Susan Tierney

Vice Chair, WRI Global Board of Directors

Senior Advisor, Analysis Group, Inc. United States; Vice Chair, WRI Global Board

Bio

Dr. Tierney is an expert on energy policy and economics, specializing in the electric and gas industries. She has consulted to companies, governments, non-profits, and other organizations on energy markets, economic and environmental regulation and strategy, energy and renewables policy, and energy facility projects.

A former Assistant Secretary for Policy at the U.S. Department of Energy, she is chairman of the board of the Energy Foundation and a co-chair of the National Commission on Energy Policy. She has published widely and frequently speaks at industry conferences.

In Massachusetts, Dr. Tierney was previously Secretary of Environmental Affairs, Chair of the Board of the Massachusetts Water Resources Agency, Commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities, and executive director of the Massachusetts Energy Facilities Siting Council. Dr. Tierney has a Ph.D. in Regional Planning from Cornell. Her dissertation: Congressional policy making on energy policy issues.

Blogs

Setting the Record Straight About Renewable Energy
by Susan Tierney and Lori Bird - May 12, 2020
Over the last decade, the clean energy industry has changed tremendously: Costs have fallen dramatically, technologies have become more efficient and solutions for integrating renewables into electric grids have advanced.
The Big Drumroll Ends with a Thud: DOE’s Study on the U.S. Power Grid
by Susan Tierney - August 24, 2017
The new Department of Energy Grid Study has one surprise: there aren't many surprises.
Déjà vu: Pushback to U.S. Clean Power Plan Reminiscent of 2011 Mercury Rule
by Susan Tierney - May 14, 2015
WRI Board member and former Assistant Secretary for Policy at the U.S. Department of Energy Sue Tierney explains why April 16th was a remarkable (and remarkably dull) milestone in electric-industry history.

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