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Personal Profile
Mayukh Datta is a researcher within the Integrated Sciences of the Energy Transition group within the Strategic Energy Analysis and Decision Sciences Center. His work focuses on increasing electricity access, affordability, and reliability for working class communities through clean energy policy research and decision-making support. Datta's work encompasses workforce development, barriers to clean energy adoption, scenario planning, and rural energy policy. His past research has been on virtual power plants, rural electric cooperatives, tribal energy systems, and energy affordability. Datta also has professional experience in energy consulting and distilling complex technical information to policymakers and the general public.
Research Interests
Energy affordability
Grid planning
Virtual power plants
Rural electric cooperatives
Utility policy
Electricity markets
Education/Academic Qualification
Bachelor, Chemical Engineering, Mississippi State University
Master, Science, Technology, and Environmental Policy, University of Minnesota
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Collaborations and Top Research Areas From the Past 5 Years
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National Geothermal Workforce Assessment: Current Status and Future Trends
McDowell, B., Kanter, A., Datta, M., Gadzanku, S., Acero Allard, D., Oh, H., Mibei, G., Franco Solis, A., Fernandes Tomon Avelino, A. & Keyser, D., 2026. 21 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Household Energy Burden in Beacon Hill, Seattle, WA: U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Communities LEAP
Dillon, T., Musalem, N. & Datta, M., 2024, 61 p.Research output: NLR › Technical Report
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Household Energy Burden in Lawrence, Massachusetts: U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Communities LEAP
Datta, M. & Musalem, N., 2024, 44 p.Research output: NLR › Technical Report