Welcome to the 2025 POWER Conference
on Energy Research and Policy
March 21, 2025
Spieker Forum, 6th floor of Chou Hall
2220 Piedmont Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94720
Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley
Password for papers and slides: power25
Program:
Upon arrival, please check-in at the registration table located in the Spieker Forum lobby. Continental breakfast will be provided in the back of Spieker Forum.
“The Customer Economics of Residential Building Electrification Under Alternative Rates”
Severin Borenstein (University of California, Berkeley), Meredith Fowlie (University of California, Berkeley), and James Sallee* (University of California, Berkeley)
- James Sallee (paper not available)
- James Sallee Slides Forthcoming (Password: power25)
“Can Electric Vehicles Aid the Renewable Transition? Evidence from a Field Experiment Incentivising Midday Charging”
Lana Friesen (University of Queensland), Andrea La Nauze* (Deakin University), Kai Li Lim (University of Queensland), Flavio Menezes (University of Queensland), Lionel Page (University of Queensland), Thara Philip (University of Queensland), and Jake Whitehead (University of Sydney)
- Andrea La Nauze Paper (Password: power25)
- Andrea La Nauze Slides Forthcoming (Password: power25)
Discussants: Hunt Allcott (Stanford University) and Mike Delaney (PG&E)
Coffee available in Spieker Forum.
“Power Flows, Part 2: Transmission Lowers U.S. Generation Costs, But Generator Incentives Are Not Aligned”
Dasom Ham (University of Michigan), Owen Kay (University of Michigan), and Catherine Hausman* (University of Michigan)
- Catherine Hausman Paper (Password: power25)
- Catherine Hausman Slides Forthcoming (Password: power25)
“Gone with the Wind: Renewable Energy Infrastructure, Welfare, and Redistribution”
Milan Quentel* (Stanford University)
- Milan Quentel Paper (Password: power25)
- Milan Quentel Slides Forthcoming (Password: power25)
Discussants: Lucas Davis (University of California, Berkeley) and Gabriel Aguilera (New Mexico Public Regulation Commission)
Boxed lunches provided in Spieker Forum lobby. Open seating in Spieker and attached balcony, outside courtyard, and classrooms N100 (1st floor) and N540/544 (5th floor) in Chou Hall.
“Greenhouse Gases Resulting from Grid-Connected Electricity Demand: Three Pillars and Scope Two”
Karl Dunkle Werner (U.S. Treasury) and Arik Levinson* (Georgetown University)
- Arik Levinson Paper (Password: power25)
- Arik Levinson Slides Forthcoming (Password: power25)
Discussant: Dylan Sullivan (Google)
Coffee and light snacks available in Spieker Forum.
“Inframarginal Investments with Clean Energy Subsidies: Evidence from the Inflation Reduction Act”
John Bistline* (EPRI) and Asa Watten (EPRI)
- John Bistline Paper (Password: power25)
- John Bistline Slides Forthcoming (Password: power25)
“Modeling Uncertainty in Climate Policy: An Application to the US IRA”
James Bushnell* (University of California, Davis) and Aaron Smith (University of California, Berkeley)
- James Bushnell Paper (Password: power25)
- James Bushnell Slides Forthcoming (Password: power25)
Discussants: Matthias Fripp (Energy Innovation) and Katie Pickrell (Evolved Energy Research)
Standing reception with light appetizers and beverages served in the back of Spieker Forum.
Additional Information:
- Downloadable Program
- Attendee List (Coming Soon)
- Evaluation – your feedback is important to us! (Coming Soon)
- Event Contact: Cristina Bentley, [email protected] (e)/510-612-5163 (m)