Projects and Related Studies
Economists at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) have performed studies for federal, state, local and private clients, using tools and techniques that include macro-economic models, computable general equilibrium models, input-output models, financial models, mixed econometric models, cost-benefit analysis, lifecycle cost analysis and environmental valuation. PNNL economists have extensive experience in a number of research fields, including energy and impacts, industrial economics, transportation, emissions and environmental policy, global climate change impacts on resources, market transformation, socioeconomic impacts, building codes assessment, and technology costing and analysis. Below are links to summaries of some of the various projects completed by PNNL economists in recent years.
- Energy Systems Transformation Initiative Design and Simulation of the Future Integrated Energy System
- The Distribution of Minority and Low-Income Populations of the Western-Sacramento Region (Western Area Power Administration
- Documentation for 2003 Office of Building Technology, State and Community Programs (BTS) Government Performance Results Act (GPRA) Metrics
- Early Warning of El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) Events for Regional Agriculture
- Economic Indicators of Motor Fuel Excise Tax Collections
- Electric Power Interruption Cost Estimates for Individual Industries, Sectors and the U.S. Economy
- The Examination of Financial Options for the Upgrade of Compressor Stations on the Natural Gas Transmission System in Ukraine
- Hanford Solid Waste - EIS Preparation Support
- Health and Ecological Risk Management and Evaluation System (HERMES)
- Industries of the Future
- International Emissions Trading and Global Climate Change: Impacts on the Costs of Greenhouse Gas Mitigation
- Kyiv Institutional Buildings Sector Energy Efficiency Program: Technical Assessment
- Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) License Renewal Activities
- River Recreation Visitor Expenditure Profile and Use Characteristics in the Middle Columbia River Corridor: Implications for Environmental Modeling
- Socioeconomic Effects of Power Marketing Alternatives for the Central Valley and Washoe Projects: Regional Economic Impact Analysis Using IMPLAN
- State Technical Assistance: Commercial Codes Economic Evaluation
- Supply Curves for Non-CO2 Trace Gases
- Tank Waste Remediation System (TWRS) Privatization: The Use of Risk, Economic and Financial Models to Ensure Success
- Tri-Cities Economic Impact Model
- U.S. Energy Efficient Technology Procurement Projects: Evaluation and Lessons Learned
- Using Volume Purchases to Transform Markets to Energy-Efficient Technologies: A Lessons-Learned View from Practitioners

