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Brittany Tarufelli

Brittany Tarufelli

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Biography

Dr. Brittany Tarufelli is an Energy Research Economist. Dr. Tarufelli holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Wyoming, an M.S. in Business Economics from the University of Amsterdam, and a B.S. in Financial Analysis from Louisiana State University. Prior to joining the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Dr. Tarufelli worked as an Assistant Research Professor at the Louisiana State University Center for Energy Studies where she analyzed relationships between public policy, energy markets, and the environment.

Dr. Tarufelli's current research evaluates the ongoing transition to clean energy, focusing on interactions between energy market designs and sub-global environmental policies. Dr. Tarufelli has held advisory positions at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), National Science Foundation (NSF), and has led teams for KPMG and Deloitte Consulting in four nations.

Research Interests

  • Energy economics, environmental and natural resource economics, market design, industrial organization, and applied microeconomics.

Education and Credentials

  • Ph.D., in Economics from the University of Wyoming
  • M.S., in Business Economics from the University of Amsterdam
  • B.S., in Financial Analysis from Louisiana State University.

Affiliations and Professional Service

  • American Economic Association (AEA)
  • Association of Environmental and Resource Economists (AERE)
  • International Association for Energy Economics (IAEE)
  • United States Association for Energy Economics (USAEE)
  • Wyoming Women in Economics Network

Awards and Recognitions

  • The Roosevelt Project Gulf Coast Case Study, Expert Advisory Board Member, MIT
  • Carlton R. Burkharst, Dissertation Fellowship, University of Wyoming
  • William H. Morgan Outstanding Graduate Student Award, University of Wyoming
  • H.K. Nieuwenhuis Thesis Award, University of Amsterdam

PNNL Publications

2024

  • Eldridge B.C., J.T. Holzer, K. Oikonomou, B.L. Tarufelli, L. He, and A. Somani. 2024. Model Formulations: Market clearing models, market design specifications, and dispatch simulation. PNNL-34431. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Model Formulations: Market clearing models, market design specifications, and dispatch simulation
  • Moncheur de Rieudotte M.P., M.D. Brown, B.L. Tarufelli, and A.E. Solana. 2024. Power Supply Options for the Marpi Landfill, Saipan: Addendum to 2023 Feasibility Study. PNNL-35717. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Power Supply Options for the Marpi Landfill, Saipan: Addendum to 2023 Feasibility Study
  • Tarufelli B.L., A. Somani, and J.B. Twitchell. 2024. "Energy Storage to Enable Electricity as a Commodity." In IEEE Electrical Energy Storage Application and Technologies Conference (EESAT 2024 ), January 29-30, 2024, San Diego, CA, 1-5. Piscataway, New Jersey:IEEE. PNNL-SA-190564. doi:10.1109/EESAT59125.2024.10471209

2022

Energy and Environment

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