California Center for Sustainable Energy

Molly Tirpak Sterkel is currently the Program and Project Supervisor for the Distributed Generation and California Solar Initiative section in the Energy Division at the California Public Utilities Commission ( CPUC).

Molly has more than 14 years of experience leading efforts to create clean energy policies and programs, including projects focused on climate change, energy efficiency, renewable energy, and utility energy procurement. Prior to joining the CPUC in 2005, Molly worked as a consultant for ICF Consulting, where she performed energy policy and program strategy work for state and federal governments.

Her work included managing strategy support of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Green Power Partnership, a voluntary industry Partnership assisting organizations trying to purchase renewable energy. Prior to joining ICF Consulting, Molly helped create two non-profit organizations that support groundbreaking approaches to renewable energy and climate change policy, the California Climate Action Registry and the Center for Resource Solutions.

Molly has a Master's degree in Public Policy from Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government and a Bachelor’s from Georgetown University.

Molly will be presenting at the Clean Energy Conference during the "Into the final steps – The state of the solar market and the future of the CSI " session.