Nalin Deshpande
Research Associate
Nalin Deshpande joined IRLEE in September 2014 as a Research Associate with the First Customer Program (FCP) and contributed to action plans (AP) and market specific overviews (MSOs) for over ten Michigan start-ups. During his time as a graduate student in SNRE, he was interested in enhancing expertise and knowledge on energy economics, energy policy and business.
Prior to joining U-M Nalin, after finishing his bachelors in energy engineering (NIT Bhopal, India, 2012), worked with a renewable energy consulting start-up based out in Bangalore, India for two years. Here, Nalin performed policy analysis and regulatory research on Indian power markets and gained exposure to RECs markets, RPS regulations and operations in scheduling renewable power.
Nalin is a Cricket fan and enjoys Badminton, Table Tennis or Squash.