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Personal Profile
Elaine Hale is an interdisciplinary systems researcher in the Distribution Edge Group in the Grid Planning and Analysis Center. She focuses on understanding potential roles for flexible and demand-side technologies in future power systems with more variable renewable generation. With a background in control and optimization algorithm development, Hale has enabled and conducted large-scale analysis of complex engineering systems, and systems of systems. She has helped found or has been a key early developer of multiple innovative NREL software tools.
Research Interests
Design, planning, and policy related to renewable energy and energy efficiency integration into new and existing energy systems
Modeling energy systems across multiple geographic and temporal scales
Efficient development and distribution of software tools for solving complex engineering problems
Professional Experience
Pfeiffer/VIGRE Instructor, Dept. of Computational and Applied Mathematics, Rice University (2005–2008)
Lab Assistant II, Dept. of Chemical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology (2000)
Engineering Co-op, Ethicon, Inc. (1997–1999)
Education/Academic Qualification
Bachelor, Chemical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
PhD, Chemical Engineering, University of Texas
Master, Chemical Engineering, University of Texas
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Collaborations and Top Research Areas From the Past 5 Years
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Research Needs and New Capabilities for Retail Electricity Rate Analysis
Satchwell, A., Hale, E., Simeone, C. & Murthy, S., 2025, 30 p.Research output: NREL › Technical Report
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Bid-in Price-Sensitive Load: A Comparison with Fixed Load in a Realistic Test System
Hale, E., Guo, N. & O'Neill, R., 2024, 61 p.Research output: NREL › Technical Report
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Demand Bidding vs. Demand Response for Industrial Electrical Loads: Article No. 108768
Tang, X., O'Neill, R., Hale, E., Baldick, R. & Baldea, M., 2024, In: Computers and Chemical Engineering. 189, 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Getting to 100%: Six Strategies for the Challenging Last 10%
Cole, W., Mai, T., Denholm, P., Brown, P., Hale, E., Lamers, P., Murphy, C., Ruth, M., Sergi, B., Steinberg, D. & Baldwin, S., 2024, 17 p.Research output: NREL › Presentation
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Integrated Multimodel Analysis Reveals Achievable Pathways Toward Reliable, 100% Renewable Electricity for Los Angeles: Article No. 100078
Cochran, J., Denholm, P., Mooney, M., Steinberg, D., Hale, E., Heath, G., Palmintier, B., Keyser, D., Oleson, D., Arent, D., Horsey, H., Fontanini, A., Muratori, M., Jorgenson, J., Ravi, V., Cowiestoll, B., Sigrin, B., Horowitz, K., Jain, H. & Irish, M. & 3 others, , 2024, In: Cell Reports Sustainability. 1, 4, 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review