Tara Sheehan, Research Analyst (Washington, D.C.), specializes in climate change and REC policy issues, and provides clients with up-to-date information regarding GHG and REC programs and markets.  Ms. Sheehan has contributed to analyses focusing on renewable energy policies and REC pricing in key markets for U.S. utilities, power marketers and developers.  She also works to assist firms to identify and extract value from emissions reductions and RECs created from the use of various technologies.   

Prior to joining Natsource, Ms. Sheehan worked at Econergy International Corporation, where she researched government incentive programs for GHG emissions reductions, assisted in the recruitment of corporations for the EPA Climate Leaders Program, and drafted energy efficiency and GHG emission reduction plans for state and municipal governments.  She also spent four years at Conservation International, where she was responsible for project management and implementation of international conservation projects at a local level.  Ms. Sheehan has a BA in Environmental Studies from George Washington University and an MA in Resource Law Studies from the University of Denver College of Law.