Policy & Rural Energy Director
Solar United Neighbors
Omaha, Nebraska, United States
Liz is Policy & Rural Energy Director at Solar United Neighbors (SUN). SUN is a national organization representing the interests of solar owners and supporters. SUN is building a new energy system with rooftop solar at the cornerstone. We help people go solar, join together, and fight for their energy rights. In her role at SUN, she supports state solar policy work in SUN’s Atlantic Southeast region including: DC, Maryland, Virginia, Florida, and Puerto Rico. Liz also supports national initiatives including work on solar siting and rural electric co-ops. At SUN, she has worked on a range of national, state, and local solar policy campaigns from supporting inclusive on-bill financing for solar, supporting true community solar, and protecting net metering and fair credit for solar. In her past work, Liz supported the movement for rural electric co-op reform and energy democracy and co-founded the Energy Action Coalition, which became Power Shift Network.
Liz is from North Carolina, but currently lives in Omaha, Nebraska where she’s involved in improving multi-modal transportation. She is also an active customer-owner of Omaha Public Power District (OPPD). Sadly, her roof doesn’t face south, but she does participate in OPPD’s community solar program. She has a MS in Environmental Studies from the University of Oregon, a BS in Environmental Science from the University of North Carolina. She enjoys biking, hiking, gardening, and hanging out with her chickens.
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