1、Modeling Obstacles to Energy Infrastructure for Improved Policy AnalysisAModeling Obstacles to Energy Infrastructure for Improved Policy AnalysisMolly Robertson,Kevin Rennert,and Karen PalmerReport 24-16 September 2024Resources for the FutureiAbout the AuthorsMolly Robertson is a senior research ass

2、ociate at Resources for the Future(RFF)working on topics related to the electric power sector,including grid decarbonization,electrification,and electricity market design.She has also contributed to RFFs growing work on equitable community transition and environmental justice.She holds a masters in

3、public policy from the University of Michigans Ford School.Kevin Rennert is a fellow at RFF where he first joined as a visiting fellow in 2017.Prior to his arrival at RFF,Rennert served as deputy associate administrator for the Office of Policy at the US Environmental Protection Agency.Leading up to

4、 his appointment in the Office of Policy,he worked as senior advisor on Energy for the Senate Finance Committee.In that role,Rennert advised the committees Chairman,Senator Ron Wyden(D-OR),on a wide range of topics related to clean energy,efficiency,and policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.Fr

5、om 2008 to 2014,he worked on energy and climate legislation as senior professional staff for the Senate Energy Committee.In that capacity,Rennert led the development of the Clean Energy Standard Act of 2012(S.2146),a presidential priority that would use market mechanisms to double the amount of elec

6、tricity generated in the US from low or zero carbon sources by 2035.In 2010 and 2011,Rennert also taught graduate courses in energy policy as adjunct faculty in the Department of Strategic Management and Public Policy at George Washington UniversityKaren Palmer is a senior fellow at RFF,director of