Greg Leventis

Greg Leventis

Greg Leventis is a Policy Researcher in the Energy Markets and Planning department at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. He conducts research and analysis of demand side energy programs and leads the Lab's efforts for the National Community Solar Partnership+. His research focus includes energy program / project finance, cost of saving energy, and incentive program design and analysis. He has consulted with the California Public Utilities Commission's Policy and Planning Division and the Water Branch of its Division of Ratepayer Advocates, and has advised the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission on designing an environmental surcharge on their water sales. Leventis holds a Master of Public Policy from the Goldman School of Public Policy at the University of California, Berkeley, a B.A. in Economics from the University of Florida and studied the General Course at the London School of Economics.

Contact Information

Phone: 510-486-5965

Awards

Spot: Greg Leventis -  April 26th 2016

Outstanding contributions to the preparation and completion of the Electricity End Uses, Energy Efficiency, and Distributed Energy Resources Baseline Report.

Publications

2024

Community Solar for Opportunity States: An exploration of development models for community solar projects in states that lack explicit enabling policies

Authors: Sandonato, Anthony; Bentham Paulos, and Greg Leventis.
06/2024

Participant outcomes in residential Pay As You Save® programs

Authors: Deason, Jeff; Sean Murphy, and Greg Leventis.
03/2024

Designing and Executing Measurement and Verification Standards for C-PACE Programs: Lessons Learned from Leading C-PACE Programs

Authors: Parmenter, Kelly; Greg Leventis, and Jeff Deason.
02/2024

Leveraging State Clean Water Revolving Funds to Expand Clean Energy Financing

Authors: Pitkin, Jeff; Jeff Deason, and Greg Leventis.
02/2024

2023

Distribution Grid Impacts of Community Solar

Authors: Heleno, Miguel; Juan Pablo Carvallo; Alan Valenzuela; Greg Leventis; Cesca Miller, and Jeff Deason.
09/2023

Commercial PACE Project Origination: Leverage Points for Growing the Project Pipeline

Authors: Leventis, Greg, and Jeff Deason.
07/2023

2022

Customer outcomes in Pay-As-You-Save programs

Authors: Deason, Jeff; Sean Murphy, and Greg Leventis.
08/2022

The Future of Energy Efficiency for U.S. Buildings - Drivers and Market Scenarios

Authors: Schiller, Steven R; Jeff Deason; Greg Leventis; Lisa C Schwartz, and Kelly Parmenter.
08/2022

Future of Energy Efficiency in Buildings: Drivers and Market Expectations

Authors: Schiller, Steven R; Jeff Deason; Kelly Parmenter; Greg Leventis, and Lisa C Schwartz.
06/2022

Long-Term Performance of Energy Efficiency Loan Portfolios

Authors: Deason, Jeff; Greg Leventis, and Sean Murphy.
03/2022

2021

Deferred Payment Loans for Energy Efficiency: Case Study of a Low- and Moderate-Income Home Improvement Financing Model and Potential Application to Energy Efficiency Projects

Authors: Leventis, Greg, and Jeff Deason.
12/2021

Practices for Demonstrating Energy Savings from Commercial PACE Projects

Authors: Leventis, Greg, and Jeff Deason.
09/2021

Performance of solar leasing for low- and middle-income customers in Connecticut

Authors: Deason, Jeff; Greg Leventis, and Sean Murphy.
05/2021

Methods to Incorporate Energy Efficiency in Electricity System Planning and Markets

Authors: Frick, Natalie Mims; Tom Eckman; Greg Leventis, and Alan H Sanstad.
01/2021

2020

Peak Demand Savings from Efficiency: Opportunities and Practices

Authors: Frick, Natalie Mims; Sean Murphy; Cesca Miller; Greg Leventis; Kristina Hamachi LaCommare; Charles A Goldman, and Lisa C Schwartz.
12/2020

Cost of saving natural gas through efficiency programs funded by utility customers: 2012–2017

Authors: Schiller, Steven R; Ian M Hoffman; Sean Murphy; Greg Leventis, and Lisa C Schwartz.
05/2020

The Cost of Saving Electricity: A Multi-Program Cost Curve for Programs Funded by U.S. Utility Customers

Authors: Goldman, Charles A; Ian M Hoffman; Sean Murphy; Natalie Mims Frick; Greg Leventis, and Lisa C Schwartz.
05/2020

What does the future hold for utility electricity efficiency programs?

Authors: Goldman, Charles A; Sean Murphy; Ian M Hoffman; Natalie Mims Frick; Greg Leventis, and Lisa C Schwartz.
05/2020

Determining Utility System Value of Demand Flexibility From Grid-interactive Efficient Buildings

Authors: Eckman, Tom; Lisa C Schwartz, and Greg Leventis.
04/2020

Grid-Interactive Efficient Buildings: An Introduction for State and Local Governments

Authors: Schwartz, Lisa C, and Greg Leventis.
04/2020

2019

Cost of Saving Electricity Through Efficiency Programs Funded by Customers of Publicly Owned Utilities: 2012–2017

Authors: Schwartz, Lisa C; Ian M Hoffman; Steven R Schiller; Sean Murphy, and Greg Leventis.
11/2019

Peak Demand Impacts From Electricity Efficiency Programs

Authors: Frick, Natalie Mims; Ian M Hoffman; Charles A Goldman; Greg Leventis; Sean Murphy, and Lisa C Schwartz.
11/2019

Financial Impacts of Net-Metered DPV on a Prototypical Western Utility’s Shareholders and Ratepayers

Authors: Satchwell, Andrew; Peter Cappers; Javier Reneses; Will Gorman, and Greg Leventis.
09/2019

Commercial PACE Financing and the Special Assessment Process: Understanding Roles and Managing Risks for Local Governments

Authors: Leventis, Greg, and Lisa C Schwartz.
06/2019

2018

The Future of U.S. Electricity Efficiency Programs Funded by Utility Customers: Program Spending and Savings Projections to 2030

Authors: Goldman, Charles A; Sean Murphy; Ian M Hoffman; Natalie Mims Frick; Greg Leventis, and Lisa C Schwartz.
11/2018

Uses for Smart Meter Data Webinar Series

Authors: Cappers, Peter; Annika Todd-Blick, and Greg Leventis.
11/2018

The Cost of Saving Electricity Through Energy Efficiency Programs Funded by Utility Customers: 2009–2015

Authors: Hoffman, Ian M; Charles A Goldman; Sean Murphy; Natalie Mims Frick; Greg Leventis, and Lisa C Schwartz.
06/2018

Electrification of buildings and industry in the United States: Drivers, barriers, prospects, and policy approaches

Authors: Deason, Jeff; Max Wei; Greg Leventis; Sarah Josephine Smith, and Lisa C Schwartz.
03/2018

2017

State Engagement in Electric Distribution System Planning

Authors: Homer, Juliet; Alan Cooke; Lisa C Schwartz; Greg Leventis; Francisco Flores-Espino, and Michael Coddington.
12/2017

Energy Efficiency Financing for Low- and Moderate-Income Households: Current State of the Market, Issues, and Opportunities

Authors: Leventis, Greg; Chris Kramer, and Lisa C Schwartz.
08/2017

Energy Upgrades at City-Owned Facilities: Understanding Accounting for Energy Efficiency Financing Options

Authors: Leventis, Greg; Steven R Schiller; Chris Kramer, and Lisa C Schwartz.
06/2017

SEE Action Guide for States: Guidance on Establishing and Maintaining Technical Reference Manuals for Energy Efficiency Measures

Authors: Schiller, Steven R; Greg Leventis; Tom Eckman, and Sean Murphy.
06/2017

Estimating the cost of saving electricity through U.S. utility customer-funded energy efficiency programs

Authors: Hoffman, Ian M; Charles A Goldman; Gregory M Rybka; Greg Leventis; Lisa C Schwartz; Alan H Sanstad, and Steven R Schiller.
05/2017

Electricity end uses, energy efficiency, and distributed energy resources baseline

Authors: Schwartz, Lisa C; Max Wei; William R Morrow III; Jeff Deason; Steven R Schiller; Greg Leventis; Sarah Josephine Smith; Woei Ling Leow; Todd Levin; Steven Plotkin; Yan Zhou, and Joseph Teng.
01/2017

Trends in the Program Administrator Cost of Saving Electricity for Utility Customer-Funded Energy Efficiency Programs

Authors: Hoffman, Ian M; Greg Leventis, and Charles A Goldman.
01/2017

2016

Current Practices in Efficiency Financing: An Overview for State and Local Governments

Authors: Leventis, Greg; Emily Martin Fadrhonc; Chris Kramer, and Charles A Goldman.
11/2016

Energy Efficiency Program Financing: Where it comes from, where it goes, and how it gets there

Authors: Deason, Jeff; Greg Leventis; Charles A Goldman, and Juan Pablo Carvallo.
06/2016

Scaling Energy Efficiency for Low and Middle Income Households through Financing: Opportunities, Issues and the Current State of the Market

Authors: Leventis, Greg.
05/2016

SEE Action Guide for States: Energy Efficiency as a Least-Cost Strategy to Reduce Greenhouse Gases and Air Pollution and Meet Energy Needs in the Power Sector

Authors: Schwartz, Lisa C; Greg Leventis; Steven R Schiller, and Emily Martin Fadrhonc.
02/2016

2015

Lessons Learned From Incentive Programs for Efficient Air Conditioners: A Review

Authors: de la Rue du Can, Stephane; Greg Leventis, and Nihar Shah.
09/2015

Rebound Effects in the Context of Developing Country Efficiency Programs

Authors: de la Rue du Can, Stephane; Michael A McNeil, and Greg Leventis.
09/2015

Cooling the Growth of Air Conditioners Energy Consumption

Authors: de la Rue du Can, Stephane; Greg Leventis; Nihar Shah, and Michael A McNeil.
06/2015

The Total Cost of Saving Electricity Through Utility Customer-Funded Energy Efficiency Programs: Estimates at the National, State, Sector and Program Level

Authors: Hoffman, Ian M; Gregory M Rybka; Greg Leventis; Charles A Goldman; Lisa C Schwartz; Megan A Billingsley, and Steven R Schiller.
04/2015

2014

Design of incentive programs for accelerating penetration of energy-efficient appliances

Authors: de la Rue du Can, Stephane; Greg Leventis; Amol A Phadke, and Anand R Gopal.
09/2014

On-Bill Finance: From Policy to Promise to Practice

Authors: Zimring, Mark; Greg Leventis; Charles A Goldman; Merrian Borgeson; Peter J Thompson, and Ian M Hoffman.
08/2014

Financing Energy Improvements on Utility Bills: Market Updates and Program Design Considerations for Policymakers and Administrators

Authors: Zimring, Mark; Greg Leventis; Merrian Borgeson; Peter J Thompson; Ian M Hoffman, and Charles A Goldman.
05/2014

Self-financed efficiency incentives: case study of Mexico

Authors: Gopal, Anand R; Greg Leventis; Amol A Phadke, and Stephane de la Rue du Can.
04/2014

The Total Cost of Saving Electricity Through Utility Customer-Funded Energy Efficiency Programs

Authors: Hoffman, Ian M; Gregory M Rybka; Greg Leventis; Charles A Goldman, and Lisa C Schwartz.

2013

Energy Efficient Refrigerators Incentive Program Options for South Africa

Authors: de la Rue du Can, Stephane; Virginie E Letschert; Nihar Shah; Greg Leventis; Theo Covary, and Paul Waide.
12/2013

A Global Review of Incentive Programs to Accelerate Energy-Efficient Appliances and Equipment

Authors: de la Rue du Can, Stephane; Amol A Phadke; Greg Leventis, and Anand R Gopal.
08/2013

Energy Efficiency Country Study: Republic of South Africa

Authors: de la Rue du Can, Stephane; Virginie E Letschert; Greg Leventis; Theo Covary, and Xiaohua Xia.
08/2013

Trading Appliance Efficiency for Electricity Subsidies: The Potential in Emerging Economies

Authors: Gopal, Anand R; Greg Leventis; Stephane de la Rue du Can; Nihar Shah, and Amol A Phadke.
06/2013

Avoided Electricity Subsidy Payments Can Finance Substantial Appliance Efficiency Incentive Programs: Case Study of Mexico

Authors: Leventis, Greg; Anand R Gopal; Stephane de la Rue du Can, and Amol A Phadke.
05/2013