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Steven Nadel

Senior Fellow

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:

  • Energy policy
  • Appliance standards
  • Utility programs and policies
  • Developing country issues

Authored by Steven Nadel

Advancing Energy Efficiency in Arkansas: Opportunities for a Clean Energy Economy
  • Research Report
  • Energy Efficiency Policy
  • Advancing Energy Efficiency in Arkansas: Opportunities for a Clean Energy Economy

    This report examines the potential electricity, natural gas, and fuel savings that could be realized in Arkansas through the implementation of a suite of eleven energy efficiency and nine transport…

    Mar 28, 2011

    The American Power Act and Enhanced Energy Efficiency Provisions: Impacts on the U.S. Economy
  • Research Report
  • Energy Efficiency Policy
  • The American Power Act and Enhanced Energy Efficiency Provisions: Impacts on the U.S. Economy

    The current U.S. Congress has been working on energy and climate legislation steadily since being sworn into office in January, 2009. In June, 2009, the House of Representatives passed an energy an…

    Jun 22, 2010

    Energy Efficiency in the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009: Impacts of Current Provisions and Opportunities to Enhance the Legislation
  • Research Report
  • Energy Efficiency Policy
  • Energy Efficiency in the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009: Impacts of Current Provisions and Opportunities to Enhance the Legislation

    In June 2009, the House of Representatives passed the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 (ACES). This climate and energy legislation included a number of provisions intended to help the…

    Sep 1, 2009

    Ka-BOOM! The Power of Appliance Standards: Opportunities for New Federal Appliance and Equipment Standards
  • Research Report
  • Energy Efficiency Policy
  • Homes and Buildings
  • Ka-BOOM! The Power of Appliance Standards: Opportunities for New Federal Appliance and Equipment Standards

    This report examines the potential energy, economic, and emissions savings that could accrue as a result of new and updated federal appliance and equipment standards introduced by the U.S. Departme…

    Jul 1, 2009

    Potential for Energy Efficiency, Demand Response, and Onsite Solar Energy in Pennsylvania
  • Research Report
  • Utilities and the Power Sector
  • Potential for Energy Efficiency, Demand Response, and Onsite Solar Energy in Pennsylvania

    Since 2000, electricity consumption in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania has risen at nearly 2% per year and usage is expected to continue to rise steadily at about 1.4% per year between 2008 and 20…

    Apr 1, 2009

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