Linda S. Taylor, Clean Energy & Energy Efficiency Director

Linda joined Fresh Energy in October, 2008 to advance clean energy and energy efficiency policy and regulation and influence the public discourse on energy issues in Minnesota and the Midwest. She has worked since 1985 in energy  and environmental law and policy as an attorney and legislative analyst for the Minnesota House of Representatives Research Department as the deputy commissioner for energy, the Minnesota Commerce Department, and as a consultant in energy and environmental law and policy. She believes the future is bright with the potential for energy to lead the way to a restructured economy, a healthier natural environment, a more stable and livable world-wide climate, and a more equitable delivery of energy services and sharing of energy burdens. Linda holds a J.D. from the University of Minnesota Law School and a LL.M. in Natural Resources and Environmental Law from Lewis & Clark Law School as a Bush Foundation leadership fellow.  She presently serves as a member of Xcel Energy’s Renewable Development Fund Advisory Board and is an adjunct professor at the University of Minnesota Law School.