Will leads research related to the development hybrid, renewable plus battery projects at the lab. More generally, his work focuses on the integration of renewable energy into both the bulk power and distribution systems and covers issues such as transmission planning, reliability/resiliency, and utility rate design. He has published his research in Applied Energy, Energy Policy, and Utilities Policy among other journals, and has been invited to speak at FERC, the Energy Systems and Integration Group, and an assortment of renewable energy industry groups. While being a guest on multiple podcasts, he has also been featured in popular publications such as Green Tech Media and Utility Dive. At the lab, he is a member of a diverse, nationally recognized research program on the planning, design, and evaluation of renewable energy policies. This research group focuses on the costs, benefits, and market potential of renewable electricity sources, electric grid operations and infrastructure impacts, and public acceptance and deployment barriers.

Will worked on an interdisciplinary project to evaluate the impact of electric, autonomous, and shared vehicles on our energy systems. He developed a transportation stock model to assess electricity impact of future transportation trends while leading research meetings with Institute Director to summarize analytical results and set research direction for team. He led writing drafts of analytical results and methods for peer-review publications.

Conduct in-depth statistical analysis of electricity markets while implementing a wide variety of forecasting, energy market, and data models with frequent use of R, VBA, and Excel. Areas of focus: Solar PV costs and grid impact, wind integration and development, Ancillary service markets, electricity market structure

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