POWER Conference on Energy Research and Policy
March 20, 2026
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About the Conference:
Come to the POWER Conference to learn about exciting new research on energy markets and regulation from top tier scholars, and exchange ideas with energy policy and business professionals.
Program:
8:00am – 8:45am: Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:45am – 9:00am: Welcome Remarks
9:00am – 10:35am: Session 1
“Allocative Efficiency and Capacity Constraints: Evidence from Residential Electricity Pricing”
Marten Ovaere* (Ghent University) and Mark Vergouwen (Ghent University)
“If You Build It, They May Not Come: Willingness to Participate in Managed EV Charging”
Fiona Burlig University of Chicago), James Bushnell (University of California, Davis), David Rapson* (University of California, Davis)
10:35am – 11:05am: Break
11:05am – 12:40pm: Session 2
“Plugging in the Wind and Sun: Cost Externalities in the Grid Integration of Renewable Energy”
Nicholas Ryan* (Yale University), Gautam Gowrisankaran (Columbia University), and Ashley Langer (University of Arizona)
“Market Integration and Market Efficiency: Evidence from Transmission Constraints in the Belgian Electricity Sector“
Charlotte De Cannière* (Toulouse School of Economics)
12:40pm – 1:50pm: Lunch
1:50pm – 2:55pm: Session 3
“Iberian Peninsula Blackout: A Trade-Off Between Operational Risk and Consumer Cost“
Christoph Graf* (New York University) and Daniel Daví-Arderius (University of Barcelona)
2:55pm – 3:25pm: Break
3:25pm – 5:00pm: Session 4
“The Hidden Cost of the Cloud: Data Centers and Electricity Market Inefficiency”
Jamal Mamkhezri (New Mexico State University), Xiaochen Sun* (New Mexico State University), and Yuting Yang (University of New Mexico)
“Utilizing Noncoincident Needs to Site Data Centers with Solar+Storage at Existing Gas Plants“
Emilia Chojkiewicz* (University of California, Berkeley), Aneesha Manocha (University of California, Berkeley), Umed Paliwal (University of California, Berkeley), Duncan Callaway (University of California, Berkeley), and Amol Phadke (University of California, Berkeley)
5:00pm – 5:05pm: Closing Remarks
5:05pm – 6:30pm: Reception
*Denotes presenter
*Denotes presenter
Registration Fees:
General Attendees:
$850 – early bird rate if you register by March 6, 2026
$900 – regular rate if you register after March 6, 2026
Government/Academics/Non-Profit:
$300 – early bird rate if you register by March 6, 2026
$350 – regular rate if you register after March 6, 2026
UCB Students who are members of BERC:
$110 – early bird rate if you register by March 6, 2026
$125 – regular rate if you register after March 6, 2026
