Nick Manderlink is a Consultant at Verdant Associates with seven years of experience in energy and environmental policy analysis. He specializes in benefit-cost analysis, electricity market tracking, grid operations, renewable energy integration, and model and database development. Nick enjoys leveraging his programming and data skills to address complex energy and decarbonization policy issues.
He began his career at Industrial Economics, Inc. and Mathematica, conducting analyses of environmental and public health policies and programs. During his graduate studies, he worked as a researcher with the Energy Markets and Policy department at Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, studying generator interconnection and transmission policy. Nick earned an MPP from UC Berkeley’s Goldman School of Public Policy and a B.A. in Economics from the University of Vermont. Based in San Francisco, he enjoys cycling, running, climbing, supporting Arsenal Football Club, and exploring the Golden State.
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