Steve Colt

DepartmentOrganizationEmailPhoneAddressAnchorage , Alaska 99508United StatesBioSteve Colt is a research professor of energy economics and policy at ACEP. He is working primarily on the Office of Naval Research ARCTIC project, looking at the roles of prices, incentives, and energy policy in supporting and accelerating a shift toward sustainable and resilient microgrids and energy systems. He is particularly interested in better understanding heat and transportation energy use in Alaska so that these end use sectors can be full partners in utilizing local renewable energy resources.

Prior to joining ACEP, Steve spent 32 years as an economist at the Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER) at the University of Alaska Anchorage. He served as ISER director from 2007 to 2010. He holds B.A. and Ph.D. degrees in economics from Williams College and MIT, respectively. While at ISER he led Alaska’s first major end use electricity demand study, conducted numerous screening and cost-benefit analyses, and built several energy planning and project analysis models tailored to small Alaska communities. He has also worked for public utility commissions in Maine and California.

Science Specialties

Alaska Native corporations, environmental studies, Alaska economy

Current Research

Alaska Native Corporations economic performance.Evaluation of alternative utility management structures.Conservation of salmonid diversity in Kamchatka.