Jonathan Burke

Jon is a rare force in the energy world — one of the few who can both execute at the facility level and fight at the regulatory level. He has personally led some of Indiana’s most celebrated energy overhauls, saving tens of millions of dollars for public entities and commercial users across the Midwest.

As South Bend’s first Energy Director, Jon:

• Delivered $17 million in verified energy savings, with an additional $17 million on track
• Oversaw the full CNG transition of the city’s transit and police fleets, including the nation’s first severe-duty CNG cruiser
• Led the installation of a hydroelectric turbine on the St. Joseph River
• Designed and executed the state’s most decorated energy performance contract, a $10.3M net-zero-cost upgrade for St. Joseph County

His field-tested playbook became the foundation for TEG — an organization known for deploying no- and low-capital energy savings strategies in sectors where capital is scarce but cost pressure is high.

Jon’s operational expertise naturally expanded into the regulatory arena. In 2012, he took part in his first utility rate case intervention, and he’s since become a trusted expert witness in major IURC cases, particularly those involving NIPSCO. His testimony and analysis have directly contributed to multi-million-dollar reductions in proposed rate hikes and cost shifts that would have hammered Indiana’s business community.

Today, Jon stands at the center of the Alliance’s operational and regulatory strategy — a trusted authority who understands how costs are created, how they’re justified, and how to dismantle them before they hit your bottom line.

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