Oliver Chapman
Visiting Research Analyst, U.S. Power Sector
Work
Areas of expertise:
Electrification and decarbonization policy, utility policy, U.S. power sector modeling
Description
Oliver supports EDF modeling and analysis to inform state and federal climate and electrification policy. His work integrates data-driven modeling with insights from behavioral economics and policy design to identify equitable, cost-effective pathways to decarbonize the U.S. power sector.
Background
Oliver has worked with Drawdown Georgia and the Brook Byers Institute for Sustainable Systems to assess policy pathways for decarbonizing the Southeast U.S. His prior experience spans U.S. and international energy policy research, with a focus on translating complex modeling and field research into actionable insights for policymakers.
Education
- Ph.D. (in progress) – Public Policy (Energy & Environmental Policy), Georgia Institute of Technology
- M.S. – Public Policy, Georgia Institute of Technology
- B.A. – History, University of Kent (United Kingdom)
Publications
Oliver, M. E., Chapman, O., Grijalva, S., Matisoff, D. C., Ramadhani, M., & West, A. (2026). Managing zero-marginal-cost, intermittent renewable energy: A survey of the engineering, economic, and policy challenges. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 226, 116334.
Chapman, O., & Brown, M. A. (2025). Quantifying stakeholder engagement in state IRPs: Impacts on grid-edge planning. SSRN 5314868.
Fernández, C. A., Chapman, O., Brown, M. A., Alvarez-Pugliese, C. E., & Hatzell, M. C. (2024). Achieving decentralized, electrified, and decarbonized ammonia production. Environmental Science & Technology, 58(16), 6964–6977.
Cha, M., Struthers, C. L., Brown, M. A., Kale, S., & Chapman, O. (2024). Toward residential decarbonization: Analyzing social-psychological drivers of household co-adoption of rooftop solar, electric vehicles, and efficient HVAC systems in Georgia, U.S. Renewable Energy, 226, 120382.
Sharma, V., Roney, S. H., Olaomo, O., Chapman, O., Fernández, C. A., & Chang, M. (2024). Pursuing multifaceted-disciplinarity to enrich the future of justice in sustainability science. iScience, 27(8), 110226.
Fernández, C., Chapman, O., Brown, M., & Hatzell, M. (2024). Cost competitiveness of blue and green ammonia in future energy markets. Energy Reports
Brown, M. A., Kale, S., Cha, M. K., & Chapman, O. (2023). Exploring the willingness of consumers to electrify their homes. Applied Energy, 338, 120791.
Brown, M. A., & Chapman, O. (2023). The importance of co-adoption pathways. Joule, 7(11), 2421–2422.
Brown, M. A., & Chapman, O. (2021). The size, causes, and equity implications of the demand-response gap. Energy Policy, 158, 112533.