Energy Management and Federal Markets Group
The Energy Management and Federal Markets Group leads NREL's work in corporate energy management best practices, renewable energy applications screening and project implementation, energy services company (ESCO) projects, utility energy-savings contracts (UESCs), and sustainable new construction.
John Barnett
Deb Beattie
Kari Burman
Nancy Carlisle, group manager
Doug Dahle
Jesse Dean
Sara Farrar-Nagy
Sheila Hayter
Alicen Kandt
Dustin Knutson
Kathleen Nawaz
Chandra Shah
Karen Thomas
Otto VanGeet
Philip Voss
Andy Walker
John Barnett
Senior Project Leader
Areas of expertise
- Technical and economic aspects of energy efficiency/renewable energy applications at government installations
- Energy Savings Performance Contracting; special interest in performance period troubleshooting
- Community-level sustainability (energy, water and transportation infrastructure options)
Primary research interests
- Financing alternatives for energy efficiency and renewable energy projects, including legislative/regulatory support structures
- Approaches to site screening for energy efficiency/renewable energy/emerging technology applications
- Design and implementation of measures to maximize local use of renewable energy resources as a contribution to community-level sustainability
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Deb Beattie
Senior Project Leader
Areas of expertise
- Utility energy services contracts (UESC) projects
Primary research interests
- ALERT Program
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Kari Burman
Student Intern
Analysis expertise
- Energy project assistance
- Energy modeling (buildings energy use, hybrid renewable energy)
Primary research interests
- Rural health clinics and renewable energy
- Renewable energy screening
- Biogas digesters
- Energy-efficient building design
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Nancy Carlisle
Group Manager
Areas of expertise
- Sustainable design and energy efficiency
- Renewable communities
- High performance laboratories
- Renewable energy technology transfer to federal agencies
- Assisting federal agencies implement renewable energy projects
- Implementation of Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) standards
Primary research interests
- Integrated project design
- Developing best practice guides, case studies, teaching a course on energy efficiency in lab buildings, and supporting pilot projects; i.e. Labs for the 21st Century
- Applying sustainable and energy efficient techniques, and implementing renewable energy technologies on NREL's campus
- Deployment of energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies
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Doug Dahle
Senior Project Manager
Areas of expertise
- Energy Savings Performance Contracts (ESPC
- Evaluating life-cycle costs of investments
- Federal energy management policy consultation
Primary research interests
- Energy project private financing
- Public/Private sector renewable resource assessment
- Deployment of energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies
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Jesse Dean
Engineer II
Areas of expertise
- Energy Efficiency
- HVAC technology and efficiency analysis
- Energy Management Control Systems (EMCS)
- Industrial technologies
- Demand Side Management
- Energy audits and modeling
- Electric power systems
- Renewable Energy
Primary research interests
- Renewable energy design assistance
- Energy efficiency analysis for new and existing buildings
- Emerging technologies
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Sara Farrar-Nagy
Senior Project Leader
Areas of expertise
- Energy Project Assistance
- High performance buildings
- Commissioning of whole buildings and renewable energy systems
- Sustainable building design and operations
Primary research interests
- Energy-efficient building designs and retrofits
- Building systems monitoring
- Technical assistance for sustainable building design
- Renewable energy screening for State and Federal agencies
- Solar Decathlon
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Sheila Hayter
Senior Engineer II
Areas of expertise
- Analyzing building energy performance
- Advocating sustainable building design practices
- Designing high-performance buildings
- Sustainable building design
Primary research interests
- Sustainable new construction
- Implementing energy efficiency and renewable energy projects
- Assessing the potential for energy efficiency and renewable energy (EERE) technologies for federal facilities
- Developing strategic plans to incorporate EERE technologies
- Sustainability strategies for federal agencies
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Alicen Kandt
Mechanical Engineer II
Areas of expertise
- Assessing opportunities for renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies
- Sustainable building development
- Procurement and financing
Primary research interests
- Distributed co-generation
- Technical support of projects and design assistance
- Screening and design tools for renewable technologies
- On-site renewable energy
- Maintains Federal Renewable Energy Screening Assistant (FRESA)
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Dustin Knutson
Project Leader
Areas of expertise
- Energy Savings Performance Contracting
- Energy Resource Conservation Management
Primary research interests
- Alternative Finance
- Energy & Resource Efficiency Best Practices
- Renewable Energy
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Pam Lee-Bull
Administrative Support
Areas of expertise
- Work for others (WFO) support
- Finance/budget support
Primary research interests
- Federal energy management
- Energy forecasting and modeling
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Kathleen Nawaz
Senior Project Leader II
Areas of expertise
- Deployment of alternative fuel and advanced technology vehicles
- Development and application of analytic tools to displace petroleum
- Legislative and policy analysis
Primary research interests
- Market transformation of alternative and replacement fuels in transportation
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Chandra Shah
Senior Project Leader
Areas of expertise
- Biodiesel
- Environmental Security Technology Certification Program (ESTCP) proposal development
- Utility Energy Services Contracts (UESC)
Primary research interests
- Emissions trading
- Intergovernmental agency applications of efficiency and renewable energy
- Renewable power/REC purchasing
- Water efficiency and water management
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Karen Thomas
Senior Project Leader
Areas of expertise
- Energy efficiency and renewable energy projects for Federal agencies and utilities
- Energy Savings Performance Contracts (ESPC)
- Federal agency strategic implementation planning
- Utility Energy Services Contracts (UESC)
Primary research interests
- Implementing energy and dollar saving projects in Federal facilities
- Strategic energy management plans for Federal agency energy teams
- SAVEnergy Program
- Utility rate analysis
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Otto VanGeet
Senior Engineer
Areas of expertise
- Energy efficiency and renewable energy (EERE)
- Sustainable building design
- High performance laboratories
- Work for others contracting
Primary research interests
- Energy management assistance
- Off-grid/on-grid photovoltaics, including HOMER
- Sustainability and energy efficiency for new and existing buildings
- Alternative financing for EERE applications
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Philip Voss
Senior Project Leader
Areas of expertise
- Energy Savings Performance Contracts (ESPC)
- Energy efficiency and renewable energy (EERE)
- Federal agency energy plan development and implementation
- Contracting and commissioning
Primary research interests
- Alternative financing for EERE applications
- Federal ESPC Quality Assurance and Improvement Team
- Assisting Federal agencies in implementing private-sector financed energy efficiency and renewable energy projects
- Assisting in the development of strategic plans for future energy projects
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Andy Walker
Senior Engineer
Areas of expertise
- Energy Savings Performance Contracts (ESPC)
- Energy efficiency and renewable energy (EERE)
- On-site and distributed renewable energy and co-generation installations
- New and retrofit sustainable building design
Primary research interests
- Alternative financing for EERE applications
- Renewable energy project assistance
- Simulation and Optimization of Renewable Energy Systems
- Assisting in the development of strategic plans for future energy projects
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