YPiE Spotlight: Marc Leménager

Name: Marc E. Leménager

Title: Supervisor, Energy Efficiency - Regulatory, Planning, and Evaluation

Employer: Eversource Energy

City/Town of Residence: Bow NH

Education:

• Southern New Hampshire University / Master of Business Administration, Quantitative Analysis

• Southern New Hampshire University / Bachelor of Science, Economics and Finance

Why did you decide to work in the renewable/clean/clean energy industry?

I wanted to ensure my career was positively impacting people, and an opening within the Energy Efficiency department at Eversource presented a clear opportunity for me to produce tangible benefits for our customers and advance my career.

What interested you in working at your current employer?

I joined Eversource right around the time the Company merged and became Eversource, creating the largest utility provider in New England. The sheer scale and impact of electric utilities on our economy and daily lives has and continues to fascinate me.

Describe the work you do in more detail.

I help manage and oversee the Company's energy efficiency programs and initiatives in New Hampshire and Connecticut, including but not limited to NHSaves, Energize Connecticut, Eversource's New Hampshire Clean Energy Fund, and Connecticut's Innovative Energy Solutions Program.

What do you believe is the most pressing challenge that lies ahead for the clean energy industry in the state?

Balancing clean energy timelines with economics and climate impacts.

What aspect of your job excites you most? Why? 

I get excited about identifying and delivering program solutions that produce a win for the Company, our customers, and our state.

What interested you most about being part of YPiE? (Young Professionals in Energy)

I think my career path is a bit unique and therefore may offer a bit of a different perspective for a certain segment of the audience, as I did not study energy or clean energy in my formal schooling, did not start my career in energy, and did not start my energy career in energy efficiency.

What advice would you give to someone that is new to the industry or fresh out of college?

Learn as much as you can from those who are already doing the work, but also try to learn why things are done the way they are to help better understand if improvements can be made.

What do you like to do when you aren't working?

Read, cook, and/or play with my two sons.

What's on your bucket list?

It's many years away, but watching each of my sons graduate from their schooling.

Tell us one thing most people don’t know about you.

I do everything left handed but writing.

Fun Facts:

Coffee or Tea? And how do you take it?

Coffee Black

Fave NH Restaurant?

El Viajero Tradicional Mexicano in Hooksett

Fave Musician/Band/Music genre?

Rock (from hair bands and through the decades to some of today's rock)

Fav Recreational activity?

Playing catch with my sons or playing golf (very poorly)