Rachel Sheinberg

Rachel Sheinberg

Graduate Student Researcher

California Center for Sustainable Communities at UCLA

Pronouns: she/her

Faculty Advisors

Policy and Engineering for an Equitable Energy Transition

Rachel Sheinberg is an IoES PhD student studying the implementation of an equitable clean energy transition in Los Angeles (and beyond).

At UCLA, Rachel is a graduate student researcher at the California Center for Sustainable Communities (CCSC) and member of the Smart Grid Energy Research Center (SMERC). Her work focuses on electricity pricing, affordability, and energy burden. It includes collaboration with the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) on the LA100 Equity Strategies project, econometrics research into the impact of prices on household energy consumption, and research on strategies for effective electric vehicle integration.

Rachel holds a Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Engineering from Brown University. Prior to joining UCLA’s Environment and Sustainability PhD program, Rachel worked at Sunwealth, an impact-driven solar financing company based out of Cambridge, Massachusetts. Outside of campus, Rachel can be found reading on public transit or running by the beach. 

Recent Publications

LADWP LA100 Equity Strategies Chapter 13. Energy Affordability and Policy Solutions Analysis

Pierce, Gregory; Coffee, Daniel; Sheinberg, Rachel; Patterson, Shona; Trumbull, Kelly ;Dunlap, Lauren; Sundar, Shweta; Pugh, Carolyn; Murillo, Alberto

Working Paper | 2023

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