Scott Sklar

Scott Sklar
Institute for Energy Democracy Fellow

Scott Sklar is President of The Stella Group since 2000, a global clean technology owner’s representation firm facilitating optimization of clean distributed energy utilization and technology integration primarily for commercial, industrial, institutional, infrastructure and local government.

Scott serves as an Adjunct Professor at The George Washington University (GWU), teaching three unique interdisciplinary courses on sustainable energy, and is the Sustainable Energy Director of GWU’s Environment & Energy Management Institute (EEMI). Scott is also Adjunct Faculty for George Mason University Schar Graduate School, teaching a summer course “Renewable Energy & Critical Infrastructure for low-Income & Underserved Communities” beginning summer 2023.

From 1985 to 2000, Scott served as Executive Director of both the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and the National BioEnergy Industries Association. Previously, he was Political Director of The Solar Lobby, a clean advocacy organization founded by the big-nine major US national environmental organizations. Prior, he was Washington Director and Acting Research Director for three years of the National Center for Appropriate Technology (NCAT).

Scott began his energy career as an aide from 1970 to 1980 to Senator Jacob K. Javits (NY) where he focused on energy and military matters. During his Senate tenure, he cofounded the Congressional Solar Caucus that lead much of the innovative legislation promoting renewable energy in the 1970’s.

Scott serves on the Board of Directors of the Business Council for Sustainable Energy and the Small-Scale Sustainable Infrastructure Development Fund (S3DIF).

Scott lives in a self-powered solar home in Arlington, Virginia with solar water heating, geothermal heating and cooling, and a photovoltaics/battery system, which also fully charges his 2022 EV. The Stella Group has a zero energy 2-story office building in Virginia powered by PV roof shingles, a small wind turbine, and a hydrogen fuel cell tied to a battery bank. Scott has co-authored two books, written peer-reviewed papers, and publishes several articles yearly on renewable energy and resiliency.