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