Research Bio
Fowlie does research at the intersection of energy and environmental economics. She is particularly interested in understanding how markets and policy can be designed to accelerate meaningful and equitable climate change mitigation and adaptation.
Research Expertise and Interest
energy markets, climate change mitigation, climate change adaptation, air pollution
In the News
Researchers Reveal a Hidden Factor in California’s Insurance Crisis: The ‘Winner’s Curse’
As lawmakers scramble to reform homeowners’ insurance regulations, a new study examines how insurers are pricing wildfire risk — and how different strategies can significantly impact premiums.
Report: Californians pay up to triple what it costs to provide electricity
Californians not only pay some of the highest electricity rates in the country, but they pay two-to-three-times more for power than it costs to provide, according to a new report by researchers at the Energy Institute at Haas and the non-profit think tank Next 10.
Putting Energy Savings Programs to the Test
Philomathia Innovation Seed Fund recipients Catherine Wolfram and Meredith Fowlie carried out a rigorous study that found surprisingly low savings relative to costs in part of a nationwide effort to improve home energy-efficiency.
Featured in the Media
Please note: The views and opinions expressed in these articles are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or positions of UC Berkeley.
March 15, 2021
California's electricity prices are among the highest in the country, new research says, and those costs are falling disproportionately on a customer base that's already struggling to pay their bills. PG&E customers pay about 80% more per kilowatt-hour than the national average, according to a study by the energy institute at UC Berkeley's Haas Business School with the nonprofit think tank Next 10. "California's retail prices are out of line with utilities across the country," said UC Berkeley assistant professor and study co-author Meredith Fowlie, citing Hawaii and some New England states among the outliers with even higher rates. "And they're increasing."
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