Net-Zero California welcomes Dan Adler to the team

Net-Zero California is pleased to welcome Dan Adler to our team as Senior Advisor, where he will support multiple programs with his cross-cutting expertise in finance, market design and regulatory reform.  In particular, Dan will focus on energy affordability and utility business model innovation - two priority issue areas with key opportunities for policy to ensure a system that delivers low-cost, reliable and clean electricity in California both today and over the long-term. He will also support current efforts to establish an ambitious and viable path forward on cap-and-trade reauthorization and wildfire prevention.

Dan was most recently Deputy Director for Climate Finance at the California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank (IBank), where he developed key programs that sought to maximize clean energy deployment through low-cost loan and revolving financing strategies. Prior to that, Dan was Senior Fellow at the Coalition for Green Capital as well as Vice President for Policy at the Energy Foundation.

At this crucial point in California's decarbonization journey, where we need bold but pragmatic policy solutions to drive affordable clean energy while phasing-down fossil fuels, we are really excited to have Dan join the team and bring his knowledge and expertise to the problems at hand. Welcome, Dan!

Here is a statement from Dan:

“We’re at a crossroads in California with respect to climate policy. We’ve created world-class markets through our goals, regulations and grant making, but the signs of strain are clear - in affordability, and in the mismatch between our progress on the ground and the pace we need in the decade ahead. Joe, Sam and the Net-Zero California team consistently ask the right questions and pursue innovative and timely solutions, with a critical connection to the industries we are attempting to transform. The world is watching California now more than ever, and It’s a privilege to support the team at this critical moment.”