Jeff Lyng

Jeff Lyng is the Director of Energy & Environmental Policy at Xcel Energy, serving electricity and natural gas customers in eight states. He is responsible for developing strategy and policies that will continue the company’s leadership in the clean energy transition while keeping customer bills low. Prior to joining Xcel Energy, Jeff was a Senior Policy Advisor with the Center for the New Energy Economy at Colorado State University where he worked with states to develop clean energy policies and programs. He also served as the Renewable Energy Policy Manager in former Colorado Governor Bill Ritter’s Energy Office. Jeff earned his master’s degree in Building Systems Engineering from the University of Colorado where he studied solar energy in the production home market. Jeff has served on the boards of Xcel Energy’s Innovative Clean Technologies Program, the Colorado Energy Services Coalition, the Colorado Renewable Energy Society and is a past Board Chair of the American Solar Energy Society.