ABOUT
Who is Joseph Nyangon?
committed to fostering innovation and Amplifying impact.
My enthusiasm lies in spearheading initiatives that push the boundaries of clean energy technology and electricity market design. I find great satisfaction in pioneering projects that not only advance the state of the art in energy economics and engineering systems but also promise to make a meaningful difference in the world.
I thrive in environments where I can collaborate with other like-minded professionals committed to leveraging advanced technologies like artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) for the greater good. As I navigate the evolving landscape of my career, I am invigorated by the complex challenges that come with it and am eager to address them collaboratively.
Drawing from my wealth of experience in both industry and academia, I lead with a vision to accelerate the energy transition. My focus is spearheading the pivotal elements of decarbonization, decentralization, and digitalization, thus enabling governments, energy firms, and communities to thrive in an era of significant transformation.
Clean Energy Executive. Electricity MARKET Innovation leader. POWER & UTILITIES EXPERT. INVENTOR. AUTHOR.
Dr. Joe Nyangon is a clean energy executive, electricity market innovation leader, and power and utilities expert. He is the Deputy Director for Partnerships at the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of State and Community Energy Programs (SCEP). In this role, he leads key mission-critical programs that advance energy efficiency, electrification, industrial policy, and local economic transformation, while supporting improvement in the U.S. building performance standards, grid infrastructure investment, and market competitiveness. This includes the $8.8 billion Home Energy Rebates Program, which encompasses the Home Efficiency Rebates and Home Electrification and Appliance Rebates, aiming to reduce energy costs, improve building occupant comfort and indoor air quality, lower greenhouse gas emissions, and create high quality jobs. Secondly, the $1.25 billion Building Codes and Performance Standards Program invests in high-impact technical assistance funding awards to support the adoption and implementation of the latest model energy codes, zero energy codes, building performance standards, and innovative codes that achieve significant energy savings. Finally, the $260 million Workforce Training Program deploys innovative solutions to train an equitable energy efficiency and buildings-focused electrification workforce. In total, he oversees over $10 billion in investments from the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) to U.S. states, territories, tribes, and local governments, along with comprehensive partnerships with national laboratories, utilities, other federal agencies, private sector, energy sector leaders, state energy offices, and local governments to accelerate deployment of federal funding and commercialization-focused results that supercharges a new clean energy economy.
With 20+ years of industry, government, and private sector experience
Before joining the U.S. Department of Energy, he was Head of Power and Utilities Innovation and Senior Industry Consultant at SAS Institute. There he led market development of advanced analytics solutions for the energy and utilities industry by leveraging artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and predictive analytics technologies, leading to improved strategic investment decisions, enhanced integration of clean energy technologies, and accelerated commercialization of groundbreaking technologies. He also led strategic partnerships with state agencies, universities, national laboratories, and technology firms to advance grid infrastructure modernization, energy efficiency, demand response, and electricity prosumer behavior, establishing SAS as a trusted technology leader for the utility industry.
He serves on the Harvard Business Review Advisory Council, an opt-in research community of business professionals, and has led technical teams Through strategic implementation of the Following Programs and Projects:
Federal Home Energy Rebates and Building Codes and Performance Standards
Techno-economic Analysis and Modeling of Energy Technologies
Integrating Distributed Energy Resources (DERs) into Wholesale Electricity Markets
Electricity Market Design and Power System Resilience
Energy Forecasting, e.g., Short- and Long-Term Modeling, Distribution Load Forecasting
Evaluating Impacts of Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPS) and Energy Efficiency Policies and Programs
Electric Vehicle and Smart Charging Infrastructure.
Smart Grids and Smart Cities
Climate-Proofing Critical Energy Infrastructure
Risk Modernization and Pricing Strategies
Areas of expertise
New Emerging and Disruptive Technologies: Artificial Intelligence Applications, Machine Learning and Predictive/Decision Analytics
Quantitative Research: Predictive Modeling, Econometrics, Optimization, and Numerical Methods
Energy Markets, Policy, and Regulation
Energy System Engineering Economics and Policy
Risk Pricing Strategies: Climate Analytics, Carbon and Transition Risk
Building and Transportation Electrification
Electricity Generation and Transmission Asset Management and Planning
Power Systems
Smart Grid and Digital Transition
Sustainable Energy
BACKGROUND
Prior to SAS Institute, he was a Postdoctoral Researcher in Energy Economics and Engineering Systems at the University of Delaware, where he led research efforts funded by the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Science Foundation (NSF) on the current trends driving electric power system transformation, including the rapid growth of distributed energy resources, community choice aggregation schemes, policy design of renewable portfolio standards (RPS), and regulatory drivers that are accelerating innovations in the electricity sector.
A well-published author, Dr. Nyangon has written 60+ papers for academic journals, industry publications, and mainstream media publications on energy systems optimization, energy economics, policy design, forecasting methodologies, and climate risk and pricing strategies, including aggregation of distributed energy resources (DERs) into wholesale electricity markets. He is also a Non-Resident Fellow of the Payne Institute at the Colorado School of Mines and a Research Fellow in the Initiative for Sustainable Energy Policy (ISEP) at the Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies.
Dr. Nyangon is a member of the Harvard Business Review Advisory Council and a patent holder in electricity grid management. He earned a Ph.D. and two master’s degrees focusing on energy systems engineering, computing systems, and energy economics from Columbia University, the University of Delaware, and the University of Greenwich, and has a bachelor’s degree in engineering. Additionally, he completed postdoctoral research fellowships in energy economics and engineering systems from the Biden School of Public Policy and Administration at the University of Delaware.
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