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The Great Plains Institute (GPI) is transforming the energy system to benefit the economy and environment.
A nonpartisan, nonprofit organization, our staff have expertise across our four focus areas: Carbon Management, Communities, Electricity and Efficiency, and Transportation and Fuels. This includes electric vehicles, renewable energy, utilities, carbon capture and storage, local and federal policy, among others.
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GPI ENERGY EXPERTS
Rolf Nordstrom, President and CEO
• 21st century electric grid development
• Energy policy
• Electric utilities
• Low- to- zero-carbon energy system
• Sustainable development policy and practice
Lola Schoenrich, VP, Communities
• Sustainable communities
• Energy efficiency
• Industrial energy efficiency
Brad Crabtree VP, Carbon Management
• Carbon Capture, storage, and utilization
• Decarbonizing the energy system
• Low carbon economy
Diana McKeown, Metro CERT Director
• Sustainable communities
• Clean energy planning and implementation in communities
• Electric vehicles
Brian Ross, Senior Program Director, Communities
• Solar and wind energy
• Solar + electric vehicle charging
• Battery storage
Brendan Jordan VP, Transportation and Fuels
•Bioeconomy
•Clean fuels and energy technology (including bioenergy, low carbon fuels, transportation, energy infrastructure, and sustainable communities)
• Electric vehicles and infrastructure
• Midcontinent Transportation Electrification Collaborative
Doug Scott,VP, Electricity
• Carbon capture
• Carbon pricing and tax
• Electric grid
• Energy policy
• Energy storage
• Grid modernization
• Power markets
• Regional Transportation
• Utility business models
Trevor Drake, Program Manager
• Electric grid transformation
• Performance-based rates
• Rate design
• Stakeholder engagement
• Utilities
Dane McFarlane, Director of Research
• Modeling and analytics
• Transportation electrification
• Carbon capture and storage modeling
• Electricity decarbonization
Katelyn Bocklund, Program Manager
• Electric vehicles and charging infrastructure
• Fleet electric vehicles
• Drive Electric Minnesota
Franz Litz Program Consultant
• Clean Air Act
• Decarbonization
• Low carbon economy
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