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Joseph DeCarolis
Administrator of the Energy Information Administration
Nominee
Assuming office
TBA
PresidentJoe Biden
SucceedingStephen Nalley (acting)
Personal details
Education
Academic work
DisciplineCivil engineering
Sub-discipline
Institutions


Joseph F. DeCarolis is an American scientist and academic who will serve as the Administrator of the Energy Information Administration in the Biden administration. His second round nomination was sent to the US Senate for consideration on 4 January 2022 and confirmed on 31 March 2022.[1] As of 12 April 2022, DeCarolis has yet to take up his post. [needs update]

Earlier academic research by DeCarolis centered on energy system analysis in support of public policy development. DeCarolis released the TEMOA energy system model under an open‑source license in 2010.[2] And in 2020 helped co‑found the Open Energy Outlook (OEO) project which combines different policy‑focused energy modeling frameworks and the large data collections needed to articulate individual models. The project also seeks to build a networked community of supportive analysts.[3]: 2523 [4][5] A key motivator for DeCarolis was always analytical transparency.[6]: 53 [3]: 1851 

Education

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DeCarolis earned a Bachelor of Science degree with a double major in physics and environmental science and policy from Clark University, Massachusetts, followed by a PhD in engineering and public policy from Carnegie Mellon University, Pennsylvania.[7]

Career

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From 2004 to 2008, DeCarolis served as an environmental scientist in the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). From 2005 to 2008, he was also a part-time instructor at Duke University. He joined the faculty of North Carolina State University in 2008 as an associate professor and has since worked as a full professor. DeCarolis specializes in civil engineering, energy systems, and public policy.[8][9]

Energy Information Administration role

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Confirmation procedure

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DeCarolis was twice nominated to the role of Administrator of the Energy Information Administration before being confirmed by the US Senate on 31 March 2022.[1] President Joe Biden first nominated DeCarolis on 22 September 2021.[8] This nomination was returned on 3 January 2022 under House Rules after the Congressional session ended without having scheduled a hearing.[10] President Biden had earlier renominated DeCarolis on 4 October 2021 and sent this second nomination to the Senate on 4 January 2022.[1][11] An in‑person hearing held by the Senate Energy Committee on 8 February 2022 [1] and a written exchange followed. The appointment was confirmed on 31 March 2022.[1]

Testimony to US Senate

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DeCarolis testifying at his confirmation hearing in February 2022

The testimony by DeCarolis to the US Senate is on the public record and may be examined.[12][13][14][15] DeCarolis outlined the following three priorities for the EIA in his opening written statement: [14]: 2–3 

  • The EIA should strive to make its various products more accessible and more transparent. That may include releasing the numerical models developed by the IEA as open source. And publishing the various data streams the administration collects using well‑designed online dashboards in real‑time. Accessibility and transparency can engender public trust, foster understanding, and allow stakeholders to make better use of the information the EIA collates and processes.
  • The modeling capacity within the IEA should be expanded to examine a wider range of future scenarios that also cover the full spectrum of available fuels and technologies. The models themselves should be tested under a wider range of assumptions to better evaluate the resulting set of potential trajectories relative to system cost, emissions, reliability, and security. The EIA therefore needs to engage in greater cross‑agency coordination to examine emerging trends in the energy economy. With one salient example being the supply and demand of critical raw materials essential for the manufacture of renewable energy and energy storage technologies.
  • And that EIA data and analysis can provide additional insights into energy trends and the likely impacts on communities and sectors. Including the accessibility and reliability of energy supply and the effects of price volatility on energy poverty.

During his testimony, DeCarolis also observed that during his three years as an energy modeler with the EPA, he formed the view that "the prevailing approach to modeling within the international community was flawed", that "the models were opaque to outsiders", and that "modelers needed to do a better job quantifying future uncertainty and how [this] might affect model projections".[14]: 2 

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e United States Congress website (31 March 2022). "PN1554 — Nomination of Joseph F. DeCarolis for Department of Energy, 117th Congress (2021–2022)". Congress.gov. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  2. ^ DeCarolis, Joseph F; Hunter, Kevin; Sreepathi, Sarat (2012). "The case for repeatable analysis with energy economy optimization models". Energy Economics. 34 (6): 1845–1853. doi:10.1016/j.eneco.2012.07.004. ISSN 0140-9883. Retrieved 13 April 2022. URL given is not the typeset version. Open access icon
  3. ^ a b DeCarolis, Joseph F; Jaramillo, Paulina; Johnson, Jeremiah X; McCollum, David L; Trutnevyte, Evelina; Daniels, David C; Akın-Olçum, Gökçe; Bergerson, Joule; Cho, Soolyeon; Choi, Joon-Ho; Craig, Michael T; de Queiroz, Anderson R; Eshraghi, Hadi; Galik, Christopher S; Gutowski, Timothy G; Haapala, Karl R; Hodge, Bri-Mathias; Hoque, Simi; Jenkins, Jesse D; Jenn, Alan; Johansson, Daniel JA; Kaufman, Noah; Kiviluoma, Juha; Lin, Zhenhong; MacLean, Heather L; Masanet, Eric; Masnadi, Mohammad S; McMillan, Colin A; Nock, Destenie S; Patankar, Neha; Patino-Echeverri, Dalia; Schivley, Greg; Siddiqui, Sauleh; Smith, Amanda D; Venkatesh, Aranya; Wagner, Gernot; Yeh, Sonia; Zhou, Yuyu (16 December 2020). "Leveraging open-source tools for collaborative macro-energy system modeling efforts". Joule. 4 (12): 2523–2526. doi:10.1016/j.joule.2020.11.002. ISSN 2542-4785. Open access icon
  4. ^ DeCarolis, Joe (24 December 2020). An Open Energy Outlook for the United States powered by TEMOA. Raleigh, North Carolina, USA: NC State University. Retrieved 26 February 2021. YouTube video. Duration 00:15:16. Open access icon
  5. ^ Open Energy Outlook. "Open Energy Outlook for the United States — Home". Open Energy Outlook. USA. Retrieved 27 December 2021. Project website.
  6. ^ Morrison, Robbie (April 2018). "Energy system modeling: public transparency, scientific reproducibility, and open development". Energy Strategy Reviews. 20: 49–63. doi:10.1016/j.esr.2017.12.010. ISSN 2211-467X. Retrieved 9 February 2018. Open access icon
  7. ^ "Joseph DeCarolis — Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering". NC State University. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  8. ^ a b The White House (22 September 2021). "President Biden announces key nominations". The White House. Washington DC, USA. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  9. ^ US Department of Energy (23 September 2021). "Statement by Secretary Granholm on President Biden's nomination of Maria Robinson and Joseph DeCarolis". Energy.gov. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  10. ^ United States Congress website (31 March 2022). "PN1222 — Nomination of Joseph F. DeCarolis for Department of Energy, 117th Congress (2021–2022)". Congress.gov. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  11. ^ The White House (4 October 2021). "Nominations sent to the Senate". The White House. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  12. ^ United States Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (8 February 2022). "Full Committee hearing to consider pending nominations". U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Retrieved 8 April 2022. Webpage.
  13. ^ United States Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (9 February 2022). Full Committee hearing to consider pending nomination of Dr. Joseph F. DeCarolis to be Administrator. Washington DC, USA: U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Retrieved 8 April 2022. YouTube video. DeCarolis testimony is 00:03:06 long. Entire session duration 02:08:59.
  14. ^ a b c DeCarolis, Joseph F (5 February 2022). Opening Statement — Joseph F. DeCarolis — Nomination Hearing — United States Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Washington DC, USA: U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Retrieved 12 April 2022. Document date from PDF metadata. Open access icon
  15. ^ United States Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (3 March 2022). Questions for the Record submitted to Dr. Joseph DeCarolis. Washington DC, USA: U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Retrieved 12 April 2022. Questions from Ranking Member John Barrasso, Senator Maria Cantwell, Senator Steve Daines, Senator James Lankford, Senator Catherine Cortez Masto, Senator Bill Cassidy, and Senator John W Hickenlooper. Document date from PDF metadata.


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