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Jessica Kerby joined Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in 2022 and is a systems engineer in the Energy Policy, Economics & Planning group within the Energy Transitions Planning team. Kerby’s work focuses on addressing equity issues within energy systems and discovering how to leverage energy storage technologies to benefit underserved communities. She is integral to projects that aim to enhance the reliability, resilience, and security of the electrical grid and provide equitable access to clean energy resources.

Jessica’s background is in physics and renewable energy engineering. She holds a Master of Science in Renewable Energy Engineering from Oregon Tech, a Master of Science in Physics from the University of Cincinnati, and a Bachelor of Science in Physics from Northern Kentucky University. 

• Energy Equity
• Energy Storage
• Photovoltaics
• Interconnection
• Transactive Energy
• Technical Assistance
• Energy Systems Modeling

• Equity Research Analysis
• Modeling and Simulation
• Technical Writing

• MS in renewable energy engineering, Oregon Institute of Technology 
• MS, physics, University of Cincinnati
• BS, physics, Northern Kentucky University

• Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), member

2024

Kerby J.R., and B.W. Tarekegne. 2024. A guide to residential energy storage and rooftop solar: State net metering policies and utility rate tariff structures. Renewable Energy Focus. Volume 49. 100566. ISSN 1755-0084. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ref.2024.100566.

Kerby J.R., T.D. Hardy, J.B. Twitchell, R.S. O'Neil, and B.W. Tarekegne. 2024. A Targeted Approach to Energy Burden Reduction Measures: Comparing the Effects of Energy Storage, Rooftop Solar, Weatherization, and Energy Efficiency Upgrades. PNNL-SA-187892. Richland, WA. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.

2023

Kerby J.R., M.T. Hall, A.F. Barbaro dos Santos, K.M. Parker, and H. Li. 2023. An Introductory Guide to Generating, Using, and Storing Energy. Richland, WA. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.

2022

Tarekegne, B., J. Kerby, A.K. Bharati, and R. O’Neil, "Assessing the Energy Equity Benefits of Energy Storage Solutions," 2022 IEEE Electrical Energy Storage Application and Technologies Conference (EESAT), Austin, TX, USA, 2022, pp. 1–5, doi: 10.1109/EESAT55007.2022.9998019.

Kerby, J., A.K. Bharati, and B. Tarekegne, "Assessing the energy equity benefits of mobile energy storage solutions," 6th E-Mobility Power System Integration Symposium (EMOB 2022), Hybrid Conference, The Hague, Netherlands, 2022, pp. 100–106, doi: 10.1049/icp.2022.2722.