Tyler Norris

Tyler H. Norris is a James B. Duke Fellow at Duke University’s Nicholas School of the Environment, where his PhD research focuses on electric power systems in the GRACE Lab led by Prof. Dalia Patino-Echeverri.

Norris brings nearly 15 years of energy sector experience to his research. Most recently, he was VP of development at Cypress Creek Renewables, a leading US independent power producer, where he oversaw a multi-gigawatt project portfolio and regularly directed electricity simulation studies for use in regulatory proceedings. Previously, he served as a director at S&P Global Platts, an international energy consultancy, where he developed power market forecasts for electric utilities and integrated majors. Prior to S&P, he was a special advisor at the US Department of Energy, where he designed technology commercialization programs.

Norris has served as an expert witness in multiple state utility commission proceedings related to interconnection, resource planning, and wholesale electricity rates. In 2020 he was appointed to Governor Cooper’s Carbon Policy Working Group to advise the development of NC's state-wide electricity decarbonization standard (H.951). In 2019 he was awarded “Clean Energy Leader of the Year” by the NC Sustainable Energy Association, and in 2023 was named to BusinessNC's annual "Power List” for energy.

Norris currently serves as chair of the board of the NC Clean Energy Fund and was previously elected vice chair of the Carolinas Clean Energy Business Association and co-chair of the Clean Power Suppliers Association. His writing has appeared in the New York Times, Foreign Affairs, Harvard Law & Policy Review, and elsewhere. He is a recipient of the Harry S. Truman Scholarship and Forbes 30 Under 30, received his B.A. in public policy from Stanford University, and graduated from the NC School of Science & Mathematics.