Mike’s research focuses on the role of energy efficiency within the evolving energy landscape, including policies and practices to maximize energy efficiency’s potential to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions and adapt to a changing climate. Prior to joining ACEEE, Mike worked at the U.S. Department of Energy, where he facilitated behind-the-meter innovations to make buildings more energy efficient, resilient, and flexible for the evolving electricity grid. Mike holds a PhD in physics from Johns Hopkins University.
Energy efficiency and load flexibility have enough untapped potential nationally to significantly offset the unprecedented forecasted load growth (i.e., elect…
Demand-side management (DSM), which includes energy efficiency and demand response, is crucial for achieving affordable, efficient decarbonization. Optimizing…
About one in five (approximately 19% of) income-eligible households in our national survey were initially deferred from the Weatherization Assistance Program …
Scorecard ranks states on their efforts to reduce energy costs for residents
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States or utilities interested in maximizing greenhouse gas (GHG) reductions through their energy efficiency (EE) programs have multiple options, including se…
In this report, the third triennial edition of the Utility Energy Efficiency Scorecard, we evaluate the energy efficiency achievements of the 53 largest U.S. electric utilities across 31 different …
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