Dr. David Young is Director, R&D for the Energy Systems and Climate Analysis Group at EPRI. Dr. Young leads a research team focused on understanding electric system changes and impacts due to decarbonization and climate change including technological pathways for electric-sector and economy-wide deep decarbonization; analyzing energy and climate policy designs; supporting companies to identify and manage climate-related risks; performing technoeconomic analysis of existing and emerging electric and low-carbon technologies; and improving tools and processes to support electric companies planning for decarbonization and for climate resilience. Dr. Young has extensive experience in energy modeling and climate policy analysis, supporting electric companies with scenario and policy modeling, and previously managing EPRI’s Energy, Environmental, and Climate Policy program.
Before joining EPRI, Dr. Young was a research fellow at the University of Auckland Business School Energy Centre.
Dr. Young earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics and Mathematics from the University of Canterbury and his Doctoral degree in Social Science/Economics from the California Institute of Technology.
Selected Publications
- [1] Bistline, J.E.T., Young, D.T. 2022 "The role of natural gas in reaching net-zero emissions in the electric sector". Nat Commun 13, 4743
- [2] Bistline, J.E.T., Cole, W., Damato, G., DaCarolis, J., Frazier, W., Linga, V., Marcy, C., Namovicz, C., Podkaminer, K., Sims, R., Sukunta, M., and D.T. Young Energy Storage in Long-Term System Models: Considerations, Best Practices, and Research Needs Progress in Energy 2:032001, October 2020 (joint with EIA, EPA, and NREL)
- [3] Bistline, J. and Young, D. 2019 "Drivers of Economic Wind and Solar Penetration in the United States", Environmental Research Letters
- [4] Young, D. and Bistline, J. 2018 "The Costs and Value of Renewable Portfolio Standards in Meeting Decarbonization Goals", Energy Economics.