Jonathan Koomey is a Research Fellow at the Steyer-Taylor Center for Energy Policy and Finance at Stanford University, worked full-time from 1984 until 2003 at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, and has been a visiting professor at Stanford University (2003-4 and Fall 2008), Yale University (Fall 2009), and UC Berkeley’s Energy and Resources Group (Fall 2011). Dr. Koomey holds M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the Energy and Resources Group at UC Berkeley, and an A.B. in History of Science from Harvard University. He is the author or coauthor of nine books and more than 150 articles and reports. He’s also one of the leading international experts on the economics of reducing greenhouse gas emissions and the effects of information technology on resource use. He’s the author of Turning Numbers into Knowledge: Mastering the Art of Problem Solving, which has been translated into Chinese, Italian, and (soon) Korean, and Cold Cash, Cool Climate: Science-Based Advice for Ecological Entrepreneurs (both from Analytics Press).
Jonathan Koomey
Awards
March 2004
Jon Koomey
February 1993
Jonathan Koomey, Deborah Schechter, Deborah Gordon
Publications
1988
Statistical Indicators of Potential for Electric Utility Least‑Cost Planning Programs. LBNL, 1988. LBL‑25473. .
The Regional Energy and Economic Impacts of the National Appliance Energy Conservation Act of 1987. LBNL, 1988. LBL-25471. .
1987
"The LBL Residential Energy and Hourly Demand Models." Strategic Planning in Energy and Natural Resources. . Elsevier Science & Technology Books, 1987. .
"Integrated Analysis of Demand‑side Programs: A Case Study of the Texas Utilities Electric Company." National Conference on Utility DSM Programs, Houston, Texas. Houston, TX: LBNL, 1987. .
1986
"Valuation of Demand-side Utility Programs." 1986 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings. Santa Cruz, CA, 1986. .
Financial Impacts on Utilities of Load Shape Changes: The Nevada Power Company. LBNL, 1986. LBNL-21597. .
Financial Impacts on Utilities of Load Shape Changes: The Texas Utility Electric Company. LBNL, 1986. LBNL-21598. .