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Energy Technologies Area (ETA) researchers are continually building on the strong scientific foundation we have developed over the past 50 years. We address the world’s most pressing scientific challenges across the buildings, transportation, and industrial sectors. ETA is at the forefront of developing better batteries for electric vehicles; improving the country's aging electrical grid and innovating distributed energy and storage solutions; developing grid-interactive, efficient buildings; and providing the most comprehensive market and data analysis worldwide.
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The Energy Technologies Area (ETA) is unique in translating fundamental scientific discoveries into scalable technology adoption. Our approach combines an understanding of the marketplace and the role of state and federal regulation and policies. ETA's research drives real-world, practical results that affect and improve the everyday lives of Americans and those across the globe. Saving energy and increasing resilience are key to the foundation of our research, which is driven by technoeconomic analysis and in-lab experimentation and discovery.

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Publications by Research Area

Demand Response

Electricity Markets & Policy

Energy Efficiency

Industrial Energy Analysis

Renewable Energy

Sustainable Energy & Environmental Systems

Publications by Division

Building Technology (BTUS)

Energy Analysis (EAEI)

Energy Storage (ESDR)

2025

Ball-Burack, Ari, Ruixiao Sun, Stephen Stack, Shiqi Ou, Ranjan Bose, and Hung-Chia Yang."Assessing the behavioral realism of energy system models in light of the consumer adoption literature."Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 211 (2025).

Murphy, Sean, Natalie Mims Frick, and Andrew Satchwell."Energy Innovator Fellows Training: Building Electrification." (2025).

Hoesch, Karl, Sarah Mills, Joseph Rand, Robi Nilson, Douglas L Bessette, Jacob White, and Ben Hoen."What to expect when you're expecting engagement: Delivering procedural justice in large-scale solar energy deployment."Energy Research & Social Science 120 (2025). DOI

Park, Won Young, Yong Hyun Song, Nikit Abhyankar, Hee Seung Moon, Umed Paliwal, Eunsung Kim, Nina Khanna, Sanghyun Hong, James Hyungkwan Kim, Kenji Shiraishi, Jiang Lin, Seung Wan Kim, and Amol A Phadke."A clean energy Korea by 2035: Transitioning to 80% carbon-free electricity generation."Cell Reports Sustainability (2025). DOI

Murphy, Sean, Lisa C Schwartz, Guillermo Pereira, and Cody Davis."Bridging the Gap on Data and Analysis for Distribution System Planning: Information That Utilities Can Provide Regulators, State Energy Offices and Other Stakeholders." (2025).

Schwartz, Lisa C, Natalie Mims Frick, Grace Relf, Ted Light, Josh A Schellenberg, and Alan H Sanstad."Clean Air as a Bonus for Achieving Energy-Related State Goals: A Review of Policies and Programs in 15 States." (2025).

McDonnell, Matt, Ron Nelson, and Natalie Mims Frick."DER Integration Framework: Regulatory Innovation for Distributed Energy Resources Compensation and Cost Allocation." (2025).

Frick, Natalie Mims, and Jasmine McAdams."Energy Innovator Fellows Training: Considering Equity and Engaging Stakeholders." (2025).

Baik, Sunhee, Kathryn Chelminksi, Shankar Earni, and Elizabeth Stuart."Evaluating GHG Mitigation Potential from ESPC Projects." (2025).

Schellenberg, Josh A, and Natalie Mims Frick."Moving Beyond Direct Load Control: A Maturity Model for Realizing the Promise of Demand Flexibility." (2025).

LeBel, Mark, Ronny Sandoval, Natalie Mims Frick, and Jeff Deason."Opportunities for Integrating Electric and Gas Planning." (2025).

Frick, Natalie Mims, Angela Long, Grace Relf, and Anthony Sandonato."Reimagining Energy Efficiency Resource Standards." (2025).

Satchwell, Andrew, Elaine Hale, Christina E Simeone, and Samanvitha Murthy."Research Needs and New Capabilities for Retail Electricity Rate Analysis." (2025).

Hledik, Ryan, Adam Bigelow, Kala Viswanathan, Sydney Forrester, and Natalie Mims Frick."State regulator opportunities to advance distributed energy resources aggregations in wholesale markets." (2025).

Long, Angela, Ryan Long, and Natalie Mims Frick."Virtual Power Plants: Insights, Framework and Atlas." (2025).

2024

Seel, Joachim, Mel Moyce, and Sydney Forrester."A Clean Energy Deployment Baseline for the Energy Community and Low-Income Tax Credit Bonuses." (2024).

Collins, Myles T, Matia Whiting, Josh A Schellenberg, and Lisa C Schwartz."Bridging the Gap on Grid Resilience Data, Metrics and Analyses: Information that utilities can provide regulators, state energy offices, and other stakeholders." (2024).

Kramer, Hannah, Nora Hart, Alexandra Duncan, Joshua Kace, Haley Tong, and Jessica Granderson."Building Performance Software: Portfolio-Level Capabilities and Applications." (2024). DOI

Sandler, Simon, Bentham Paulos, and Jenna Harmon."Community Solar Consolidated Billing: An Exploration of Implementation and Alternatives." (2024).

Frick, Natalie Mims, Sunhee Baik, Mark Bolinger, Juan Pablo Carvallo, Cesca Miller, Dev Millstein, Sean Murphy, Margaret Pigman, and Lisa C Schwartz."Consumer Benefits of Clean Energy: Policy Brief." (2024).

Baik, Sunhee, Cesca Miller, and Juan Pablo Carvallo."Consumer Benefits of Clean Energy: The resilience value of residential solar + storage systems in the continental U.S.." (2024).

Pigman, Margaret, Dev Millstein, Natalie Mims Frick, Wanya Chan, and William W Delp."Consumer Impacts of Clean Energy: Climate and health benefits from electrifying residential space and water heating." (2024).

Frick, Natalie Mims, Sean Murphy, Dimitra Cappers, and Portia Awuah."Consumer Impacts of Clean Energy: Energy Efficiency." (2024).

Bolinger, Mark, Natalie Mims Frick, and Ryan H Wiser."Consumer Impacts of Clean Energy: Renewable Energy." (2024).

Hanus, Nichole L, Sydney Forrester, Evan Cappers, and Natalie Mims Frick."Database of Current State of U.S. Energy Equity Regulation and Legislation." (2024).