Bethany Speer

Bethany Speer

Group Manager II-Project Development and Finance


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Bethany Speer is the group manager for Project Development & Finance in the Accelerated Deployment and Decision Support Center at NREL. The mission of the group is to inform the direction of future technology and policy research at NREL by helping clients meet ambitious energy goals in today’s marketplace. The group partners with domestic and international government agencies, utilities, and private sector decision makers to develop resilient energy strategies, conduct techno-economic analyses, and identify effective project development pathways. The group provides analytical support, business case assessment, and market intelligence on energy efficiency, resiliency, and renewable energy options to inform client decision making.

Research Interests

Corporate renewable energy procurement

Enabling environments for clean energy investment mobilization

National and subnational net-zero investment strategies

Capacity building to scale decarbonizing project pipelines

Innovative de-risking mechanisms for variable renewable energy

Education

M.A., Global Finance, Trade, and Economic Integration, University of Denver

B.A., International Studies and Music, University of Denver

Certificate, Deploying and Financing Clean Energy, Yale University

Featured Work

Assessment of Opportunities for USAID to Deepen Climate Finance Support for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency in Developing Countries, USAID-NREL Report (2021)

Renewable Energy Procurement Guidebook for Colombia, NREL-World Resources Institute Report (2021)

Voluntary Renewable Energy Procurement Programs in Regulated Utility Markets, NREL Technical Report, (2020)

Assessment of the Dominican Republic’s Commercial and Industrial Scale Energy Efficiency Sector, NREL Technical Report (2020)

International Best Practices for Implementing and Designing Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) Policies, NREL Technical Report (2019)

Hot Topic Brief: Emerging Policies for Mobilizing Private Sector Investment into Clean Energy in the Philippines, NREL Strategic Partnership Project Report (2019)

Policies for Enabling Corporate Sourcing of Renewable Energy Internationally: A 21st Century Power Partnership, NREL Technical Report (2017)

Floating Offshore Wind in California: Gross Potential for Jobs and Economic Impacts from Two Future Scenarios, NREL Strategic Partnership Project Report (2016)

Geothermal Exploration Policy Mechanisms: Lessons for the United States from International Applications, NREL Technical Report (2014)

Continuing Developments in PV Risk Management: Strategies, Solutions, and Implications, NREL Technical Report, (2013)


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