Areas of Expertise:

Clean Energy, Climate Change, Demand Side Management, Energy Economics, Energy Efficiency, Regulation, Renewables, Smart Grid

Additional Areas of Expertise:

behavioral economics, local and state energy policies, geopolitics of energy

Recent Comments by Joel Hicks

• "My point is that to claim X amount of reduction will induce X amount of energy use is false. Your EV example is a somewhat short-term view of the eco"
  Unleashing Corporate Sustainability
• "I generally agree with this although there is still quite a bit of ambiguity as to how rebound effects are directed in different sectors, e.g (residen"
  Unleashing Corporate Sustainability
• "One area that always seems to get overlooked in these discussion are energy efficiency subsidies. Most studies show that the cost of reducing demand i"
  The Effects of Energy Tax Policy on Markets and the Environment
• "I fundamentally do not understand your statement "the energy intensity of the U.S. electric power sector has been increasing rather than decreas"
  If Cities and States Can Cut CO2 Without Raising Energy Bills, Shouldn’t They?