Dr. Asa Watten is a Researcher in the Energy Systems and Climate Analysis Group at EPRI. He is an applied micro-economist and expert on consumer adoption of energy technologies and technology policy.
Prior to joining EPRI, Asa was a postdoctoral researcher at the Yale School of the Environment, where he worked on the adoption of electric vehicles, solar panels, and battery storage. During his graduate studies, Asa was a research fellow at the Environmental Protection Agency, where he worked on the consumer choice of vehicle attributes, technical change, and environmental justice measurement.
He holds a Ph.D. in Agriculture, Food, and Resource Economics from Michigan State University, a Master of Public Policy from The University of Chicago, and a Bachelor of Science in Political Science from Carnegie Mellon University. Before graduate school, he ran a small biofuel company in Braddock, Pennsylvania.