
Guillermo Pereira
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Energy Policy Researcher
Guillermo Pereira is an Energy Policy Researcher in the Energy Markets and Policy Department at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. He conducts research on projects focusing on electrification, distribution system planning and proactive investments, demand flexibility, and supports the Lab’s efforts for the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Connected Communities program.
Prior to joining Berkeley Lab, Dr. Pereira was a Senior Energy Analyst at the Union of Concerned Scientists, where he focused on state and regional efforts related to wholesale energy market reforms and utility regulatory proceedings, with emphasis on distribution system planning and innovation pilots, in Michigan and Illinois.
Previously, Guillermo held positions focusing on consumer participation in the energy transition at the University of East Anglia, United Kingdom. Before that, he worked on sustainable energy innovation and energy policy projects at the University of Manchester, United Kingdom. Guillermo’s research on sustainable energy systems has spanned a range of topics, including energy efficiency governance and job creation, utility business model adaptation, regulatory adaptation to solar distributed energy generation, utility investment in sustainable energy technologies, and green investments in COVID-19 recovery policies. Dr. Pereira’s research on utility adaptation has included extensive analysis of companies’ technological and governance choices related to sustainable energy technologies.
Guillermo holds a Ph.D. in Sustainable Energy Systems from the University of Coimbra, Portugal, and the MIT Portugal Program.