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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Many households’ gas bills will likely climb in coming decades as building heating and fuels are decarbonized and aging gas pipelines are replaced. This study looks at 19 scenarios and finds that u…
To meet long-term climate goals, new and more aggressive approaches are needed to obtain substantial energy savings and reduce greenhouse gas emissions from existing buildings. Mandatory building p…
ACEEE filed comments in response to the Department of Energy’s Request for Information regarding best practices for technical assistance for latest and zero building energy code adoption the agency…
ACEEE filed comments in response to the Department of Energy’s Request for Information regarding best practices for home efficiency and electrification rebate programs the agency is funding under t…
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