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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

2025

• Nguyen Q.H., X. Lyu, M. Zhao, J.R. Kerby, L.D. Marinovici, and D.A. Baldwin. 2025. Optimal Control for Fast Frequency Response and Black-Start using Embedded Storages with Grid-Forming Control. PNNL-35705. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Optimal Control for Fast Frequency Response and Black-Start using Embedded Storages with Grid-Forming Control
• Rucavado Rojas D., J.R. Kerby, and B.W. Tarekegne. 2025. "Energy Justice through Energy Storage: Supporting Energy Resilience in Disadvantaged Communities." Current Sustainable/Renewable Energy Reports 12:Art. No. 17. PNNL-SA-206973. doi:10.1007/s40518-025-00260-1

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 49. PNNL-SA-193288. doi:10.1016/j.ref.2024.100566.
• Kerby J.R., and B.W. Tarekegne. 2024. "Pathways and Insights from Community Solar: A Guide to Community Energy Storage Success." In IEEE Electrical Energy Storage Application and Technologies Conference (EESAT 2024), January 29-30, 2024, San Diego, CA, 1-6. Piscataway, New Jersey:IEEE. PNNL-SA-190694. doi:10.1109/EESAT59125.2024.10471198.
• Kerby J.R., and R.S. O'Neil. 2024. Lessons from Artist in Residence Program Design and Impact. PNNL-36402. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Lessons from Artist in Residence Program Design and Impact.
• Kerby J.R., Q.H. Nguyen, X. Lyu, and D.A. Baldwin. 2024. "Impacts of Control, Penetration, and Distribution of Embedded Storage Network in Bulk Power System." In IEEE Power & Energy Society General Meeting (PESGM 2024), July 21-25, 2024, Seattle, WA, 1-5. Piscataway, New Jersey:IEEE. PNNL-SA-192236. doi:10.1109/PESGM51994.2024.10689107.
• 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.
• O'Neil R.S., K. Oikonomou, V.C. Tidwell, N. Voisin, J.R. Kerby, Z. Hou, and M. Parvania, et al. 2024. "Global Research Priorities for Holistic Integration of Water and Power Systems." IEEE Open Access Journal of Power and Energy 11, no. _:457 - 468. PNNL-SA-195372. doi:10.1109/OAJPE.2024.3457448.