Alison Williams

Alison Williams

Leader: Energy Efficiency Standards Department
Policy Researcher V
(510) 495-2548
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Bio

Alison Williams is the Group Leader for the Energy Efficiency Standards Department at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.

Alison currently leads the technical work supporting energy conservation standards and test procedure development for air-conditioning and pumping equipment for the U.S. Department of Energy.

Alison has 8 years of experience in regulatory and voluntary energy efficiency. In addition, Alison specializes in techno-economic analysis, market research, program management, and science communication, and has additional background in water resource planning and policy.

Awards

2012 Taylor Technical Talent Award -  October 10th 2012

A paper titled “Lighting Controls in Commercial Buildings” has received the 2012 Taylor Technical Talent Award of the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America. The award recognizes superior application papers. Its authors are Alison Williams, Barbara Atkinson, Karina Garbesi, Erik Page, and Francis Rubinstein. All authors are with Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory's Environmental Energy Technologies Division except Erik Page of Erik Page & Associates Inc. Published in: Leukos Vol. 8 No. 3, Jan. 2012, pp. 161-80.

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Publications

2019

Methodology for the national water savings models– indoor residential and commercial/institutional products, and outdoor residential products

Authors: Schein, Jonah; Peter T. Chan; Yuting Chen; Camilla Dunham; Heidi Fuchs; Virginie E. Letschert; Michael A. McNeil; Moya Melody; Sarah K. Price; Hannah Stratton, and Alison A. Williams.
07/2018

2017

Keeping Pace with Water and Wastewater Rates

Authors: Stratton, Hannah; Heidi Fuchs; Yuting Chen; Camilla Dunham; Chun Chun Ni, and Alison A. Williams.
10/2017

Methodology for the National Water Savings and Spreadsheet: Indoor Residential and Commercial/Institutional Products, and Outdoor Residential Products

Authors: Schein, Jonah; Peter T. Chan; Yuting Chen; Camilla Dunham; Heidi Fuchs; Virginie E. Letschert; Michael A. McNeil; Moya Melody; Sarah K. Price; Hannah Stratton, and Alison A. Williams.
04/2017

2016

Water and Wastewater Rate Hikes Outspace CPI

Authors: Stratton, Hannah; Heidi Fuchs; Yuting Chen; Camilla Dunham, and Alison A. Williams.
05/2016

Methodology for Outdoor Water Savings Model and Spreadsheet Tool for U.S. and Selected States

Authors: Williams, Alison A.; Yuting Chen; Camilla Dunham; Heidi Fuchs; Sarah K. Price, and Hannah Stratton.
05/2016

Energy and Economic Impacts of the U.S. Federal Energy and Water Conservation Standards Adopted From 1987 Through 2015

Authors: Meyers, Stephen; Alison A. Williams; Peter T. Chan, and Sarah K. Price.
03/2016

Methodology For National Water Savings Model and Spreadsheet Tool - Outdoor Water Use

Authors: Williams, Alison A.; Yuting Chen; Camilla Dunham; Heidi Fuchs, and Hannah Stratton.
01/2016

2015

Energy and Economic Impacts of U.S. Federal Energy and Water Conservation Standards Adopted From 1987 Through 2014

Authors: Meyers, Stephen; Alison A. Williams; Peter T. Chan, and Sarah K. Price.

2014

The Cost of Enforcing Building Energy Codes: Phase 2

Authors: Williams, Alison A.; Sarah K. Price, and Edward L. Vine.
10/2014

Energy and Economic Impacts of U.S. Federal Energy and Water Conservation Standards Adopted from 1987 through 2013

Authors: Meyers, Stephen; Alison A. Williams; Peter T. Chan; Gregory J. Rosenquist; Helcio Blum; Barbara A. Atkinson; Sanaee Iyama; Jie Gu; Maithili Iyer, and Sarah K. Price.
06/2014

Resources for Outdoor Water Use Determination

Authors: Melody, Moya; Hannah Stratton; Alison A. Williams, and Camilla Dunham.
05/2014

Resources for National Water Savings for Outdoor Water Use

Authors: Melody, Moya; Hannah Stratton; Alison A. Williams, and Camilla Dunham.
05/2014

Estimates of Savings Achievable from Irrigation Controller

Authors: Williams, Alison A.; Heidi Fuchs, and Camilla Dunham.
04/2014

2013

The Cost of Enforcing Building Energy Codes: Phase 1

Authors: Williams, Alison A.; Edward L. Vine; Sarah K. Price; Andrew Sturges, and Gregory J. Rosenquist.
04/2013

Energy and Economic Impacts of U.S. Federal Energy and Water Conservation Standards Adopted From 1987 Through 2012

Authors: Meyers, Stephen; Alison A. Williams, and Peter T. Chan.
04/2013

2012

Surveys of Microwave Ovens in U.S. Homes

Authors: Williams, Alison A.; Hung-Chia Yang; Bereket Beraki; Louis-Benoit Desroches; Scott J. Young; Chun Chun Ni; Henry Willem; Jeffery B. Greenblatt; Camilla Dunham, and Sally M. Donovan.
12/2012

Quantifying National Energy Savings Potential of Lighting Controls in Commercial Buildings

Authors: Williams, Alison A.; Barbara A. Atkinson; Karina Garbesi, and Francis M. Rubinstein.
05/2012

Energy and Economic Impacts of U.S. Federal Energy and Water Conservation Standards Adopted From 1987 Through 2011

Authors: Meyers, Stephen; Alison A. Williams, and Peter T. Chan.
04/2012

Lighting Controls in Commercial Buildings

Authors: Williams, Alison A.; Barbara A. Atkinson; Karina Garbesi; Erik Page, and Francis M. Rubinstein.
01/2012

2011

Energy and Economic Impacts of U.S. Federal Energy and Water Conservation Standards Adopted From 1987 Through 2010

Authors: Meyers, Stephen; Alison A. Williams, and Peter T. Chan.
12/2011

A Systems Framework for Assessing Plumbing Products-Related Water Conservation

Authors: Williams, Alison A.; Camilla Dunham, and James D. Lutz.
12/2011

A Meta-Analysis of Energy Savings from Lighting Controls in Commercial Buildings

Authors: Williams, Alison A.; Barbara A. Atkinson; Karina Garbesi; Francis M. Rubinstein, and Erik Page.
09/2011