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Personal Profile
Caitlin Murphy is a group manager and senior analyst in the Impacts Analysis Group within the Strategic Energy Analysis Center. Her research interests involve evaluating how energy policies and technology innovation impact the evolution, operation, and environmental impacts of the U.S. energy system. Murphy’s research portfolio centers on renewable-based hybrid energy systems, including the economic, reliability, and operational impacts of coupling utility-scale renewable energy and storage technologies.
Research Interests
Deployment potential of renewable-based hybrid energy systems
Impacts of widespread electrification on electricity demand and power sector investments
Evaluating the system and environmental impacts of federal and state energy policies
Professional Experience
Senior Energy Analyst, Grid Planning and Analysis Center, NLR (2018–2022)
Science and Technology Policy Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science (2014–2017)
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Carnegie Institution for Science (2012–2014)
Graduate Research and Teaching Assistant, California Institute of Technology (2008–2012)
Education/Academic Qualification
PhD, Geophysics, California Institute of Technology
Bachelor, Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Collaborations and Top Research Areas From the Past 5 Years
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Regional Energy Deployment System (ReEDS) Model Documentation: 2025
Avraam, C., Ayad, A., Brown, P., Carag, V., Chen, Y., Chernyakhovskiy, I., Cohen, S., Cole, W., Dhulipala, S., Duraes de Faria, V., Gagnon, P., Halloran, C., Hamilton, A., Ho, J., Karmakar, A., Lavin, L., Mai, T., Mindermann, K., Mowers, J. & Mowers, M. & 12 others, , 2025, 160 p.Research output: NLR › Technical Report
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2024 Standard Scenarios Report: A U.S. Electricity Sector Outlook
Gagnon, P., Pham, A., Cole, W., Hamilton, A., Awara, S., Barlas, A., Brown, M., Brown, P., Carag, V., Cohen, S., Chen, Y., Das, P., Dhulipala, S., Gonzalez, N., Ho, J., Inskeep, S., Karmakar, A., Lavin, L., Lopez, A. & Mai, T. & 15 others, , 2024, 105 p.Research output: NLR › Technical Report
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Advanced Guide to Understanding Power System Model Results for Long-Term Resource Plans
Cole, W., Murphy, C., Lavin, L. & Savage, E., 2024, 15 p.Research output: NLR › Technical Report
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Beginner's Guide to Understanding Power System Model Results for Long-Term Resource Plans
Cole, W., Murphy, C. & Karmakar, A., 2024, 19 p.Research output: NLR › Technical Report
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Beginner's Guide to Understanding Power System Model Results for Long-Term Resource Plans
Murphy, C., Cole, W. & Karmakar, A., 2024, 9 p.Research output: NLR › Presentation