Rebecca Stanfield

Program Director for Midwest Policy, Energy Foundation

2013 Policy and Advocacy Award Winner

Rebecca Stanfield has been engaged in utility regulatory advocacy for 23 years. She currently serves the Energy Foundation in its Chicago office, developing regional and state energy policy strategies with a focus on the power sector. Prior to joining the Energy Foundation, she was Vote Solar’s Senior Director for the Western States, managing the organization’s work from the Midwest to the West Coast. She came to Vote Solar after working as Vice President for Policy and Energy Markets at SolarCity. Previously, she directed the Natural Resources Defense Council’s Midwest energy program as Deputy Director for the Midwest Program, and she worked as a clean energy advocate for Environment America in Illinois, Washington, DC, and New Jersey.