Overview
Personal Profile
Katy Schneider is a geospatial data scientist and a senior researcher on the Renewable Energy Potential (reV) model team. Schneider's research focuses on behind-the-meter energy resource siting and techno-economic assessment at individual systems to national scales. She leads the reV team's distributed energy resource and distribution modeling portfolio.
Research Interests
Advancing geospatial technology
Built environment and infrastructure modeling
Energy system integration and forecasting
Geographic optimization of non-wires alternatives
Siting and permitting
Professional Experience
Cultural Resources Coordinator, City of Boulder, Boulder, Colorado (5 years)
Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of Denver, Denver, Colorado (1 year)
Staff Archaeologist, National Park Service, Fruita, Colorado (1 year)
GIS Analyst, Iracambi Research Center, Minas Gerais, Brazil (6 months)
Staff Archaeologist, United States Forest Service, continental United States (4 years)
Education/Academic Qualification
Bachelor, Anthropology, Colorado State University
Master, Geographic Information Science, University of Denver
Certificate, Geographic Information Systems, University of Denver
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Collaborations and Top Research Areas From the Past 5 Years
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Modeling the Least-Cost Operation of Bangladesh's Electricity Grid with Higher Levels of Renewable Energy
Joshi, P., de Silva, T., Joshi, M., Zuckerman, G., Schneider, K., Lee, N. & Gokhale-Welch, C., 2025, 45 p.Research output: NLR › Presentation
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Achieving Scale: Community Solar Technical Potential and Meaningful Benefits in the United States
Waechter, K., O'Shaughnessy, E., Kannan, S. & Burton, R., 2024, 65 p.Research output: NLR › Presentation
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Evaluation of Rooftop Solar Potential in Chernihiv and Lviv, Ukraine, and Efficacy of High-Resolution 3D Data Digital Twins
Schneider, K., Thomson, S.-M. & Hartman, K., 2024, 46 p.Research output: NLR › Presentation
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Technical Potential and Meaningful Benefits of Community Solar in the United States
Waechter, K., O'Shaughnessy, E., Kannan, S. & Burton, R., 2024, 55 p.Research output: NLR › Technical Report
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Identifying Potential Candidates for Renewable Energy Zones (REZs) in Bangladesh
Joshi, P., Zuckerman, G., Waechter, K., Lee, N. & Gokhale-Welch, C., 2023, 30 p.Research output: NLR › Presentation
Activities
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American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (External organization)
Waechter, K. (Member) & Kar, B. (President)
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Association of American Geographers (External organization)
Waechter, K. (Member), Mooney, M. (Member), Burns, J. (Member) & Kar, B. (Chair)
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Colorado Archaeological Society (External organization)
Waechter, K. (Member)
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Colorado Council of Professional Archaeologists (External organization)
Waechter, K. (Member)
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