Sarah Awara

Sarah Awara is a Researcher III in Electrical Engineering at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), working in the Grid Planning and Analysis Center within the Energy Systems Analysis group. Her research focuses on resource adequacy of power systems, with specific emphasis on analyzing the capacity credit of renewables and energy storage as their penetrations increase.

Her research interests include:

• Resource adequacy of power systems
• Capacity credit of renewables and energy storage
• Effects of high penetrations of renewable energy on the power grid
• Energy justice in the power sector
• Grid modernization

Analysis of her recent publications (2024-2025) reveals a strong focus on the integration of renewable energy into power systems, with particular attention to the distributional impacts of technology pathways, standard scenarios for U.S. electricity sector outlook, energy justice metrics, and the grid value of ocean current energy. Her work often addresses the intersection of technical grid challenges with social equity considerations.

Her scientific contributions demonstrate expertise in power system planning, renewable energy integration, and energy justice frameworks.

Sarah Awara has been actively publishing research outputs, with 3 in 2021, 4 in 2022, 3 in 2023, 5 in 2024, and 1 in 2025, showing consistent research productivity in the energy systems field.