Joe Paladino is a Senior Advisor within the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Electricity (OE) where he collaborates with many organizations across the electric power industry to advance decision-making practices for effective electric grid transformation. He has served in both the private and public sectors during his career to apply technologies and best practices that address energy and environmental issues.
He has served within the Department for more than 30 years in program development and management roles. Current efforts are focused on working with state organizations and utilities to advance integrated distribution system planning practices to enable the formulation of grid investment strategies that address policy priorities and evolution at the grid edge. Notable past efforts include establishing the technology maturation decision process for the DOE Office of Environmental Management, the consortium strategy for the Solid-State Lighting Initiative within DOE’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, and the metrics and benefits program within OE for conveying the impact of grid-related technologies deployed via the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
Before joining the Department, Mr. Paladino worked at Westinghouse Electric Corporation in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania where he was involved in technology development and commercialization efforts to address nuclear waste management issues domestically and abroad. He was also the Sales Manager of a joint venture between Westinghouse and a biotech firm to advance the application of antibody technology for chemical analysis applications.
Mr. Paladino has a bachelor’s degree in biology from Middlebury College and a master’s degree in civil engineering from the University of Pittsburgh. He also holds a patent for a design for a low-level radioactive waste disposal facility.