Thomas S. Stanton

Principal Researcher for Energy and Environment
National Regulatory Research Institute

Tom Stanton is Principal Researcher, Energy and Environment, at NRRI. He joined NRRI in fall 2010 after a 32-year career in Michigan state government. Mr. Stanton specializes in policy research for renewable energy, energy efficiency, smart grid, and global climate change. A lifelong resident of Michigan, Tom worked in Michigan state government -- in the fields of public utility regulation, energy efficiency, and renewable energy -- including 10 years at the State Energy Office and over 22 years at the Michigan Public Service Commission. For several of those years, he worked on administration of Michigan's solar and renewable energy tax credits program and later served as manager of the renewable energy section at the Michigan PSC. Mr. Stanton earned a B.A. in Communications and an M.A. in Journalism, both from Michigan State University, as well as an M.S. in Public Administration from Western Michigan University.