Peter Larsen is a Staff Scientist and Deputy Leader of the Electricity Markets and Policy Department at Berkeley Lab. Larsen conducts research and analysis on electricity reliability and resilience valuation, energy efficiency, and regional electric system planning. He is also Assistant Professor of Economics at Carroll College. Larsen holds a Ph.D. in Management Science and Engineering from Stanford University; M.S. degrees from Stanford University (Management Science and Engineering) and Cornell University (Natural Resource Economics); and a B.A. in Economics from the University of Montana at Missoula. Larsen lives in Helena, Montana.
Recent research
- Case Studies of the Economic Impacts of Power Interruptions and Damage to Electricity System Infrastructure from Extreme Events
- Severe Weather, Utility Spending, and the Long-term Reliability of the U.S. Power System
- Frontiers in the Economics of Widespread, Long-Duration Power Interruptions: Proceedings from an Expert Workshop
- Projecting Future Costs to U.S. Electric Utility Customers from Power Interruptions
- A Method to Estimate the Costs and Benefits of Undergrounding Electricity Transmission and Distribution lines
- Costs and benefits of undergrounding the Texas power system
- Estimating future costs of power outages caused by climate change
- Economic impacts of power outages and damage to electricity system infrastructure
In the News
- Southern California Public Radio: Public Safety-Power Shutoffs
- San Francisco Business Times: Economic impact of unprecedented PG&E shutoffs could take time to come into focus
Areas of expertise
electricity grid, electricity reliability, electricity markets, blackouts, power outages