about.
A group of students at the University of Colorado Boulder have dedicated our educational careers to understanding the social, technical, and political spheres of the energy sector in order to ensure a more informed, thorough, and efficient approach to the de-carbonization of the American energy system.
This Policy Project aims to encompass a few of the issues that we believe must be at the forefront of our political attention as we progress in our transition to a clean energy society. This report is the culmination of each student’s individual expertise on energy topics, and includes the discussion of a multitude of issues, varying from grid infrastructure insecurity, microgrid and distributed energy resource policy, to intersectional energy justice and beyond.
This paper is the culmination of 17 students' hard work and passion for reshaping the United States' approach to energy. It is our hope that these chapters will help shape the future of our political climate, by removing the political polarization from energy policy to create a thoughtful and thorough policy climate.
We hope our carefully curated reports resonate with you as they have with us, and that they may be used to shape our country’s energy future.
contact the authors.
BA in Environmental Studies 2019
Business Minor
Renewable and Sustainable Energy Certificate
Emphasis in Energy Grids and Battery Storage
SAM BERNAT
SOPHIE BURGESS
CARLEY CORDREY
ZACKARY DILORENZO
HAYDEN HOGOBOOM
CLAYTON MCGEE
SAMANTHA SAVERIN
TREVOR SHELDEN
BA in Environmental Studies 2019
Geography Minor
Emphasis in Hydrology, Water Use Policy, and Energy Policy
JUSTIN UNO
BA in Environmental Studies 2019
Geology Minor
Renewable and Sustainable Energy Certificate
Emphasis in Energy Policy
ERICA BISHOP
BA in Environmental Studies 2019
Space Minor
Atmospheric and Oceanic Studies Minor
Renewable and Sustainable Energy Certificate
TAYLOR CAMP
BA in Environmental Studies 2020
Business Minor
RASEI Certificate
Emphasis in Energy Policy, Energy Efficiency Analysis, and Energy Justice Analysis
LUCY DEVIN MCCAIG
BA in Environmental Studies 2019
Business Minor
Renewable and Sustainable Energy Certificate
Emphasis in Energy Policy
BRIAN DUNPHY
NATHANIEL LYON
BA in Environmental Studies 2019
Renewable and Sustainable Energy Certificate
JESSICA PERKINS
BNVD Architecture 2019
Renewable and Sustainable Energy Certificate
Emphasis in Biomimicry, Living Buildings, Ecology, and Renewable Energy
KATE SECTOR
BS in Finance 2019
Renewable and Sustainable Energy Certificate
Emphasis in Financial Analysis for Renewable Energy Projects