Joe Rand

Joe Rand

Joe Rand

Scientific Engineering Associate
(707) 633-8508
[email protected]
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Joseph (Joe) Rand is a Scientific Engineering Associate in the Electricity Markets and Policy Group at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Joe conducts research and analysis on renewable energy, including: renewable energy policy, cost, and market analysis; spatial data analysis; and research related to public acceptance and deployment barriers of renewable energy.

Previously, Joe worked for the DOE Wind for Schools Program in North Carolina and the KidWind Project, a wind energy science education organization in Minnesota. He was awarded a research fellowship from the Hydro Research Foundation as well as a Switzer Environmental Fellowship in 2015, and the 'Novus Ventus' award from the U.S. Department of Energy's Wind Power Program in 2015.

Joe holds a master’s degree in Energy and Resources from the University of California, Berkeley, and a bachelor's degree in Environmental Studies from Macalester College.

Publications

Attitudes of U.S. Wind Turbine Neighbors: Analysis of a Nationwide Survey
Authors: B. Hoen; J. Firestone; J. Rand; D. Elliott; G. Hübner; J. Pohl; R.H. Wiser; E. Lantz; R. Haac; K. Kaliski
11/2019
Commercial PV Property Characterization: An Analysis of Solar Deployment Trends in Commercial Real Estate
Authors: B. Hoen; J. Rand; S. Elmallah
10/2019
Monitoring annoyance and stress effects of wind turbines on nearby residents: A comparison of U.S. and European samples
Authors: G. Hübner; J. Pohl; B. Hoen; J. Firestone; D. Elliott; J. Rand; R. Haac
11/2019
Wind turbine audibility and noise annoyance in a national U.S. survey: Individual perception and influencing factors
Authors: R. Haac; K. Kaliski; M. Landis; B. Hoen; J. Rand; J. Firestone; D. Elliott; G. Hübner; J. Pohl
08/2018
Tracking the Sun: Installed Price Trends for Distributed Photovoltaic Systems in the United States - 2018 Edition
Authors: G.L. Barbose; N.R. Darghouth; K.Hamachi LaCommare; D. Millstein; J. Rand
09/2018
2015 Cost of Wind Energy Review
Authors: C. Moné; M. Hand; M. Bolinger; J. Rand; D. Heimiller; J. Ho
03/2017
Leasing Into the Sun A Mixed Method Analysis of Transactions of Homes with Third Party Owned Solar
Authors: B. Hoen; J. Rand; S. Adomatis
01/2017
Reconsidering Barriers to Wind Power Projects: Community Engagement, Developer Transparency and Place
Authors: J. Firestone; B. Hoen; J. Rand; D. Elliott; G. Hübner; J. Pohl
12/2017
Thirty years of North American wind energy acceptance research: What have we learned?
Authors: J. Rand; B. Hoen
06/2017
2015 Wind Technologies Market Report
Authors: R.H. Wiser; M. Bolinger
08/2016