Eric's primary areas of research include policy applications for expanding renewable energy markets, evaluating economic and fiscal impacts of energy policy alternatives, and social acceptance of renewable energy infrastructure. Eric was a contributing author to the IEA Wind Task 26, The Past and Future Cost of Wind Energy, published in 2012, and the 2011 Cost of Wind Energy Review published in 2013. Prior to joining NREL full-time, Eric was a graduate research partner to NREL and a client services specialist for Pace Analytical Services in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Education

M.S. in Environmental Studies, University of Colorado at Boulder; B.A. in Biology, Eastern Mennonite University