About the Center
Mission
To develop learning partnerships between universities and electric cooperatives to navigate the energy transition.
The Electric Cooperative Innovation Center (ECIC) is a joint initiative of the University of Minnesota’s Center for Science, Technology, and Environmental Policy (CSTEP) and the University of California Davis’s Energy and Efficiency Institute (EEI).
In this video, ECIC's Co-Directors, Dr. Gabe Chan (University of Minnesota) and Dr. Keith Taylor (University of California-Davis), introduce ECIC. The video features highlights from the ECIC-led class at the University of Minnesota where graduate students met with electric cooperatives in Minnesota, South Dakota, and North Dakota in Spring 2022.
Dr. Gabriel Chan
Co-Director
Associate Professor
Humphrey School of Public Affairs
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
Dr. Keith Taylor
Co-Director
Asst. Econ. Development Specialist
UC Cooperative Extension
University of California, Davis
Matt Grimley
Lead Researcher
Research Fellow
Humphrey School of Public Affairs
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
Collaborators
Dr. Sanya Carley
Distinguished Professor
Kleinman Center for Energy Policy & Weitzman School of Design
University of Pennsylvania
Research Assistants
George Masson
Graduate Research Assistant
Humphrey School of Public Affairs
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
Mayukh Datta
Graduate Research Assistant
Humphrey School of Public Affairs
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
Marnie Sciamanda
Graduate Research Assistant
Humphrey School of Public Affairs
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
Firdaus Hashbollah
Sustainability Corps Intern
Institute on the Environment
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
ECIC Researcher Alums
Sarah Komoroski
Graduate Research Assistant
Humphrey School of Public Affairs
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
Now at Great River Energy
Anna Giesting
Graduate Research Assistant
Humphrey School of Public Affairs
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
Emma Schuster
Graduate Research Assistant
O’Neill School of Public & Environmental Affairs
Indiana University, Bloomington
Cecelia Kincaid
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Indiana University, Bloomington
Eric Barry
Graduate Research Assistant
Humphrey School of Public Affairs
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
Now at National Grid Renewables
Joshua Anderson
Graduate Research Assistant
Humphrey School of Public Affairs
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
Now at New Energy Equity
Jamie Stallman
Graduate Research Assistant
Humphrey School of Public Affairs
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
Now at Great River Energy
Mark Teklinski
Graduate Research Assistant
Humphrey School of Public Affairs
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
Now at Midwest Renewable Energy Tracking System
EEI is located at 1605 Tilia Street, Suite 100, Davis, CA 95616.
CSTEP is located at 301 19th Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55455.
Initial funding for the Electric Cooperative Innovation Center was provided by a generous grant from the McKnight Foundation, located in Minneapolis, MN.
