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Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) leads the development of several tools and technologies that generate and evaluate strategies for design and operations, assisting data center designers, builders, and operators to make informed decisions to reduce costs and accelerate timelines.
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Stay up to date on the latest resources available from the Center of Expertise for Data Center Energy by reviewing our publications listing, reading the latest news, and accessing our federal resources, including the Data Center Energy Practitioner Training Program (DCEP).
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Publications

2026

Frick, Natalie Mims, and Vinita Srinivasan."2026 Large Load Literature Review and Data Sources." (2026).

Frick, Natalie Mims, Peter Cappers, Goksin Kavlak, Long Lam, Ryan Hledik, Jadon Grove, and Sebastian Rotella."Electricity Rate Designs for Large Loads: Evolving Practices and Opportunities 2026 Update." (2026).

Kahrl, Fredrich, and Natalie Mims Frick."Speed to Power: Solutions for Accelerating Large Load Connections." (2026).

Granderson, Jessica, Ian M Hoffman, Billie Holecek, Eliot Crowe, Sarah Josephine Smith, and Natalie Mims Frick."Integrating AI Data Centers with the Power Grid."The Bridge (2026). DOI

2025

Frick, Natalie Mims, and Vinita Srinivasan."2025 Large Load Literature Review." (2025).

Smith, Sarah Josephine, and Natalie Mims Frick."DOE Energy Innovator Fellows Informational Webinar: Data Centers." (2025).

Satchwell, Andrew, Natalie Mims Frick, Peter Cappers, Sanem Sergici, Ryan Hledik, Goksin Kavlak, and Glenda Oskar."Electricity Rate Designs for Large Loads: Evolving Practices and Opportunities." (2025).

Long, Angela, Ryan Long, and Natalie Mims Frick."Virtual Power Plants: Insights, Profiles and Inventory." (2025).