Employees

Greg Clendenning, PhD

Senior Project Manager

Greg joined NMR in 2006 and has since managed numerous projects including an evaluation of the EPA's "Change a Light, Change the World" 2006 promotional campaign, an evaluation of renewable distributed generation programs and voluntary green power programs as part of the market conditions evaluation of the NYSERDA’s Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) Program, an assessment of market barriers to the adoption of energy efficiency measures in the Agricultural and Food Processing sectors in the PG&E service territory, and statistical analysis of prices of compact fluorescent and incandescent light bulbs in Massachusetts. Greg currently manages monitoring and evaluation efforts for the Connecticut Clean Energy Option program and is contributing to NMR’s analysis of the market effects of the California IOUs’ energy efficiency programs on construction practices for new single-family homes. Dr. Clendenning’s evaluation research experience includes clean and renewable energy, residential lighting and appliance programs, residential housing programs, and branding issues. He holds a Ph.D. in Forest Ecology and Management with concentrations in Environmental Sociology and Urban and Regional Planning from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Prior to his employment at NMR, Greg evaluated the effectiveness of educational and cultural exchange programs of the U.S. State Department and served as a rural community development extension agent in Togo, West Africa with the U.S. Peace Corps. He and his wife, Mary, are raising two energetic boys and enjoy gardening, hiking and exploring beaches with their sons.