Kristina LaCommare is a Program Manager with Electricity Markets & Policy at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. She works with multiple groups in the Energy Technologies Area to manage finances, subcontracts, budgets, proposals and reporting requirements. On the research side, she explores trends in electricity reliability in the U.S. and ways to improve reporting of reliability metrics by utilities to improve regional and national assessments. Her research also explores the economic value of power interruptions in the U.S. Kristina holds a M.S. in Atmospheric Science from the University of California, Davis and has been with the Lab since 1999.
Kristina S LaCommare
Kristina LaCommare is a Program Manager with Electricity Markets & Policy at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. She works with multiple groups in the Energy Technologies Area to manage finances, subcontracts, budgets, proposals and reporting requirements. On the research side, she explores trends in electricity reliability in the U.S. and ways to improve reporting of reliability metrics by utilities to improve regional and national assessments. Her research also explores the economic value of power interruptions in the U.S. Kristina holds a M.S. in Atmospheric Science from the University of California, Davis and has been with the Lab since 1999.
2022
. "If One GEB is Good, a Community of GEBs is Better." 2022 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings 2022. 
ACEEE 2022 Proceedings PDF (887.76 KB)
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ACEEE 2022 Proceedings PDF (887.76 KB)2020
. "Severe weather, utility spending, and the long-term reliability of the U.S. power system." Energy 198 (2020). Pre-print Journal Article (1.32 MB)
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Pre-print Journal Article (1.32 MB) . Peak Demand Savings from Efficiency: Opportunities and Practices. 2020. Presentation PDF (2.14 MB) Report PDF (2.63 MB)
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Presentation PDF (2.14 MB) Report PDF (2.63 MB)2019
. "Exploratory analysis of high-resolution power interruption data reveals spatial and temporal heterogeneity in electric grid reliability." Energy Policy 129 (2019) 206 - 214. Pre-Print Article PDF (667.73 KB)
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Pre-Print Article PDF (667.73 KB) . "Frontiers in the Economics of Widespread, Long-Duration Power Interruptions: Proceedings from an Expert Workshop." Frontiers in the Economics of Widespread, Long-Duration Power Interruptions 2019. Workshop Proceedings PDF (9.41 MB)
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Workshop Proceedings PDF (9.41 MB) . "Distribution system versus bulk power system: identifying the source of electric service interruptions in the US." IET Generation, Transmission & Distribution 13.5 (2019) 717-723. Journal Article PDF (2.22 MB)
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Journal Article PDF (2.22 MB)2018
. "Improving the Estimated Cost of Sustained Power Interruptions to Electricity Customers." Energy 153.15 June 2018 (2018) 1038-1047. Pre-Print Article PDF (1.08 MB)
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Pre-Print Article PDF (1.08 MB) . "Distinguishing Among the Sources of Electric Service Interruptions." 2018 IEEE International Conference on Probabilistic Methods Applied to Power Systems (PMAPS). Boise, ID, USA: IEEE, 2018.
. Tracking the Sun: Installed Price Trends for Distributed Photovoltaic Systems in the United States - 2018 Edition. 2018. Report PDF (2.1 MB) Slide Deck PDF (1.19 MB)
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. Evaluating Proposed Investments in Power System Reliability and Resilience: Preliminary Results from Interviews with Public Utility Commission Staff. 2017. LBNL- 1006971. Report PDF (911.32 KB)
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Report PDF (911.32 KB) . Projecting Future Costs to U.S. Electric Utility Customers from Power Interruptions. 2017. LBNL- 1007027. Report PDF (2.07 MB)
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Report PDF (2.07 MB) . Tracking the Sun X: The Installed Price of Residential and Non-Residential Photovoltaic Systems in the United States. 2017. LBNL-2001062.
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. Utility-Scale Solar 2016: An Empirical Analysis of Project Cost, Performance, and Pricing Trends in the United States. 2017. LBNL-2001055.
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2016
. "Evaluating the Performance of the IEEE Standard 1366 Method for Identifying Major Event Days View Document." IEEE Transactions on Power Systems 32.2 (2016). LBNL-1006405.
. "Recent trends in power system reliability and implications for evaluating future investments in resiliency." Energy 117 (2016) 29 - 46.
2015
. 2014 Wind Technologies Market Report. . Department of Energy, 2015. LBNL-188167.
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. Assessing Changes in the Reliability of the U.S. Electric Power System. 2015. LBNL-188741. PDF (10.21 MB)
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PDF (10.21 MB)2014
. The Program Administrator Cost of Saved Energy for Utility Customer-Funded Energy Efficiency Programs. 2014. LBNL-6595E.
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. "Exploring the Reliability of U.S. Electric Utilities." 37th IAEE International Conference. New York, NY: International Association for Energy Economics (IAEE), 2014.
2012
. An Examination of Temporal Trends in Electricity Reliability Based on Reports from U.S. Electric Utilities. 2012. LBNL-5268E. PDF (696.82 KB)
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PDF (696.82 KB) . "Understanding Bulk Power Reliability: The Importance of Good Data and A Critical Review of Existing Sources." IEEE 45th Hawaii International Conference on Systems Science (HICSS). Maui, HI: LBNL, 2012. LBNL-5125E. PDF (314.24 KB)
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PDF (314.24 KB) . "A Quantitative Assessment of Utility Reporting Practices for Reporting Electric Power Distribution Events." IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting. IEEE, 2012. LBNL-1005168. Presentation PDF (220.83 KB)
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Presentation PDF (220.83 KB)2008
. Tracking the Reliability of the U.S. Electric Power System: An Assessment of Publicly Available Information Reported to State Public Utility Commissions. Berkeley: LBNL, 2008. LBNL-1092E. PDF (243.51 KB)
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PDF (243.51 KB)2006
. "Cost of Power Interruptions to Electricity Consumers in the United States (U.S.)." (2006) 33. LBNL-58164. PDF (93.38 KB)
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PDF (93.38 KB)2004
. Understanding the Cost of Power Interruptions to U.S. Electricity Consumers. Berkeley: LBNL, 2004. LBNL-55718. PDF (375.82 KB)
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