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Personal Profile
Trieu Mai is a member of the Capacity Expansion & Electricity Markets Group in the Grid Planning and Analysis Center and is interested in renewable grid integration, energy system transformation, electrification, and clean energy policy. His research utilizes an array of power system models and energy-economic tools to examine the possible evolution of the power system, including costs, benefits, and impacts of increasing wind and solar deployment, as well as the economics of grid flexibility. He has coauthored over 100 articles on these topics and regularly presents to a broad range of audiences.
Research Interests
High renewable energy systems
Power system economics
Technology innovation and policy impact on energy system transformation
Education/Academic Qualification
Bachelor, Physics, University of California at Davis
PhD, Theoretical Physics, University of California at Santa Cruz
Master, Physics, University of California at Santa Cruz
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Collaborations and Top Research Areas From the Past 5 Years
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Impacts of Regional Coordination on Transmission Needs for Power System Resource Adequacy
Serpe, L., Sharma, S., Mai, T. & Chernyakhovskiy, I., 2026, 23 p.Research output: NLR › Other contribution
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What Can We Learn from US National Transmission Studies? Article No. 102339
Mai, T., Brown, P., Palchak, D., Brinkman, G., Brooks, A., Denholm, P., Gramlich, R., Homer, J., Lew, D., Kuna, J., Okullo, J., Pfeifenberger, J., Rose, A., Simeone, C. & Wright, J., 2026, In: Joule. 10, 2, 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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An Interregional Optimization Approach for Time Series Aggregation in Continent-Scale Electricity System Models: Article No. 135830
Brown, P., Cole, W. & Mai, T., 2025, In: Energy. 324, 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Evolving Electricity Supply and Demand to Achieve Net-Zero Emissions: Insights from the EMF-37 Study: Article No. 100196
Gao, R., Mai, T., Mousavi, S., Rossman, C., Binsted, M., Bistline, J., Blanford, G., Browning, M., Fripp, M., Lamers, P., Muratori, M., Muratori, M., Showalter, S. & Weyant, J., 2025, In: Energy and Climate Change. 6, 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Impact of Siting Ordinances on Land Availability for Wind and Solar Development
Sergi, B., Lopez, A., Cole, W., Levine, A., Carey, J., Mangan, C., Mai, T., Williams, T., Pinchuk, P. & Gu, J., 2025, 25 p.Research output: NLR › Presentation
Awards and Honors
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Achievement Award, Utility Variable-Generation Integration Group
Mai, T. (Recipient), 2013
Prize: Honorary award
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NREL Distinguished Member of Research Staff
Zhu, K. (Recipient), Vidal, J. (Recipient), Tao, L. (Recipient), Tan, J. (Recipient), Smith, W. (Recipient), Schaidle, J. (Recipient), Reese, M. (Recipient), Parilla, P. (Recipient), Palmintier, B. (Recipient), Musial, W. (Recipient), Moriarty, P. (Recipient), Mann, M. (Recipient), Mai, T. (Recipient), Luther, J. (Recipient), Laurens, L. (Recipient), King, J. (Recipient), Johnston, S. (Recipient), Jackson, R. (Recipient), Hodge, B.-M. (Recipient), Heath, G. (Recipient), Hale, E. (Recipient), Habas, S. (Recipient), Gruchalla, K. (Recipient), Gevorgian, V. (Recipient), Geisz, J. (Recipient), Fleming, P. (Recipient), Farrell, J. (Recipient), Ding, F. (Recipient), Denholm, P. (Recipient), Ciesielski, P. (Recipient), Churchfield, M. (Recipient), Bomble, Y. (Recipient) & Blackburn, J. (Recipient), 2021
Prize: Honorary award