Peter H. Larsen is a Principal Scientific Engineering Associate in the Electricity Markets and Policy Group at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.

Peter conducts research and analysis on electricity reliability, energy efficiency, regional electric system planning and climate change including: Energy Services Company Industry and Market Trends; Utility Resource Planning Practices and Trends; Western Electricity Markets; and Societal Impacts from Climate Change.

Peter has published his research in a number of reports, book chapters, and peer-reviewed journals including Global Environmental Change, The Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, and the Journal of Infrastructure Systems. 

Previously, Peter worked on policy and scientific issues related to Arctic climate change for The Nature Conservancy in Alaska. He has also worked at the Institute of Social and Economic Research in Anchorage, Alaska, the Societal Impacts Program at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), and Stratus Consulting.

Peter has taught university-level courses at The University of Montana, Cornell University, The University of Alaska, and The University of California at Berkeley.

Peter has an M.S. in Natural Resource Economics from Cornell University and a B.A. in Economics from the University of Montana at Missoula. Peter is currently pursuing a PhD in Strategy and Policy at Stanford University.

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