(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2014-03-26)
Thomas, Valerie M.
Dr. Valerie Thomas is the Anderson Interface Associate Professor of Natural Systems in the School of Industrial and Systems Engineering, with a joint appointment in the School of Public Policy. Her research interests are energy and materials efficiency, sustainability, industrial ecology, technology assessment, international security, and science and technology policy. In this talk, Dr. Thomas will share her experiences as a Science Advisor for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and as a Congressional Science Fellow in Congress.
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2010-03-26)
Borin, Seth; Levin, Todd; Thomas, Valerie M.
Future demand for electricity can be met with a range of technologies, with fuels
including coal, nuclear, natural gas, biomass and other renewables, as well as with energy efficiency
and demand management approaches. Choices among options will depend on factors including
capital cost, fuel cost, market and regulatory uncertainty, greenhouse gas emissions, and other
environmental impacts. This paper estimates the costs of new electricity generation. The approach
taken here is to provide a transparent and verifiable analysis based mainly on recent data provided
to public utility co