Alan Sanstad

Alan Sanstad
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Bio
Alan H. Sanstad is a Staff Scientist in the Energy Technologies Area at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Dr. Sanstad received the A.B. degree in Applied Mathematics, and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Operations Research, from the University of California at Berkeley. Dr. Sanstad’s research and publications have included work on the economics and policy analysis of end-use energy efficiency, technological change in energy-economic simulation modeling, and integrated assessment of global climate change. His recent work has focused on developing new approaches to long-run quantitative modeling and decision-making pertaining to energy system transitions, large-scale greenhouse gas abatement, and other issues in the energy, environmental, and technology policy arenas. Dr. Sanstad has worked with the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency, the California Energy Commission, the U. S. Department of Energy, and non-governmental organizations in developing and implementing research strategies, policies, and projects on energy, greenhouse gas mitigation, and related topics. He is an affiliate researcher of the Energy & Resources Group at U. C. Berkeley and of the NSF-sponsored Center for Robust Decision-Making on Climate and Energy Policy at the University of Chicago.Publications
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2020
2019
2018
2017
Exploring the relationship between planning and procurement in Western U.S. electric utilities
06/2017
2016
2015
2014
2011
2006
Substitution and price elasticity estimates using inter-country pooled data in a translog cost model
6/2006
1995
Residential Sector End-use Forecasting with EPRI-REEPS 2.1: Summary Input Assumptions and Results
12/1995
1994
Residential HVAC Data, Assumptions and Methodology for End-Use Forecasting with EPRI-REEPS 2.1
06/1994