Bio

Steve Lysenko is a Senior Engineer at the Center on the Clean Power and Industrial Efficiency team. Steve graduated from Iowa State University with a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering and a master’s degree co-majoring in mechanical engineering and biorenewable resources and technology. He has been a registered professional engineer since 2013, currently holding active licenses in Pennsylvania and North Carolina. Steve is also a member of the Association of Energy Engineers (AEE) and is a Certified Energy Manager (CEM).

Steve has over 15 years of engineering experience working in the power generation, utilities, and renewable energy fields. His position directly prior to Center was still with North Carolina State University (NCSU) but as the plant engineer for the central utility plants where he supported the operations and maintenance of five central utility plants to safely and reliably supply steam, chilled water, and electricity to campus buildings. Prior to NCSU, Steve worked for PPL (acquired by Talen Energy) in Pennsylvania, primarily at a 1,500 MW power plant for 10 years holding various roles as the boiler engineer, controls engineer, production supervisor, and operations & maintenance superintendent.

Steve provides technical and financial assessments for onsite and renewable energy systems such as solar PV, solar PV with battery storage, wind power, geothermal, combined heat and power, anaerobic digestion, microgrids, and more with the overall goal of helping others achieve their sustainability and resiliency goals. This work is performed on a fee-for-service basis and through grant funding from a variety of sources such as the Department of Energy (DOE), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).