Thomas R. Casten has spent 30 years developing decentralized energy recycling projects. He is currently chairman of Recycled Energy Development (RED). Before that he founded Trigen Energy Corporation and Primary Energy Recycling Corp. He has received numerous awards in the energy field. He is the co-founder and former chairman of the World Alliance for Distributed Energy (WADE) and serves on the Board of Directors and Advisory Boards of the Carnegie Mellon Electric Industry Center, the American Council on Renewable Energy, the Oregon Climate Trust and the Climate Institute. He is a nationally recognized expert on energy and environment issues, and his articles have been widely published, including the book Turning off the Heat (Prometheus Press, 1998). Address: Recycled Energy Development, LLC, 640 Quail Ridge Drive, Westmont, IL 60559. Internet: tcasten@recycled-energy.com