Brittany Tarufelli

About Brittany Tarufelli

I am an Energy Economist at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. My research focuses on…

Experience

1. Senior Economist Energy Economics Team Lead

   Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

   Aug 2021 — Present

   My research focuses on the technoeconomic, regulatory, and policy impacts of achieving a resilient and affordable electricity grid, including the feasibility of new energy technologies such as small modular reactors. In my work, I regularly engage with energy industry stakeholders, including public utility commissioners and staff participating in the U.S. Department of Energy’s Grid Modernization Laboratory Consortium.Selected Publications:“EverGREEN 2045 An Energy Mix to Decarbonize Washington State,” Brittany Tarufelli* with Kevin Harris, Samrat Acharya, Bharat Vyakaranam, Allison Campbell, Kaveri Mahapatra, Dhruv Bhatnagar, Patrick Maloney, Mark Weimar, and Ali Zbib, Power & Energy Society General Meeting Conference, 2024. “Energy Storage to Enable Electricity as a Commodity” Brittany Tarufelli* with Jeremy Twitchell and Abhishek Somani, Electrical Energy Storage Applications and Technologies 2024 Conference, Potential Impact of the U.S. Carbon Capture and Storage Tax Credit Expansion on the Economic Feasibility of Industrial Carbon Capture and Storage” Brittany Tarufelli*, with Brian Snyder and David Dismukes, Energy Policy https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.20••••••64“Strategic Behavior and Market Design in Regional Climate Policy,” Brittany Tarufelli*, The Energy Journal, 44•••••47/01•••••••42.btar “Price Formation and Grid Operation Impacts from Variable Renewable Energy Resources” Brittany Tarufelli* with Abhishek Somani, Daniel Boff, Xueqing Sun, Sumitrra Ganguli, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. “Capacity Markets for Transactive Energy Systems,” Brittany Tarufelli*, with Brent Eldridge and Abhishek Somani publications provided upon request.

Education

• University of Amsterdam

  Master of Science (MSc), Business/Managerial Economics

  2011 — 2012

• University of Wyoming

  Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Economics

  2014 — 2019

• Louisiana State University

  B.S., Finance

  2001 — 2005

Skills

• Financial Modeling
• Strategy
• Us Gaap
• Management
• Accounting
• Finance
• Performance Benchmarking
• Enterprise Risk Management
• Omb Circular a-133
• Internal Audit
• Performance Improvement
• Analysis
• Sox
• Internal Controls
• Sarbanes-Oxley Act