Steven Nadel joined ACEEE in 1989 and was has served as executive director since 2001. Before his promotion he served as deputy director and director of ACEEE’s Utilities and Buildings programs. Before ACEEE, Steve worked for Massachusetts’ largest electric utility and largest environmental group and worked with an inner city housing organization in Connecticut. He has worked in the energy efficiency field for more than 40 years and has over 200 publications. His current research interests include energy and climate change policy; strategies to decarbonize the buildings, transportation and industrial sectors; utility-sector energy efficiency programs and policies; and appliance and equipment efficiency standards. Steve earned a MS in energy management from the N.Y. Institute of Technology and a MA in environmental studies and BA in government from Wesleyan University.
Expertise:
Two federal tax credits are helping homeowners around the country save money on energy bills. They are spurring better homes and equipment and are reducing strain on the electric grid. But the cred…
Twenty-six states plus the District of Columbia presently have an energy efficiency resource standard (EERS), which requires utilities to achieve multiyear ut…
Over 25% of Texas households are heated and cooled by central air-conditioning systems with electric resistance coils that distribute warm air via ducts and registers. These systems are a major con…
This brief analyzes the impacts of electric medium- and heavy-duty vehicles (e.g., trucks and buses) on hourly electric demand by state. We find that by 2030, these vehicles will add about 1,000 me…
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