Data centers—the backbone of AI and cloud computing—are reshaping electricity markets in ways that go beyond higher demand. This study shows that when these data centers plug in, the congestion and line losses drive up wholesale power prices by about 7%. Co-locating with fossil plants eases the jam but adds emissions; pairing with renewables helps […]
A new study by EPIcenter affiliate, Dr. Mamkhezri, investigates how and when households read their electricity bills, and what it means for residential energy consumption in the U.S. Dr. Mamkhezri surveys more than 1,000 households to understand how frequently they check their electricity bills, and how this varies across households by age, family size, consumption […]
Bridging the gap between energy economics researchers and policy makers Visiting Georgia Tech for a year-long sabbatical, the professor of energy economics at New Mexico State University (NMSU) has hit the ground running on a variety of research projects. Prof. Jamal Mamkhezri is on a mission to bridge the gap between energy policy makers and […]