Areas of Expertise:

Clean Energy, Demand Side Management, Energy Efficiency, Environmental Policy, Innovation, Regulation

Rodney Sobin is now a Senior Program Director for the National Association of State Energy Officials.

Previously, as Senior Policy Manager at the Alliance to Save Energy, Rodney provided policy research and analysis on various topics and works on interactions of air quality regulation and energy efficiency; innovation and commercialization of technologies; industrial energy productivity; and issues of evaluation, measurement and verification (EM&V) of energy efficiency projects and programs.

Prior to joining the Alliance in September 2009, he was with the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, where he worked in such areas as energy and climate, pollution prevention, innovative technology, and small business compliance assistance.

Rodney also has experience in air pollution permitting and compliance. In the late 1990s, he managed and performed environmental technology analysis, demonstration, and training tasks for the Department of Defense and other clients at Concurrent Technologies Corporation.

From 1991 until its closure in 1995, Rodney performed policy analyses for Congress at the Congressional Office of Technology Assessment, including writing major sections of reports on the commercialization of innovative technologies, environment and economic competitiveness, and trade and the environment. He also worked on technology and environment topics at the World Resources Institute during 1990-91.

Recent Comments by Rodney Sobin

• ""Do the benefits of energy efficiency programs outwe"
  Managing Energy Demand: Can We? Should We?
• "First, in the first topic question I'd prefer using the term "energy efficiency" or "energy productivity" rather than "conservation" since the latter "
  Looking Beyond the President’s Climate Speech
• "I think one type of SRM that we probably would all agree to is to reduce black carbon (aka soot) emissions."
  Solar Radiation Management–An Evolving Climate Policy Option
• "It would seem prudent to me to have some modest SRM-related research in the portfolio, though I think more of such work should focus on possible impac"
  Solar Radiation Management–An Evolving Climate Policy Option
• "Many thanks to Matt and ITIF for this contribution. A broad policy of encouraging innovation and commercialization of new technology is needed to a"
  Climate Policy and The America COMPETES Act
• "While we can use data on existing energy use and project future demand under various technological, economic, policy, demographic, and other scenarios"
  How Much (And What Kind) of Energy Is Enough?


• "Even with moderately priced natural gas, energy efficiency is still often the most cost-effective "source" of energy. Utility regulators should rem"
  Will the Bonanza of Cheap Natural Gas Postpone the Transition to a Clean Energy Future?
• "This is a good discussion with many points. I offer a few thoughts: 1. Distributed energy resources can enhance grid resilience but also provides "
  Encouraging Grid Security with Distributed Generation