In this episode of Flanigan’s Eco-Logic, Ted speaks with Steven Nadel, the Executive Director of the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE), a non-profit research organization.

Steven has worked in the energy efficiency field for over 40 years and has over 200 publications on energy-efficiency subjects. He has testified many times before the US Congress on energy efficiency subjects and was a major contributor to multiple new US energy laws including the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act. 

He and Ted discuss studying Government at Wesleyan University, and receiving a Masters degree in Environmental Studies. Before ACEEE he worked for both the state of Massachusetts’ largest utility and largest environmental organization and also worked to bring energy efficiency to inner-city neighborhoods in Connecticut.

Steven joined ACEEE in 1989 and has served as Executive Director since 2001. He highlights his current research interests, including 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.