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Dave SjodingRenewable Energy Specialist
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Dave Sjoding is a Renewable Resources Specialist at the Washington State University (WSU) Extension Energy Program. His current assignments include bioenergy, Combined Heat and Power (CHP), and hydrogen/fuel cells. Sjoding is the six state Pacific Regional Biomass Energy Partnership Team Leader and the Manager of the five state Northwest CHP Application Center. He has 28 years experience in the energy field focusing on the areas of energy efficiency, renewable energy, climate change, energy policy, and distributed generation. He has served as an Assistant Director for many years at the Washington State Energy Office before coming to WSU in 1996. He chaired the Power Washington Review Committee, which ultimately allocated over $95 million in oil settlement funds. Sjoding has a Masters in Public Administration from the University of Washington. He has served on the staff of the House Appropriations Committee of the Washington State Legislature and in the Office of Financial Management. Dave is a Certified Energy Procurement Professional from the Association of Energy Engineers. He is a strategic thinker with a focus on “roadmapping our energy future”. This is especially true for the bioeconomy. He brings a several decade perspective on how we got ourselves into our current position with oil, natural gas and electricity and pathways forward/solutions. Dave is a speaker at energy conferences.