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Gireesh Shrimali
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Gireesh Shrimali is a Precourt Scholar at the Sustainable Finance Initiative at Stanford University. He is also a visiting scholar at the Energy Technologies Division at Lawrence Berkeley National Lab as well as at the Center for Climate Finance and Investment at Imperial College. Previously, he was the Director of Climate Policy Initiative’s India Program, and a Research Fellow at the Steyer-Taylor Center for Energy Policy and Finance at Stanford University. He has taught at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies, Monterrey as well as the Indian School of Business, Hyderabad. His current research focus is on renewable energy finance and policy; in general, on the catalytic role of finance in getting to the 2C climate target; and, in particular, on pathways for provision of low-cost, long-term capital for clean energy transition. His work has also included topics such as analysis of India’s renewable policies; the impact of federal and state policy on the development and deployment of renewable energy in the U.S.; and business models for off-grid energy in developing countries. He holds a PhD from Stanford University, an MS from the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, and a BTech from the Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi. Prior to his academic/research career, he has over nine years of industry experience designing high-speed networking and computing systems.

Featured Research

CEF ANALYSIS
Electric Mobility
July 2020
2 mins read
Gireesh Shrimali

CEF Open Access Resources

Basic
Calculator

Determines open access charges and the potential economic savings for industrial consumers through minimal input options.

Advanced
Calculator

Determines open access charges and the potential economic savings for commercial/industrial consumers through detailed input options.

RE
Waivers

Compare states for waivers on open access charges for procurement via renewable energy.

Compare
States

Compare open access charges across states for different modes (captive/third party) and technology (solar/wind).

CEF Electric Mobility Dashboard

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EV Volume
Monitor

The National Volume Monitor provides annual EV volume performance. It features a dynamic interface with a dual filter.
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EV
Calculators

EV Calculator estimates the financial savings and environmental benefits of shifting from a conventional vehicle (ICE) to an EV.
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EV Penetration
Heatmap

The EV Penetration Heatmap allows users to visually differentiate states based on EV penetration in their total vehicle sales.
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State Policy
Matrix

The State Policy Matrix features a two-level comparison of consumer EV policies across four categories for each of the 14 states that have introduced them.