From Traveler Choices to Network Decisions: Behavior-Aware Optimization for Smart Mobility
Traveler choices shape network flows, while network conditions and mobility service operations influence those choices. Together, these interactions determine not only accessibility and congestion but also transportation energy use, making behavior-aware optimization essential for designing efficient and sustainable mobility systems. Logit-based choice models are often embedded in optimization through nonlinear constraints or bilevel formulations, creating computational difficulties […]
Advancing Energy Innovation in California
This energy seminar will provide an overview of technology innovation and research activities supported through the California Energy Commission that are advancing the state’s clean energy and climate goals, including in the areas of clean energy supply, energy storage, electrification, energy efficiency, demand flexibility, sustainable transportation, building and industrial decarbonization, and the climate-energy nexus. Jonah Steinbuck […]
Getting Retail Electricity Prices Right in an Energy Transition
Decarbonization depends on households switching from fossil fuels to electricity, so the price of electricity is a crucial lever. In such a context, how should prices be set? Economists default to a simple rule: price each kilowatt-hour at its social marginal cost, which is the cost of providing one more unit of electricity to a […]
From Snapshots to Pathways: Optimizing Sector-Coupled Energy System Transitions Within Planetary Boundaries
Energy system optimization is a key tool for designing sector-coupled energy systems. But what should we optimize, over which time horizon, and how do we handle uncertainties inherent in planning decades ahead? This talk addresses these three questions. First, objectives: beyond cost, we integrate life cycle assessment to capture environmental impacts along supply chains. We […]
California Dreamin’: Our Climate, Energy, and Transportation Policies
Friday, Sept. 18, 2026 | King Hall, Room 1001 | 9 a.m. – 4:45 p.m. | MCLE Credits Available | No Registration Fee | Livestreamed UC Davis School of Law is hosting an event to discuss climate, energy, transportation strategies and the regulatory and legal challenges to our decarbonization progress. Learn More
UC Davis Energy Systems: Powering a Sustainable Campus
10/02/2026 // 10:30am PDT Watch Video Download Slides Have you ever wondered how our buildings are heated and cooled? Did you know our campus has managed to grow in size while shrinking its energy use? Do you wonder how campus plans to slash its carbon emissions? Nico Fauchier-Magnan works in UCD Facilities Management : Energy […]
Factors Influencing Recent Trends in Retail Electricity Prices in the United States
U.S. retail electricity prices have largely tracked inflation in recent years, yet significant regional variations have left a few states facing steep price increases. Simultaneously, the power sector is undergoing a rapid transformation driven by wind and solar energy integration, extreme weather risks to and from grid infrastructure, and the return of load growth – […]
Repurposing Legacy Infrastructure for Decarbonization Solutions: Opportunities for Seasonal Energy Storage and Clean Heat
DATE: September 25th, 2026 || 10:30amWatch Video Clean energy transitions in many jurisdictions involve dramatic increases in shares of variable wind and solar power in their electricity grids, supplemented by clean firm power to provide reliability. To plan a resilient, clean energy future, we will need to account for natural resource constraints as we develop […]
Energy Bites May 14, 2026
May 14, 2026 | 12PM-1PM | EEI Conference Room and Zoom Join us Thursday, May 14 at EEI for our weekly Energy Bites lunch seminar, featuring two presentations on residential electrification, distributed energy systems, and grid impacts. These talks will explore how emerging technologies and policy changes are shaping the future of energy use and […]
Energy Bites May 7, 2026
May 7, 2026 | 12PM-1PM | EEI Conference Room and Zoom Join us Thursday, May 7 at EEI for our weekly Energy Bites lunch seminar, featuring two presentations on building decarbonization and resource use in the built environment. These talks will explore how emerging technologies and material systems are shaping more efficient, low-impact energy and […]