Margot Adam
My research focuses on electricity transmission in the United States, combining quantitative and qualitative methods to understand how transmission planning can be expanded to support a clean, reliable, and resilient electricity system. My quantitative work uses capacity expansion models to examine how planning processes influence project outcomes, while my qualitative work applies institutional theory to analyze how the structure of Regional Transmission Organizations creates barriers to identifying and building regional and multi-value transmission. Together, my work aims to inform policy recommendations for transmission planning reform in support of the clean energy transition. I am advised by Jesse Jenkins, who is a professor in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering.