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.
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Summarizes the activities of this program and examines progress made since the program’s inception in 1996. It concludes that the program has contributed to improved product availability and …
Reports the results of surveys conducted in late 1999 of Chinese lighting wholesalers, retailers, and end-users regarding efficient lighting products including availability, prices, and approximate…
Optimization of existing commercial buildings provides a very large potential for cost-effective energy savings, not to mention other benefits such as improved occupant comfort and increased equipm…
Discusses opportunities for reducing residential air conditioner and heat pump energy use through proper attention to equipment sizing, airflow over the coil, refrigerant charge, and minimum duct l…
Summarizes and compares market transformation evaluation strategies in California, New York, New England, and the Pacific Northwest. It concludes that there is an emerging consensus on how best to …
Explores more than 70 new energy-saving technologies and practices for the buildings sector. It includes descriptions of measures taken, energy savings, and cost estimates, plus discussions of the …
Explores potential for energy efficiency in Illinois and finds that through aggressive energy efficiency, Illinois could reduce its energy costs by $76 billion cumulatively by 2015, create over 58,…
Examines 50 energy-saving technologies and practices—comparing them on potential energy savings, cost effectiveness, and likelihood of success in the market—and ranks them in terms of s…
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