Kristina S LaCommare

Kristina S LaCommare

Program Manager 3
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Bio

Kristina LaCommare is a Program Manager with Electricity Markets & Policy at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. She works with multiple groups in the Energy Technologies Area to manage finances, subcontracts, budgets, proposals and reporting requirements. On the research side, she explores trends in electricity reliability in the U.S. and ways to improve reporting of reliability metrics by utilities to improve regional and national assessments. Her research also explores the economic value of power interruptions in the U.S. Kristina holds a M.S. in Atmospheric Science from the University of California, Davis and has been with the Lab since 1999.

Awards

Spot: Kristina LaCommare -  September 14th 2022

This is an acknowledgment of your extraordinary work, due diligence, and persistence to secure the contracts, develop the non-disclosure agreements, and address cybersecurity for the ICE Calculator 2.0 initiative.

Publications

2022

If One GEB is Good, a Community of GEBs is Better

Authors: Nemtzow, David; Cynthia Regnier; Kristina Hamachi LaCommare; Natalie Mims Frick, and Jason S. MacDonald.
08/2022

Innovative Technologies for a Low Carbon Electricity System

Authors: Meyers, Stephen; Rongxin Yin; Kristina Hamachi LaCommare; Jennifer Stokes-Draut; Cynthia Regnier, and Purabi Thakre.
02/2022

2020

Peak Demand Savings from Efficiency: Opportunities and Practices

Authors: Frick, Natalie Mims; Sean Murphy; Chandler Miller; Greg Leventis; Kristina Hamachi LaCommare; Charles A. Goldman, and Lisa C. Schwartz.
12/2020

Severe weather, utility spending, and the long-term reliability of the U.S. power system

Authors: Larsen, Peter H.; Megan Lawson; Kristina Hamachi LaCommare, and Joseph H Eto.
05/2020

2019

Distribution system versus bulk power system: identifying the source of electric service interruptions in the US

Authors: Eto, Joseph H; Kristina Hamachi LaCommare; Heidemarie C. Caswell, and David Till.
03/2019

Exploratory analysis of high-resolution power interruption data reveals spatial and temporal heterogeneity in electric grid reliability

Authors: Dunn, Laurel N.; Michael D. Sohn; Kristina Hamachi LaCommare, and Joseph H Eto.
01/2019

Frontiers in the Economics of Widespread, Long-Duration Power Interruptions: Proceedings from an Expert Workshop

Authors: Larsen, Peter H.; Alan H. Sanstad; Kristina Hamachi LaCommare, and Joseph H Eto.
01/2019

2018

Tracking the Sun: Installed Price Trends for Distributed Photovoltaic Systems in the United States - 2018 Edition

Authors: Barbose, Galen L.; Naïm R. Darghouth; Kristina Hamachi LaCommare; Dev Millstein, and Joseph Rand.
09/2018

Distinguishing Among the Sources of Electric Service Interruptions

Authors: LaCommare, Kristina Hamachi; Joseph H Eto, and Heidemarie C. Caswell.
08/2018

Improving the Estimated Cost of Sustained Power Interruptions to Electricity Customers

Authors: LaCommare, Kristina Hamachi; Joseph H Eto; Laurel N. Dunn, and Michael D. Sohn.
06/2018

2017

Utility-Scale Solar 2016: An Empirical Analysis of Project Cost, Performance, and Pricing Trends in the United States

Authors: Bolinger, Mark; Joachim Seel, and Kristina Hamachi LaCommare.
09/2017

Tracking the Sun X: The Installed Price of Residential and Non-Residential Photovoltaic Systems in the United States

Authors: Barbose, Galen L.; Naïm R. Darghouth; Dev Millstein; Kristina Hamachi LaCommare; Nicholas DiSanti, and Rebecca Widiss.
09/2017

Evaluating Proposed Investments in Power System Reliability and Resilience: Preliminary Results from Interviews with Public Utility Commission Staff

Authors: LaCommare, Kristina Hamachi; Peter H. Larsen, and Joseph H Eto.
01/2017

Projecting Future Costs to U.S. Electric Utility Customers from Power Interruptions

Authors: Larsen, Peter H.; Brent Boehlert; Joseph H Eto; Kristina Hamachi LaCommare; Jeremy Martinich, and Lisa Rennels.
01/2017

2016

Recent trends in power system reliability and implications for evaluating future investments in resiliency

Authors: Larsen, Peter H.; Kristina Hamachi LaCommare; Joseph H Eto, and James L. Sweeney.
12/2016

Evaluating the Performance of the IEEE Standard 1366 Method for Identifying Major Event Days View Document

Authors: Eto, Joseph H; Kristina Hamachi LaCommare; Michael D. Sohn, and Heidemarie C. Caswell.
07/2016

2015

Assessing Changes in the Reliability of the U.S. Electric Power System

Authors: Larsen, Peter H.; Kristina Hamachi LaCommare; Joseph H Eto, and James L. Sweeney.
08/2015

2014 Wind Technologies Market Report

Authors: Wiser, Ryan H.; Mark Bolinger; Galen L. Barbose; Naïm R. Darghouth; Ben Hoen; Andrew D. Mills; Kristina Hamachi LaCommare; Dev Millstein; Dana Hansen; Kevin Porter; Rebecca Widiss; Michael Buckley; Frank Oteri; Aaron Smith, and Suzanne Tegen.
08/2015

2014

Exploring the Reliability of U.S. Electric Utilities

Authors: Larsen, Peter H.; James L. Sweeney; Joseph H Eto, and Kristina Hamachi LaCommare.
06/2014

The Program Administrator Cost of Saved Energy for Utility Customer-Funded Energy Efficiency Programs

Authors: Billingsley, Megan A.; Ian M. Hoffman; Elizabeth Stuart; Steven R. Schiller; Charles A. Goldman, and Kristina Hamachi LaCommare.
03/2014

2013

Identification of Demand Response Potential for Microgrids Using the Distributed Energy Resources Customer Adaption Model, A Case Study of the Alameda County Santa Rita Jail for 2011

Authors: Thiemann, Johannes J; Nicholas DeForest; Michael Stadler; Judy Lai; Wei Feng; Kristina Hamachi LaCommare; Yu Joe Huang, and Chris Marnay.

2012

Distribution-level electricity reliability: Temporal trends using statistical analysis

Authors: Eto, Joseph H; Kristina Hamachi LaCommare; Peter H. Larsen; Annika Todd, and Emily Fisher.
10/2012

A Quantitative Assessment of Utility Reporting Practices for Reporting Electric Power Distribution Events

Authors: Eto, Joseph H, and Kristina Hamachi LaCommare.
07/2012

An Examination of Temporal Trends in Electricity Reliability Based on Reports from U.S. Electric Utilities

Authors: Eto, Joseph H; Kristina Hamachi LaCommare; Peter H. Larsen; Annika Todd, and Emily Fisher.
01/2012

Understanding Bulk Power Reliability: The Importance of Good Data and A Critical Review of Existing Sources

Authors: Fisher, Emily; Joseph H Eto, and Kristina Hamachi LaCommare.
01/2012

2010

Use of Frequency Response Metrics to Assess the Planning and Operating Requirements for Reliable Integration of Variable Renewable Generation

Authors: Eto, Joseph H; John Undrill; Peter Mackin; Ron Daschmans; Ben Williams; Brian Haney; Randy Hunt; Jeff Ellis; Howard F. Illian; Carlos A. Martinez; Mark O'Malley; Katie Coughlin, and Kristina Hamachi LaCommare.
12/2010

2009

Framework for Evaluating Anthrax Risk in Buildings

Authors: Price, Phillip N.; Michael D. Sohn; Kristina Hamachi LaCommare, and Jennifer A. McWilliams.
02/2009

Anthrax Sampling and Decontamination: Technology Trade-Offs

Authors: Price, Phillip N.; Kristina Hamachi LaCommare; Jennifer A. McWilliams, and Michael D. Sohn.

2008

Tracking the Reliability of the U.S. Electric Power System: An Assessment of Publicly Available Information Reported to State Public Utility Commissions

Authors: Eto, Joseph H, and Kristina Hamachi LaCommare.
10/2008

2007

Preliminary Estimates of Combined Heat and Power Greenhouse Gas Abatement Potential for California in 2020

Authors: Firestone, Ryan M.; Frank Ling; Chris Marnay, and Kristina Hamachi LaCommare.
07/2007

2006

Cost of Power Interruptions to Electricity Consumers in the United States (U.S.)

Authors: LaCommare, Kristina Hamachi, and Joseph H Eto.
02/2006

A Model of U.S. Commercial Distributed Generation Adoption

Authors: LaCommare, Kristina Hamachi; Ryan M. Firestone; Karl M. Maribu; Nan Zhou, and Chris Marnay.
01/2006

2005

Optimal selection of on-site power generation with combined heat and power applications

Authors: Siddiqui, Afzal S.; Chris Marnay; Owen C. Bailey, and Kristina Hamachi LaCommare.
3/2005

Distributed Generation Potential of the U.S. Commercial Sector

Authors: LaCommare, Kristina Hamachi; Jennifer L. Edwards; Etan Gumerman, and Chris Marnay.
05/2005

2004

Understanding the Cost of Power Interruptions to U.S. Electricity Consumers

Authors: LaCommare, Kristina Hamachi, and Joseph H Eto.
11/2004

A New Approach for Modeling the Peak Utility Impacts from a Proposed Commerical Unitary Air-Conditioning Standard

Authors: LaCommare, Kristina Hamachi; Etan Gumerman; Chris Marnay; Peter T. Chan, and Katie Coughlin.
08/2004

2003

Evaluation Framework and Tools for Distributed Energy Resources

Authors: Gumerman, Etan; Ranjit Bharvirkar; Kristina Hamachi LaCommare, and Chris Marnay.
02/2003

Distributed Generation Capabilities of the National Energy Modeling System

Authors: LaCommare, Kristina Hamachi; Jennifer L. Edwards, and Chris Marnay.
01/2003

2002

New Method and Reporting of Uncertainty in LBNL National Energy Modeling System Runs

Authors: Gumerman, Etan; Kristina Hamachi LaCommare, and Chris Marnay.
10/2002

Investigation of Residential Central Air Conditioning Load Shapes in NEMS

Authors: LaCommare, Kristina Hamachi; Chris Marnay; Etan Gumerman; Peter T. Chan; Gregory J. Rosenquist, and Julie G. Osborn.
05/2002

Assessment of μGrid Distributed Energy Resource Potential Using DER-CAM and GIS

Authors: Edwards, Jennifer L.; Chris Marnay; Emily S. Bartholomew; Boubékeur Ouaglal; Afzal S. Siddiqui, and Kristina Hamachi LaCommare.
01/2002

2001

Potential for Renewable Energy Development: Alternatives to AEO2001

Authors: Chan, Peter T.; Julie G. Osborn; Kristina Hamachi LaCommare; Chris Marnay, and Etan Gumerman.
10/2001

Modeling of customer adoption of distributed energy resources

Authors: Marnay, Chris; Joseph S. Chard; Kristina Hamachi LaCommare; Timothy E. Lipman; Mithra M. Moezzi; Boubékeur Ouaglal, and Afzal S. Siddiqui.
08/2001

Customer Adoption of Small-Scale On-Site Power Generation

Authors: Siddiqui, Afzal S.; Chris Marnay; Kristina Hamachi LaCommare, and F. Javier Rubio.
06/2001

Direct Participation of Electrical Loads in the California Independent System Operator Markets During the Summer of 2000

Authors: Marnay, Chris; Kristina Hamachi LaCommare; Mark Khavkin, and Afzal S. Siddiqui.
06/2001

CERTS Customer Adoption Model

Authors: Rubio, F. Javier; Afzal S. Siddiqui; Chris Marnay, and Kristina Hamachi LaCommare.
03/2001

2000

Integrated Assessment of Dispersed Energy Resources Deployment

Authors: Marnay, Chris; Raquel Blanco; Kristina Hamachi LaCommare; Cornelia Kawann; Julie G. Osborn, and F. Javier Rubio.
06/2000