Dwayne Breger

Dwayne Breger is an Extension Professor at the Department of Environmental Conservation, University of Massachusetts. He serves as the Director of the UMass Clean Energy Extension, focusing on renewable energy and climate mitigation economics and policy. His work centers on applied research to address clean energy barriers, supporting community-based energy markets and equitable distribution of distributed energy resources.

• Research Areas: Renewable energy systems, grid integration of wind/solar, energy policy modeling, and climate mitigation economics.
• Publications: Recent work includes system dynamics modeling of SREC markets (2010) and utility-scale energy storage solutions (2018).
• Extension Role: Leads technical assistance for Massachusetts municipalities, businesses, and farms, and collaborates with state agencies to advance clean energy adoption.