Short summary

• Alan Shedd is the Southern Region Manager for the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association Commercial and Industrial Business Development Group.

• He works with cooperatives, key accounts, energy managers, and industry experts to develop resources, solutions, and communicate best practice information in areas of energy efficiency, renewables, business development, and management.

• He is liaison to the Touchstone Energy Residential Energy Efficiency committee and Cooperative Research Network’s Energy Innovation member advisory group.

• He holds a degree in Engineering Science and Mechanics with an Energy Engineering Certificate from Georgia Tech. 

• He is a registered professional Mechanical Engineer and Certified Energy Manager. 

• He’s done energy analysis, energy management, research, and HVAC system design in the U.S. and Europe. 

• He’s taught classes, written publications, technical papers, and software.

• He is active in several professional organizations

• He works with local and state groups to develop electric vehicles and bring EVs into the classroom and has worked with schools to use photovoltaic systems to learn more about energy.

• He drives a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle that is part of a Cooperative Research Network study.

• When he’s not doing engineering stuff, he likes to race sailboats.