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Speaking & teaching

Saxon Metzger teaches economics, business, and sustainability and speaks on Tribal energy, infrastructure planning, and solar end-of-life.

Available for guest lectures, conference sessions, workshops, and staff trainings.

Saxon Metzger presenting on stage at MIT Solve

Talks

2026: Threading the Grid. APA Illinois State Conference.

2026: Workforce Development and Entrepreneurship Pathways for Microgrid Projects. AISES in Canada.

2025: Geothermal Solutions for Data Centers and Distributed Energy. Geothermal Rising Conference.

2025: Renewables Redefined: Decommissioning as a Pathway to Innovation and Empowerment. AISES in Canada.

2025: Tribal Considerations in Infrastructure Planning. Transportation and Extreme Weather Symposium.

 

Accredited trainings

IABCET and NASBA accredited trainings, 2023 to 2025:

Case Study: A Life Cycle Analysis of Decommissioned Solar in PJM Territory

Critical Lessons for Future Installers to Reduce End-of-Life Costs

Exploring the Regulatory Landscape for Decommissioning and Recycling Solar Panels

Funding Opportunities and Resources for Entrepreneurs

Workplace Best Practices in Solar Decommissioning

 

Teaching

Adjunct Assistant Professor, 2023 to present. New York University, Wilmington University, and Tulsa Community College. 33 graduate and undergraduate classes in business, economics, marketing, and accounting.

Wilmington University: Adjunct Assistant Professor. Undergraduate economics and finance, graduate marketing, and online course development.

Tulsa Community College: Adjunct faculty, Principles of Microeconomics.

NYU Tulsa / Stern: Developed and taught Sustainability for Competitive Advantage in spring 2026.

 

Course development

Fundamentals of Money & Banking (ECO 221), Fall 2025

International Economics (ECO 440), Spring 2025

Urban Economics and Sustainability (ECO 340), Fall 2024

 

Guest lectures

2026: LSU. Infrastructure Planning and Economic Development.

2025 and 2026: Virginia Tech. Fish and Wildlife Conservation Policy (Fish and Wildlife Sciences 2514).

2025: MIT. Indigenous Environmental Planning (Urban Planning 11.171/11.172).

 

Inquiries

Contact Saxon with the event or course, audience, proposed date, and format.

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Eighth Generation Consulting

Eighth Generation Consulting works with Tribal Nations, public agencies, and community organizations on energy planning, siting and permitting research, grant development, and community engagement. It is led by Saxon Metzger.

 

saxonmetzger@8thgenconsulting.com

 

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