Sumitrra Ganguli

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
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Biography
Sumitrra joined PNNL's Richland office in the fall of 2018 and is currently working on a wide range of energy economics and analysis projects. Prior to PNNL, she was teaching in the Department of Economics at the University of Maryland. She holds a BSc (with Honors) in Economics, an MA in Economics and a PhD in Economics with a focus on Monetary Policy and Applied Time Series Analysis. Her current work includes analyzing the market for 2nd and 3rd generation bio-fuels in India, developing a model to study the spatial diffusion of electric vehicles in the Seattle metropolitan area and model development to gauge the affordability of electricity for industrial and commercial consumers.
Research Interests
- Techno-economic Analysis
- General Equilibrium Modelling
- Spatial models
Education and Credentials
- Bachelor of Science in Economics (with Honors), Presidency College, Calcutta, India
- Master of Arts in Economics, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India
- PhD in Economics (Monetary Economics and Applied Time Series Analysis), University of Missouri - Columbia
PNNL Publications
2022
- Boff D.S., S. Ganguli, and A. Somani. 2022. Understanding the Behavioral Aspects of Rate Design. PNNL-33384. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Understanding the Behavioral Aspects of Rate Design
- Ganguli S., A. Somani, and T.D. Hardy. 2022. "Allocation Mechanisms in Rationed Markets." In 2020 IEEE PES Transactive Energy Systems Conference (TESC), 1 - 5. Piscataway, New Jersey:IEEE. PNNL-SA-156081. doi:10.1109/TESC50295.2020.9656939
2021
- Ganguli S., K.D. Wilson, and D.M. Anderson. 2021. A comprehensive framework for valuation of ecosystem services in the context of hydropower. PNNL-32132. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. A comprehensive framework for valuation of ecosystem services in the context of hydropower
2020
- Anderson D.M., K.A. Cort, S. Ganguli, and S.R. Bender. 2020. 2020 Review Panel Workshop on Energy Intensity Indicators: Summary Findings and Meeting Notes. PNNL-29798. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. 2020 Review Panel Workshop on Energy Intensity Indicators: Summary Findings and Meeting Notes
- Belzer D.B., K.A. Cort, and S. Ganguli. 2020. A Comprehensive System of Energy Intensity Indicators for the U.S.: Methods, Data and Key Trends. PNNL-22267 Rev. 3. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. A Comprehensive System of Energy Intensity Indicators for the U.S.: Methods, Data and Key Trends
- Ganguli S., H. Nagda, C.A. Antonopoulos, J. Zhang, C.E. Metzger, and M.C. Baechler. 2020. "Scaling Deep Energy Retrofits for Residential Walls - Energy, Cost, and Economic Assessment of Five Wall Systems." In ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings, August 17, 21, 2020. Virtual, Online, 5-129 - 5-143. Washington, District Of Columbia:American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy. PNNL-SA-152405.
2019
- Anderson D.M., S. Ganguli, A.L. Cooke, and M.L. Moore. 2019. Grid Modernization: Metrics Analysis (GMLC1.1) - Affordability. PNNL-28562. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Grid Modernization: Metrics Analysis (GMLC1.1) - Affordability
- Antonopoulos C.A., C.E. Metzger, J. Zhang, S. Ganguli, M.C. Baechler, H. Nagda, and A. Desjarlais. 2019. Wall Upgrades for Residential Deep Energy Retrofits: A Literature Review. PNNL-28690. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Wall Upgrades for Residential Deep Energy Retrofits: A Literature Review
- 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
- Preziuso D.C., R.S. O'Neil, M.E. Alam, D. Bhatnagar, S. Bhattacharya, S. Ganguli, and Y. Yu, et al. 2019. Understanding the Grid Value Proposition of Marine Energy: A Literature Review. PNNL-28839. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Understanding the Grid Value Proposition of Marine Energy: A Literature Review
2018
- Ganguli S., A. Somani, R.K. Motkuri, and C.N. Bloyd. 2018. India Alternative Fuel Infrastructure: The Potential for Second-generation Biofuel Technology. PNNL-28283. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. India Alternative Fuel Infrastructure: The Potential for Second-generation Biofuel Technology