Research Themes +
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 climate challenges by bringing to market energy-efficient innovations 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 for renewable technologies like wind and solar.
Strategic Initiatives +
The Energy Technologies Area (ETA) Strategic Plan is the guiding force for our research and development for the next ten years. It clearly charts a path toward clean-energy solutions and focuses on five detailed Strategic Initiatives. The Plan provides an in-depth look at how ETA is accelerating research to provide affordable, clean energy to all while accomplishing deep, economy-wide decarbonization, looking to avoid a rise in global average temperature while simultaneously developing solutions to increase humanity's resilience to extreme weather volatility.
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About Us +
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 battling the Climate Crisis are key to the foundation of our research, which is driven by technoeconomic analysis and in-lab experimentation and discovery.

Publications

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)

2000

McMahon, James E, Xiaomin Liu, Isaac Turiel, Sajid Hakim, and Diane C Fisher."Uncertainty and Sensitivity Analyses of Ballast Life-Cycle Cost and Payback Period." (2000).

Lekov, Alexander B, James D Lutz, Xiaomin Liu, Camilla Dunham, and James E McMahon."Determining Benefits and Costs of Improved Water Heater Efficiencies." (2000).

Chaitkin, Stuart, James E McMahon, Camilla Dunham, Robert D Van Buskirk, and James D Lutz."Estimating Marginal Residential Energy Prices in the Analysis of Proposed Appliance Energy Efficiency Standards." (2000).

Lekov, Alexander B, James D Lutz, Camilla Dunham, and James E McMahon."Payback Analysis of Design Options for Residential Water Heaters." (2000).

1999

Constantine, Sachu, Andrea Denver, Sajid Hakim, James E McMahon, and Gregory J Rosenquist."Ghana Residential Energy Use and Appliance Ownership Survey: Final Report on the Potential Impact of Appliance Performance Standards in Ghana." (1999).

1998

Koomey, Jonathan G, Susan A Mahler, Carrie A Webber, and James E McMahon."Projected Regional Impacts of Appliance Efficiency Standards for the U.S. Residential Sector." (1998).

DeVuono, Anthony, Peter T Chan, James D Lutz, Chris Marnay, Gregory J Rosenquist, and James E McMahon."Draft Report on Potential Impact of Alternative Efficiency Levels for Residential Cooking Products." (1998).

1997

Rosenquist, Gregory J, Peter T Chan, Terry W Chan, Chris Marnay, James E McMahon, and Steven J Pickle."Draft Report on Potential Impact of Alternative Efficiency Levels for Room Air Conditioners." (1997).

Chan, Peter T, Terry W Chan, Anthony DeVuono, Chris Marnay, James E McMahon, Gregory J Rosenquist, Isaac Turiel, and Stan Boghosian."General Methodology for the Analysis of Alternative Efficiency Levels for Room Air Conditioners and Residential Cooking Products." (1997).

McMahon, James E."State of the Art in Economic Evaluation Methodologies and Manufacturer Impact Modeling." (1997).

1996

McMahon, James E, and Isaac Turiel."Introduction to Special Issue Devoted to Appliance and Lighting Standards." (1996).

Lutz, James D, Xiaomin Liu, James E McMahon, Camilla Dunham, Leslie J Shown, and Quandra T McCure."Modeling Patterns of Hot Water Use in Households." (1996) 25.

1994

Levine, Mark D, Eric Hirst, Jonathan G Koomey, James E McMahon, and Alan H Sanstad."Energy Efficiency, Market Failures, and Government Policy." (1994) 42.

1993

Koomey, Jonathan G, Francis X Johnson, James E McMahon, Mary C Orland, Mark D Levine, Peter T Chan, and Florentin Krause."An Assessment of Future Energy Use and Carbon Emissions from U.S. Residences." (1993) 48.

1992

Sezgen, Osman, Matthew E Lecar, Joseph H Eto, Barbara A Atkinson, and James E McMahon."Lighting Policy Modeling in the Commercial Sector."ACEEE 1992 Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings (1992).

Atkinson, Barbara A, James E McMahon, Evan Mills, Peter T Chan, Terry W Chan, Joseph H Eto, Judy D Jennings, Jonathan G Koomey, Kwok-Wai Ken Lo, Matthew E Lecar, Lynn K Price, Francis M Rubinstein, Osman Sezgen, and Thomas P Wenzel."Analysis of Federal Policy Options for Improving U.S. Lighting Energy Efficiency: Commercial and Residential Buildings." (1992).

1991

Koomey, Jonathan G, Celina S Atkinson, Alan K Meier, James E McMahon, Stan Boghosian, Barbara A Atkinson, Isaac Turiel, Mark D Levine, Bruce Nordman, and Peter T Chan."The Potential for Electricity Efficiency Improvements in the U.S. Residential Sector." (1991).

1988

Eto, Joseph H, Jonathan G Koomey, James E McMahon, and Edward P Kahn."Integrated Analysis of Demand-Side Programs."IEEE Transactions on Power Systems 3.4 (1988) 7. DOI

Eto, Joseph H, James E McMahon, Jonathan G Koomey, Peter T Chan, and Mark D Levine."The Regional Energy and Economic Impacts of the National Appliance Energy Conservation Act of 1987." (1988).

1987

Kahn, Edward P, Chris Pignone, Joseph H Eto, James E McMahon, and Mark D Levine."The Effect of Conservation Programmes on Electric Utility Earnings: Results of Two Case Studies."Energy Policy June.3 (1987) 249-261. DOI

McMahon, James E, Joseph H Eto, Peter T Chan, Jonathan G Koomey, Mark D Levine, Chris Pignone, Henry Ruderman, Baruch Lev, J A Bloom, A.S Gleit, F.H Murphy, and C Shoemaker."The LBL Residential Energy and Hourly Demand Models."Strategic Planning in Energy and Natural Resources (1987).

Eto, Joseph H, Jonathan G Koomey, James E McMahon, and Edward P Kahn."Integrated Analysis of Demand‑side Programs: A Case Study of the Texas Utilities Electric Company."National Conference on Utility DSM Programs, Houston, Texas (1987).

1986

Eto, Joseph H, Jonathan G Koomey, Chris Pignone, James E McMahon, and Peter T Chan."Thermal Integrity Measures for Residential Buildings: Texas Utilities Electric Company and Nevada Power Company." (1986).

Eto, Joseph H, Jonathan G Koomey, James E McMahon, and Peter T Chan."Financial Impacts on Utilities of Load Shape Changes: The Nevada Power Company." (1986).

Eto, Joseph H, Jonathan G Koomey, James E McMahon, and Peter T Chan."Financial Impacts on Utilities of Load Shape Changes: The Texas Utility Electric Company." (1986).