Energy Research Analyst
Energy Research Analyst

Biography

Jeremy Twitchell is an energy research analyst at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), where he leads the equitable regulatory environment area of the PNNL Energy Storage Program and assists in distribution system planning research. In those roles, he is responsible for reaching out to states to provide technical assistance in analyzing energy storage and other developing energy resources and incorporating them into utility planning and procurement activities.

Prior to joining PNNL, Jeremy spent five years at the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission, where he was the staff lead for the development of policies associated with the treatment of energy storage in utility resource planning and rulemaking. His work has supported integrated resource planning, which included development of a distribution planning rule. He participated in multiple utility advisory groups on energy efficiency and resource planning, provided expert testimony in the areas of rate design and resource acquisition, and oversaw renewable resource portfolio standard compliance. He also testified before the Washington State Legislature and prepared a report to the Legislature on best practices in distribution system planning. He has presented on the topics of energy storage, renewable resource portfolio standards, and renewable resource integration at regional, national, and international conferences.

Research Interest

  • Energy storage
  • Energy policy and regulation
  • Integrated resource planning
  • Distribution system planning

Education

  • B.A., Communications (Print Journalism Emphasis), Brigham Young University 2004
  • M.P.A. (Energy, Environment, and Technology Policy Track), Texas A&M University 2013

Publications

2022

  • Bhatnagar D., D.S. Boff, J.B. Twitchell, J.C. Bedoya Ceballos, and A. Somani. 2022. Compensation for Long-Duration Energy Storage. PNNL-32978. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Compensation for Long-Duration Energy Storage
  • Nguyen Q.H., A. Singhal, R.S. O'Neil, J.D. Taft, J.B. Twitchell, and A. Somani. 2022. "Analysis of Distributed Energy Storage as a Core Grid Infrastructure via Production Cost Modeling." In IEEE Power & Energy Society General Meeting (PESGM 2022), July 17-21, 2022, Denver, CO, 1-5. Piscataway, New Jersey:IEEE. PNNL-SA-168724. doi:10.1109/PESGM48719.2022.9917218
  • Twitchell J.B., D. Bhatnagar, S.E. Barrows, and K. Mongird. 2022. Enabling Principles for Dual Participation by Energy Storage as a Transmission and Market Asset. PNNL-32196. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Enabling Principles for Dual Participation by Energy Storage as a Transmission and Market Asset

2021

  • O'Neil R.S., J.B. Twitchell, and D.C. Preziuso. 2021. Energy Equity and Environmental Justice Workshop Report. PNNL-30949. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Energy Equity and Environmental Justice Workshop Report
  • Tarekegne B.W., R.S. O'Neil, and J.B. Twitchell. 2021. "Energy Storage as an Equity Asset." Current Sustainable/Renewable Energy Reports 8, no. 3:149-155. PNNL-SA-162218. doi:10.1007/s40518-021-00184-6
  • Twitchell J.B., J.D. Taft, R.S. O'Neil, and A.S. Becker-Dippmann. 2021. Regulatory Implications of Embedded Grid Energy Storage. PNNL-30172. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Regulatory Implications of Embedded Grid Energy Storage

2020

2019

  • Cooke A.L., J.B. Twitchell, and R.S. O'Neil. 2019. Energy Storage in Integrated Resource Plans. PNNL-28627. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Energy Storage in Integrated Resource Plans
  • Twitchell J.B. 2019. "A Review of State-Level Policies on Electrical Energy Storage." Current Sustainable/Renewable Energy Reports 6, no. 2:35-41. PNNL-SA-139623. doi:10.1007/s40518-019-00128-1