Anne Blair leads the Electrification Coalition’s state policy engagement to support the accelerated adoption of plug-in electric vehicles while working closely with state and federal agencies to inform and implement federal and state policy. She also provides insightful information on the opportunities and needs at the intersection of transportation and electric utility policy at national, state, and local conferences. In her current role, Blair has provided public testimony on utility programs, vehicle and infrastructure incentives and programs, consumer choice, and leveraging funding before state legislatures and utility commissions across the country. She has also successfully led the efforts to expand the EC’s outreach in the Southeast by securing new funding and staffing. Blair has also provided strategic leadership to begin expanding the EC’s freight program.
Prior to joining EC, Blair was the director of energy efficient transportation at the Southeast Energy Efficiency Alliance, where she directed the organization’s work to expand transportation electrification policies and programs in the Southeast. Before SEEA, she worked at the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy (SACE) for 15 years. In her most recent role as the clean fuels director, she directed the program’s promotion of advanced transportation policies at the state and federal levels, with a focus on reducing oil consumption and air and climate impacts.
Blair holds a bachelor’s degree from Randolph College, and a master’s degree in environmental law and policy from Vermont Law School. She currently resides in Avondale Estates, Georgia, with her family and spends her free time reading, enjoying the outdoors, cycling, and hiking.