Jan Hamrin
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Jan Hamrin has spent 30 years promoting renewable energy
through research, policy formulation, and the development of consumer programs. She founded the non-profit Center for Resource Solutions
in 1997 and retired as president of CRS at the end of 2007.
Hamrin has served as advisor to the G-8 and numerous legislatures and regulatory commissions as well as co-authoring two books: Affected with the Public Interest: Electric Industry Restructuring in an Era of Competition (1994) and Investing in the Future: A Regulator’s Guide to Renewables (1993). In 1981 Hamrin founded and served for nine years as Executive Director of the Independent Energy Producers’ Association (IEP) in California and played a key role in the implementation of the Public Utilities Regulatory Policies Act (PURPA) in California and elsewhere.
Jan Hamrin received her Ph.D. in Ecology, with emphasis on public policy
evaluation of environmental and energy programs, from the University of California, Davis
. She also holds Masters degrees in Public Administration from U.C. Davis as well as a B.S. from the University of New Mexico
.
In October 2008, Hamrin received a Green Power Leadership "Pioneer" award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)'s Green Power Partnership, and the U.S. Department of Energy, for a career spent "building the market for green power
".
Renewable energy commercialization
Renewable energy commercialization involves the deployment of three generations of renewable energy technologies dating back more than 100 years. First-generation technologies, which are already mature and economically competitive, include biomass, hydroelectricity, geothermal power and heat...
through research, policy formulation, and the development of consumer programs. She founded the non-profit Center for Resource Solutions
Center for Resource Solutions
Center for Resource Solutions is a nonprofit based in the Presidio in San Francisco, CA that works to promote the retail renewable energy market in the United States by developing consumer-protection programs in renewable energy, greenhouse gas reductions, and energy efficiency...
in 1997 and retired as president of CRS at the end of 2007.
Hamrin has served as advisor to the G-8 and numerous legislatures and regulatory commissions as well as co-authoring two books: Affected with the Public Interest: Electric Industry Restructuring in an Era of Competition (1994) and Investing in the Future: A Regulator’s Guide to Renewables (1993). In 1981 Hamrin founded and served for nine years as Executive Director of the Independent Energy Producers’ Association (IEP) in California and played a key role in the implementation of the Public Utilities Regulatory Policies Act (PURPA) in California and elsewhere.
Jan Hamrin received her Ph.D. in Ecology, with emphasis on public policy
Public policy
Public policy as government action is generally the principled guide to action taken by the administrative or executive branches of the state with regard to a class of issues in a manner consistent with law and institutional customs. In general, the foundation is the pertinent national and...
evaluation of environmental and energy programs, from the University of California, Davis
University of California, Davis
The University of California, Davis is a public teaching and research university established in 1905 and located in Davis, California, USA. Spanning over , the campus is the largest within the University of California system and third largest by enrollment...
. She also holds Masters degrees in Public Administration from U.C. Davis as well as a B.S. from the University of New Mexico
University of New Mexico
The University of New Mexico at Albuquerque is a public research university located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in the United States. It is the state's flagship research institution...
.
In October 2008, Hamrin received a Green Power Leadership "Pioneer" award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)'s Green Power Partnership, and the U.S. Department of Energy, for a career spent "building the market for green power
Green Power
Green Power is a Hong Kong-based non-governmental organization concerned with the city's environmental issues. The NGO was founded in 1988 by a group of volunteers who made environmental education the foremost priority of the organization....
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