Jenny Wiedower is a policy advisor with the U.S. Department of Energy’s Building Technologies Office (BTO), specializing in workforce development and the 45L tax credit. She supports BTO’s strategy to grow a skilled workforce by directing the Energy Skilled program. Additionally, in coordinating aspects of the 45L tax credit for new energy-efficient homes, she supports residential buildings that are affordable, comfortable, healthy, and durable.
Previously, Wiedower led the U.S. Green Building Council’s (USGBC’s) efforts to transform schools and their communities into healthy, efficient, inspiring environments that practice and teach sustainable thinking and behavior. As senior manager for K–12 education, she directed strategy, development, and delivery of USGBC’s K–12 education offerings, including the Learning Lab online education platform and the Green Classroom Professional Certificate program, as well as development of mentorship and career connection opportunities to support green career pathways for students.
Wiedower has a bachelor’s degree in English from Rhodes College and a master's degree in environmental studies from the College of Charleston.