Stephen Storm

Stephen Storm has the experience of conducting, leading, and managing plant performance improvement programs for the past three decades. His experience is recognized around the world as an author for numerous publications on "best practices,” serving industry as a consultant and program manager with Duke Energy prior to his current role at EPRI. While at Duke Energy, he served as an EPRI advisor and program manager addressing fleet performance and operational challenges that included:  combustion, fuel changes, environmental requirements, system testing, optimization, technical project development, financial project development, evaluation of new technology and training. Stephen Storm’s role at the Electric Power Research Institute is a program area manager who oversees research projects focused on Thermal Optimization and Emissions Controls. This position works across numerous technical areas of the Generation Sector (component programs, chemistry, materials, O&M, environmental controls) as a technical contributor, project manager and program area manager of research and application projects specific to heat rate, operational flexibility, fleet optimization and emissions controls. Stephen is a graduate of Pfeiffer University, attended NC State Graduate school, is a veteran boat engineer and Certified Energy Manager, through the Association of Energy Engineers (AEE).