
Joe Paladino
U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Electricity (OE)
Senior Advisor
Joe Paladino is a Senior Advisor within the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Electricity (OE) where he collaborates with many organizations across the electric power industry to advance decision-making practices for effective electric grid transformation. He has served in both the private and public sectors during his career to apply technologies and best practices that address energy and environmental issues.
He has served within the Department for more than 30 years in program development and management roles. Current efforts are focused on working with state organizations and utilities to advance integrated system planning practices to enable the formulation of grid investment strategies that address policy priorities and grid evolution. Notable past efforts include establishing the technology maturation decision process for the DOE Office of Environmental Management, the consortium strategy for the Solid-State Lighting Initiative within DOE’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, and the metrics and benefits program within OE for determining the impact of grid-related technologies deployed via the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
Before joining the Department, Mr. Paladino worked at Westinghouse Electric Corporation in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania where he was involved in technology development and commercialization efforts to address nuclear and hazardous waste management issues. This included efforts to develop and apply antibody technology for chemical analysis applications.
Mr. Paladino has a bachelor’s degree in biology from Middlebury College and a master’s degree in civil engineering from the University of Pittsburgh.