Jake Millette

Director of Research & Evaluation

As a kid, I loved the book 50 Simple Things Kids Can Do To Save The Earth because it showed how small changes can accumulate to create major impacts. So, in retrospect, it is not surprising that I found a calling in energy efficiency. Beyond helping others save energy, what I love most about my role as a consultant is helping clients answer questions and solve problems. Very often, the answer is right there and is relatively simple – it only takes an outside perspective to bring it to light and to identify the steps needed to create major changes.

Jake joined the Michaels Energy team in 2020. Throughout his career, Jake has utilized research methodologies to meet clients’ strategic needs. Since 2007, Jake has evaluated and conducted research for a wide variety of energy efficiency programs in the residential, commercial, and industrial sectors. His experience evaluating utility, state, and national portfolios has provided him with a comprehensive understanding of how energy efficiency and renewable energy programs are implemented and what is needed for successful evaluations of their impacts and processes, for quantifying their benefits and costs, and for estimating their potential. Jake has extensive experience conducting market actor and customer research to better understand customer decision making, barriers, and attribution and how these impact program performance and the uptake of energy efficiency.
Jake earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics and Politics from Brandeis University (Waltham, MA) and a graduate certificate in the Foundations of Business from UMass Lowell.
Outside of work, Jake likes to go on adventures with his wife and three kids. As they grow older, Jake is excited to incorporate his kids into his hobbies of running, playing music, ultimate Frisbee, making bread, and exploring New England on foot, bike, ski, and kayak.