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:
Reviews current state energy efficiency tax incentives and outlines ACEEE’s recommendations for effective state-level tax incentives. The report also includes model legislative language for s…
Discusses and analyzes nine key policies that taken together can reduce U.S. energy use by 26% by 2020. The analysis includes economic and emissions impacts.
Examines 14 equipment and appliance categories that do not have federal minimum-efficiency standards. The report shows that efficiency standards for these products, particularly residential air han…
Recommends size specific energy efficiency programs that can have an impact on summer peak electrical demand and provides detailed information on each. With tight electricity supplies in many regio…
Reviews program accomplishments since the 1980s (when utility DSM programs emerged), then discusses recent trends. It includes extensive data on program savings and spending, including state-by-sta…
Reviews regulatory incentive strategies used in California, the Northeast, and the Pacific Northwest to promote good execution of market transformation strategies. The report discusses key issues a…
Examines utility DSM spending and savings trends over the 1993-1998 period and ranks state DSM programs based on current spending and savings and trends since 1993. It discusses lessons taught by l…
Outlines potential upgrades to existing appliance and equipment efficiency standards. It also provides national and state-by-state estimates of energy savings, utility bill savings, and emissions r…
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