Patricia D'Costa
A member of our distributed grid strategy team, Patricia provides strategic advice on clean energy policy and technology implementation for North American electric distribution utilities and the U.S. Department of Energy. Her engagements cover distributed energy resources integration, grid modernization, distribution planning, innovative business models, regulatory support, stakeholder engagement, and customer programs.
Before her current role, Patricia worked for a large Northeast electric and gas utility where she implemented energy efficiency programs. She also worked for a consulting company developing innovative clean energy projects in Mexico.
Patricia holds a master’s in Energy Systems Engineering from Northeastern University and a bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering from Universidad Metropolitana, Venezuela.
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M.S., Energy Systems Engineering, Northeastern University
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B.S., Industrial Engineering, Universidad Metropolitana
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Certified Energy Manager (CEM), Association of Energy Engineers (AEE)
- Renewable Electricity Technologies to Increase the Resilience of the Food Supply System in Puerto Rico, ICF prepared for USDA, Office of the Chief Economist, November 2020
- (2020). Modern distribution grid (DSPx) guidebook. U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability. Volume IV.
- (2017 (Revised 2019)). Modern distribution grid (DSPx). U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability. Volumes I, II, and III.
- (2018). Integrated distribution planning: Utility practices in hosting capacity analysis and locational value assessment. ICF prepared for the Department of Energy, Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability.
- Fine, S., D’Costa, P., and Kumaraswaymy, K. (2017). Chapter 2: Policies for accommodating higher penetration of variable energy resources (VERs) U.S. outlook and perspectives. Renewable Energy Integration. Second Edition.