Kendall Mongird

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
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Biography
Kendall joined the Energy Policy & Economics Group at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in 2017. She is currently a Senior Associate Energy Research Economist and works on analytics for various types of energy storage technologies as well as other research topics. She holds an MSc. in Economics from the University of Edinburgh and a BSc in Quantitative Economics from California Polytechnic State University.
Research Interests
- Environmental Assessment and Evaluation
- Game Theory
- Machine Learning/Data Science
- Econometric Analysis
- Benefit-Cost Analysis
Education and Credentials
- B.S., Quantitative Economics, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, California, 2015
- M.S., Economics, University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom, 2016
PNNL Publications
2020
- Balducci P.J., D. Wu, T. Ramachandran, A.M. Campbell, V. Fotedar, K. Mongird, and S. Huang, et al. 2020. Power-to-Gas System Valuation - Final Report. PNNL-ACT-10095. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Power-to-Gas System Valuation - Final Report
- Balducci P.J., K. Mongird, D. Wu, D. Wang, V. Fotedar, and R.T. Dahowski. 2020. "An Evaluation of the Economic and Resilience Benefits of a Microgrid in Northampton, Massachusetts." Energies 13, no. 18:4802. PNNL-SA-155031. doi:10.3390/en13184802
- Balducci P.J., K. Mongird, M.E. Alam, D. Wu, V. Fotedar, V.V. Viswanathan, and A.J. Crawford, et al. 2020. Washington Clean Energy Fund Grid Modernization Projects: Economic Analysis. PNNL-30594. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Washington Clean Energy Fund Grid Modernization Projects: Economic Analysis
- Crawford A.J., D. Wu, V.V. Viswanathan, P.J. Balducci, C.K. Vartanian, T.D. Hardy, and M.E. Alam, et al. 2020. Washington Clean Energy Fund: Energy Storage System Consolidated Performance Test Results. PNNL-29378. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Washington Clean Energy Fund: Energy Storage System Consolidated Performance Test Results
- Douville T.C., D. Bhatnagar, R.S. O'Neil, and K. Mongird. 2020. Exploring the Grid Value Potential of Offshore Wind Energy in Oregon. PNNL-29935. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Exploring the Grid Value Potential of Offshore Wind Energy in Oregon
- Mongird K., V.V. Viswanathan, P.J. Balducci, M.E. Alam, V. Fotedar, V.S. Koritarov, and B. Hadjerioua. 2020. "An Evaluation of Energy Storage Cost and Performance Characteristics." Energies 13, no. 13:3307. PNNL-SA-150068. doi:10.3390/en13133307
- Wu D., P.J. Balducci, A.J. Crawford, K. Mongird, and X. Ma. 2020. "Building Battery Energy Storage System Performance Data into an Economic Assessment." In IEEE Power & Energy Society General Meeting (PESGM 2020), August 2-6, 2020, Montreal, Canada, 1-5. Piscataway, New Jersey:IEEE. PNNL-SA-149037. doi:10.1109/PESGM41954.2020.9282053
2019
- Balducci P.J., K. Mongird, A. Somani, D. Wu, Y. Yuan, R. Fan, and M.E. Alam, et al. 2019. Shell Energy North America's Hydro Battery System: Final Market Assessment Report. PNNL-27620. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Shell Energy North America's Hydro Battery System: Final Market Assessment Report
- Balducci P.J., M.E. Alam, T.E. McDermott, V. Fotedar, X. Ma, D. Wu, and B. Bhatti, et al. 2019. Nantucket Island Energy Storage System Assessment. PNNL-28941. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Nantucket Island Energy Storage System Assessment
- Crawford A.J., V.V. Viswanathan, C.K. Vartanian, K. Mongird, M.E. Alam, D. Wu, and P.J. Balducci. 2019. Puget Sound Energy Glacier Energy Storage System - An Assessment of Battery Technical Performance. PNNL-28379. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Puget Sound Energy Glacier Energy Storage System - An Assessment of Battery Technical Performance
- Crawford A.J., V.V. Viswanathan, M.E. Alam, P.J. Balducci, D. Wu, C.K. Vartanian, and K. Mongird. 2019. Snohomish Public Utility District MESA 2. PNNL-28478. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Snohomish Public Utility District MESA 2
- Fotedar V., P.J. Balducci, W.M. Warwick, D. Wu, D. Wang, and K. Mongird. 2019. Opportunities for Dispatchable Power Projects in the New England Independent System Operator Area. PNNL-29279. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Opportunities for Dispatchable Power Projects in the New England Independent System Operator Area
- Mongird K., V.V. Viswanathan, P.J. Balducci, M.E. Alam, V. Fotedar, V.S. Koritarov, and B. Hadjerioua. 2019. Energy Storage Technology and Cost Characterization Report. PNNL-28866. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Energy Storage Technology and Cost Characterization Report
- Yuan Y., P.J. Balducci, K. Mongird, V. Fotedar, D. Wu, and D. Bhatnagar. 2019. Hawaiian Electric Companies Demand Response Tool. PNNL-28956. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Hawaiian Electric Companies Demand Response Tool
2018
- Viswanathan V.V., A.J. Crawford, M.E. Alam, P.J. Balducci, D. Wu, T.D. Hardy, and K. Mongird. 2018. Snohomish Public Utility District: An Assessment of Battery Technical Performance. PNNL-27237. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.
2017
- Alam M.E., P.J. Balducci, V.V. Viswanathan, A.J. Crawford, D. Wu, T.D. Hardy, and K. Mongird. 2017. "CONTROLLING ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS: LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE WASHINGTON CLEAN ENERGY FUND DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS." In Electrical Energy Storage Applications and Technologies (EESAT 2017), October 11-13, 2017, San Diego, CA. Albuquerque, New Mexico:Sandia National Laboratories. PNNL-SA-131851.
- Balducci P.J., M.E. Alam, V.V. Viswanathan, D. Wu, A.J. Crawford, K. Mongird, and M.R. Weimar, et al. 2017. "An Economic Assessment of Portland General Electric's Salem Smart Power Center Energy Storage System." In Electrical Energy Storage Applications and Technologies (EESAT 2017), October 11-13, 2017, San Diego, CA. Albuquerque, New Mexico:Sandia National Laboratories. PNNL-SA-129062.
- Balducci P.J., M.E. Alam, V.V. Viswanathan, D. Wu, A.J. Crawford, K. Mongird, and M.R. Weimar, et al. 2017. The Salem Smart Power Center: An Assessment of Battery Performance and Economic Potential. PNNL-26858. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. doi:10.2172/1406263.The Salem Smart Power Center: An Assessment of Battery Performance and Economic Potential