Scientists Need Futurists To Help Them Plan The Energy System

Karen Palmer is quoted in Forbes article on the future of energy modeling & planning.

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Feb. 4, 2020

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Forbes

Karen Palmer was quoted in a Forbes article on the future of energy modeling & planning. Listed below is the full quote:

“The ripples of change are felt across the economy. Karen Palmer, an energy economist at Resources for the Future, said people often ask her where gasoline prices are going or ‘if they’re a little bit more on the green side,’ when electric vehicles will reach cost parity with those powered by an internal combustion engine.
‘Folks, when they ask that question, maybe they’re disappointed, but they shouldn’t be surprised that I can’t predict the future.’”

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Karen Palmer

Senior Fellow; Director, Electric Power Program

Karen Palmer is a senior fellow at Resources for the Future and an expert on the economics of environmental, climate and public utility regulation of the electric power sector.

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