Speakers
John A. “Skip” Laitner
Director of Economic Analysis
American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE)
Biography:
Skip Laitner is the Director of Economic Analysis for the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE). He previously served almost 10 years in a similar capacity for the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), but chose to leave the federal service in June 2006 to focus his research on developing a more robust analytical characterization of energy efficiency resources within energy and climate policy analyses and within economic policy models.
In 1998 Skip was awarded EPA's Gold Medal for his work with a team of other EPA economists to evaluate the impact of different strategies that might assist in the implementation of greenhouse gas emissions reduction policies. In 2003 the US Combined Heat and Power Association gave him an award to acknowledge his contributions to the policy development of that industry. In 2004 his paper, “How Far Energy Efficiency?” catalyzed new research into the proper the characterization of efficiency as a long-term resource.
Author of more than 150 reports, journal articles, and book chapters, Skip has more than 35 years of involvement in the environmental and energy policy arenas. He’s been invited to provide technical seminars in diverse places as Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, Korea, South Africa, and Spain. He recently served as an adjunct faculty member at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, teaching a graduate course on the Economics of Technology in the Science and Technology Studies program. He has a master’s degree in Resource Economics from Antioch University in Yellow Springs, OH.