Committee to provide advice and expertise on clean energy issues under the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

Washington, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Energy today announced the establishment of the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Advisory Committee (ERAC). ERAC is a federal advisory committee whose members will report directly to the Secretary of Energy with advice on the portfolio of the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE). The 19 members selected have experience in a variety of sectors and will bring a range of technical expertise and perspectives to the committee. 

"We are fortunate to have such knowledgeable people volunteering their time and efforts to the Department's clean energy endeavors," said Secretary Chu. "They will be contributing their expertise and experience to help address the energy challenges faced by our Nation."

ERAC will periodically review EERE's portfolio and provide advice to the Secretary of Energy on a variety of areas including:  completion of long-range plans, priorities and strategies; program funding; and any issues of specific concern expressed by the Secretary of Energy or the Assistant Secretary for EERE. ERAC is expected to meet twice a year; the meetings will be open to the public. The Committee is being established in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA).  DOE also expects to organize various subcommittees under ERAC.  Learn more about the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Advisory Committee.

Below are the selected members of the ERAC:

Yet-Ming Chiang Kyocera Professor of Ceramics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Lonnie Edelheit Senior Vice President, Research & Development, General Electric Company (Retired) Ira Ehrenpreis  General Partner, Technology Partners Philip Giudice Commissioner, Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources Hal Harvey CEO, ClimateWorks Foundation Mark Jacobson Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Director, Atmosphere/Energy Program, Stanford University Jay Keasling CEO, Joint BioEnergy Institute and Professor, University of California, Berkeley Neal Lane The Malcolm Gillis University Professor, Rice University Ed Lazowska Bill & Melinda Gates Chair in Computer Science & Engineering, University of Washington Richard Lester Japan Steel Industry Professor, Head of the Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering, and faculty co-chair and founding Director of the Industrial Performance Center, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Kathleen McGinty Operating Partner, Element LLC Arati Prabhakar Partner, U.S. Venture Partners Stanley Pruss Partner, 5 Lakes Energy LLC Burton Richter Paul Pigott Professor in the Physical Sciences Emeritus, Senior Fellow Freeman Spogli Institute of International Studies, Stanford University; and Director Emeritus, Stanford Linear Accelerator Center Arthur Rosenfeld Distinguished Scientist Emeritus, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Janette Sadik-Khan Commissioner, New York City Department of Transportation Subir Sanyal President and Manager of Reservoir Engineering Services, GeothermEx, Inc. Maxine Savitz General Manager, Honeywell/AlliedSignal (Retired) Mark Stoering Vice President, Portfolio Strategy & Business Development, Xcel Energy

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