N. Jonathan Peress

N. Jonathan Peress

• Senior Director, Energy Market Policy Environmental Defense Fund

As Senior Director of Energy Market Policy, Jonathan engages with public and commercial stakeholders on issues related to natural gas and electricity market design. His work focuses on maximizing natural gas’s potential to accelerate the transition to a clean energy economy. This requires reducing methane emissions across the oil and gas supply chain, incentivizing the use of gas synergistically with variable resources, and incentivizing the use of smart energy management technologies and demand response.

Jonathan has worked on Clean Air Act and energy market issues as an attorney representing utilities, power plants and renewable energy providers for more than 20 years. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of the North American Energy Standards Board.