling and satellite observations, to inform policy and economic decision making processes. Dev conducts research on the integration of variable generation into the electric power system, evaluating the costs, benefits, and institutional needs of renewable energy transmission and other supporting infrastructure. Dev Millstein received a B.A. in economics from Vassar College in 2002. His doctoral work focused on evaluating the air quality impacts of diesel emission controls and he received his PhD in Environmental Engineering at UC Berkeley in 2009.
2023
. "Interconnection Cost Analysis in the PJM Territory." 2023. 
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. "Generator Interconnection Cost Analysis in the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) Territory." 2023. Technical Brief PDF (2.95 MB) Data File XLSX (1.75 MB)
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2022
. "The cost of day-ahead solar forecasting errors in the United States." Solar Energy 231 (2022) 846-856. Factsheet PDF (374.61 KB)
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Factsheet PDF (374.61 KB) . Plant-level performance and degradation of 31 GW-DC of utility-scale PV in the United States. 2022. Report PDF (798.91 KB) Briefing PDF (1.36 MB)
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Report PDF (798.91 KB) Briefing PDF (1.36 MB) . Queued Up: Characteristics of Power Plants Seeking Transmission Interconnection As of the End of 2021. 2022. Queued Up 2021 Briefing PDF (14.48 MB) Queues 2021 Data File XLSX (5.21 MB) Queues 2021 Fact Sheet PDF (323.14 KB)
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. Land-Based Wind Market Report: 2022 Edition. 2022.
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. "Generator Interconnection Cost Analysis in the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) territory." 2022. Brief PDF (2.83 MB) Data File XLXS (1.73 MB)
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. Solar-to-Grid: Trends in System Impacts, Reliability, and Market Value in the United States with Data Through 2019. 2021. Report PDF (4.55 MB) Briefing PDF (3.82 MB) User Guide for Data File PDF (745.11 KB) Annual Solar Value by Plant and County XLSX (5.49 MB) Capacity Credit Data by Plant and County XLSX (1.73 MB)
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2020
. "Future projections of wind patterns in California with the variable-resolution CESM: a clustering analysis approach." Climate Dynamics 54.3-4 (2020) 2511 - 2531. Pre-print Journal Article (10.77 MB)
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. "How Does Wind Project Performance Change with Age in the United States?." Joule 4 (2020) 1-17.