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Kendall Mongird

Kendall Mongird

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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

2025

  • Akdemir K., K. Mongird, J. Kern, K. Oikonomou, N. Voisin, C.D. Burleyson, and J.S. Rice, et al. 2025. "Investigating the effects of cooperative transmission expansion planning on grid performance during heat waves with varying spatial scales." Applied Energy 378, no. Part A:Art No. 124825. PNNL-SA-201280. doi:10.1016/j.apenergy.2024.124825

2024

  • Mongird K., and J.S. Rice. 2024. "An Integrated and Iterative Multiscale Modeling Framework for Robust Capacity Expansion Planning." Current Sustainable/Renewable Energy Reports 11. PNNL-SA-199986. doi:10.1007/s40518-024-00238-5
  • Mongird K., J.S. Homer, J.S. Rice, and K. Oikonomou. 2024. Water & Energy Interdependencies Across Economic Sectors of the United States. PNNL-36021. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Water & Energy Interdependencies Across Economic Sectors of the United States
  • Tapio R.M., J.S. Homer, K. Mongird, and J.G. Eisdorfer. 2024. "Folding community engagement into decision making: A continuous process to increase equity in the energy system." The Electricity Journal 37, no. 7-10:Art. No. 107442. PNNL-SA-192807. doi:10.1016/j.tej.2024.107442

2023

  • Mongird K., J.S. Rice, K. Oikonomou, and J.S. Homer. 2023. "Energy-water interdependencies across the three major United States electric grids: a multi-sectoral analysis." Utilities Policy 85. PNNL-SA-175036. doi:10.1016/j.jup.2023.101673

2022

  • Culler M.J., S.E. Barrows, K. Mongird, S. Bukowski, and J. Gentle. 2022. "Case Study: Resilience Benefits of Distributed Wind Against Fuel and Weather Hazards in Alaska." In IEEE Power & Energy Society General Meeting (PESGM 2022), July 17-21, 2022, Denver, CO, 1-5. Piscataway, New Jersey:IEEE. PNNL-SA-168217. doi:10.1109/PESGM48719.2022.9917084
  • Kazimierczuk K., K. Mongird, and S.E. Barrows. 2022. "Stronger together: the value impacts of hybridizing distributed wind." The Electricity Journal 35, no. 8:Art. No. 107191. PNNL-SA-175418. doi:10.1016/j.tej.2022.107191
  • Mongird K., K. Oikonomou, J.S. Homer, and J.S. Rice. 2022. "interflow: A Python package to organize, calculate, and evaluate cross-sectoral resource interdependency data." Journal of Open Source Software 7, no. 74:4336. PNNL-SA-171534. doi:10.21105/joss.04336

2021

  • Balducci P.J., K. Mongird, and M.R. Weimar. 2021. "Understanding the value of energy storage for power system reliability and resilience applications." Current Sustainable/Renewable Energy Reports 8, no. 3:131 - 137. PNNL-SA-159847. doi:10.1007/s40518-021-00183-7
  • Barrows S.E., K. Mongird, B. Naughton, and R. Darbali-Zamora. 2021. "Valuation of Distributed Wind in an Isolated System." Energies 14, no. 21:Article No. 6956. PNNL-SA-166260. doi:10.3390/en14216956
  • Homer J.S., J.S. Rice, K. Mongird, and K. Oikonomou. 2021. Coordination and Planning for Water and Power System Resilience - Workshop Report. PNNL-31880. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Coordination and Planning for Water and Power System Resilience - Workshop Report
  • Oikonomou K., K. Mongird, J.S. Rice, and J.S. Homer. 2021. "Resilience of Interdependent Water and Power Systems: A Literature Review and Conceptual Modeling Framework." Water 13, no. 20:Art. No. 2846. PNNL-SA-165703. doi:10.3390/w13202846
  • Vernon C.R., J.S. Rice, N. Zuljevic, K. Mongird, K.D. Nelson, G.C. Iyer, and N. Voisin, et al. 2021. "cerf: A Python package to evaluate the feasibility and costs of power plant siting for alternative futures." Journal of Open Source Software 6, no. 65:Art. No. 3601. PNNL-SA-164611. doi:10.21105/joss.03601

2020

  • 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
  • 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

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

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